SoftBank Corp, part of the SoftBank Group headed by Masayoshi Son, is a Japanese mobile operator. Read more...

China Mobile, the largest mobile operator in the world, has more than one billion subscribers. It passed that particular milestone in June 2024. As of December 2024, the company had a total subscriber base of 1.004 billion. It is China’s largest mobile operator. The country's total number of mobile subscribers… Read more...

NTT Docomo is Japan’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers. The company also holds more spectrum than its rivals. Read more...

Bharti Airtel is the second-largest mobile operator in India and runs mobile networks in 14 African countries, with an ambitious parent company looking to expand its reach locally and overseas. Read more...

MTN has exited its Middle Eastern markets to focus on Africa, where it is the largest mobile operator. It is negotiating network-sharing agreements with Airtel in multiple markets and wants to accelerate digital inclusion by leveraging satellite direct-to-device (D2D). Read more...

Telenor operates advanced mobile networks across Scandinavia. It has been restructuring its Asian assets since 2022 to focus on developing market-leading positions. Read more...

Deutsche Telekom is an integrated telecoms company operating in Europe and the US. The operator, which is investing heavily in 5G, has called on the European Commission to adopt more investment-friendly spectrum management policies. Read more...

Verizon is the US wireless market leader. Its spectrum strategy is notable for its emphasis on using mmWave spectrum for 5G fixed wireless access. The operator is also a significant user of the CBRS shared-use band. Read more...

AT&T provides wireless services in the US and Mexico. Recently the operator has called for radical reform of the US's CBRS sharing framework to free up more mid-band spectrum for exclusive licensing. Read more...

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