List of mobile network operators of the Americas

This is a list of mobile network operators of the Americas.

Antigua and Barbuda

The country has a 127% penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-900 UMTS, HSPA+-1900/850 LTE-700	0.062	Digicel
2	FLOW	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850 UMTS, HSPA+-1900/850 LTE-1900/1700	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America
3	APUA	LTE 1900 MHz	Not Yet Available	Antigua Public Utilities Authority

Argentina

The country has a 147% penetration rate = 61.2m mobile subscribers

Aruba

The country's telecom regulator is the DTZ

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	CdmaOne GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	SetarNV	GSM-900 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Setar N.V.

Bahamas

The country has 0.318 million subscribers in total, or an 84% penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	BTC	GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	0.31	Liberty Latin America,
2	Aliv	850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1900/1700 MHz LTE	0.15	Cable Bahamas Government of the Bahamas

Barbados

The country's telecom regulator is the Telecom Unit, under the Division of Energy and Telecommunications within the Prime Minister's Office.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-1900 UMTS, HSPA+-1900/850 LTE-1900/850	0.13	Liberty Latin America
2	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-2100/900 LTE-1900/700	Not Yet Available	Digicel %

Belize

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digi	GSM-850, 1900 850, 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ LTE- Band 2, 17	0.120	Belize Telemedia Limited
2	Smart	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO, LTE	0.025	Speednet

Bermuda

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	One	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO GSM-1900 UMTS, HSPA+ LTE	Not Yet Available	Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd
2	Digicel	GSM-1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Bolivia

The country has 10.2 million subscribers in total for a population of 10.56 million, or a 96.3% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is ATT.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Entel	GSM-1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	5.0	Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing and 1200 other shareholders
2		GSM-850 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA LTE	3.945	Millicom
3	Viva	GSM-1900 850 MHz UMTS	2.2	Trilogy International Partners and

Bonaire

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	FLOW	GSM UMTS, HSDPA 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America

Brazil

The country has 258 million subscribers in total, or a 125.7% penetration rate.
Anatel regulates the country's telecommunications.
Technologies like AMPS, TDMA, iDEN and CDMA 1x/EV-DO were used in the past by some of those networks and have been phased out in favor of newer systems.
On 20 April 2022, Oi’s mobile network operations were sold to the country's three largest carriers, Vivo, Claro and TIM. Over the following twelve months, customers were migrated to one of the other three carriers based on their area codes.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Vivo	GSM-850/900/1800 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800/2100/2300/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 450 MHz LTE-M 2300/3500 MHz SA-NSA 5G NR	99.66	Telefónica
2	Claro	GSM-900/1800 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800/2100/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 2300/3500 MHz 5G NR	87.65	América Móvil
3	TIM	GSM-900/1800 850/900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/850/1800/2100/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 3500 MHz 5G NR	61.42	Telecom Italia
4	Algar Telecom • Only in some areas of GO, MG, MS and SP states	GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800 MHz LTE 2300 MHz 5G NR	4.12	Grupo Algar
5	• Only in city of São Paulo • Operates nationally as MVNE using TIM networks	2600 MHz TDD-LTE	0.977	Surf Telecom S.A.

British Virgin Islands

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	CCT	GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS LTE	Not Yet Available	CCT Global Communications
2	FLOW	GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1900 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America
3	Digicel	GSM-1900 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Canada

The country's telecom regulator is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. However, it does not regulate most aspects of mobile phone service; prices and service quality are not regulated at all, while spectrum allocation is handled by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
There are numerous mobile virtual network operators, such as Virgin Mobile Canada. These are not presently listed due to difficulty retrieving data for all such operators, and uncertainty as to whether the figures below include MVNOs operating on the applicable networks.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Rogers Includes Fido and Chatr	GSM-850 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 600/700/850/1700/1900/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A 600/1700/2600/3500 MHz 5G NR	11.609	Rogers Communications
2	Bell Includes MTS and Virgin Mobile	UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 700/850/1900/1700/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A 1700/3500 MHz 5G NR	10.287	Bell Canada
3	Telus Includes Koodo and Public Mobile	UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 600/700/850/1900/1700/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A 1700 MHz 5G NR	9.801	Telus Communications
4	Vidéotron Includes Freedom Mobile	1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 700/1700/2600 MHz LTE 600/1700 MHz 5G NR	3.764	Quebecor
5	SaskTel	850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE 1700/3500 MHz 5G NR	0.667	SaskTel

Cayman Islands

The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	FLOW Cayman	GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America
2	Digicel	CdmaOne GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Chile

The country's telecom regulator is Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones. Chile, as of March 2024, has 26.22 million subscribers in total, including prepaid and postpaid customers, and a 132.92% penetration rate.

Colombia

The country has 92,5 million subscribers in total.
The country's telecom regulator is the CRC.

Costa Rica

The country has 7.1 million subscribers in total; with 4.76 million people there are about 149 mobile lines for every 100 citizens.
Until 2011, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad had a monopoly on wireless communications. In November 2011, after the market was open as required by DR-CAFTA, Claro and Movistar started service.
The country's telecom regulator is SUTEL

Cuba

The country has over 6 million subscribers in total, or a 45% penetration rate as of December 2019.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Cubacel	GSM-850/900 MHz GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz, 900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 900 MHz, 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	ETECSA

Curaçao

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900/1800/1900 UMTS, HSPA+ LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	FLOW	GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America

Dominica

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-1800/900 UMTS, HSPA+-2100/900 LTE-1900/700	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	FLOW	GSM-1900/850 UMTS, HSPA+-1900/850 LTE-1900/700	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America

Dominican Republic

The country has 9.73 million subscribers as of December 2021.
The country's telecom regulator is Indotel.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Claro	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE	5.98	América Móvil
2	altice	CdmaOne GSM-1800/1900 CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 EV-DO 900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+ 1800-1900 MHz LTE	3.25	Altice Hispaniola
3	Viva	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM-1900	0.49	Trilogy International Partners

Ecuador

The country has 113% penetration rate = 17.5m mobile subscribers
The country's telecom regulator is Arcotel.

El Salvador

The country has 8.8 million subscribers in total for a population of 6.1 million, or a 144% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is SIGET.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Tigo	GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850 MHz LTE	3.06	Millicom
2	Claro	GSM-850 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	1.426	América Móvil
3	Movistar	GSM-850 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1900 MHz LTE	0.847	Telefónica, Corporación Multi Inversiones
4	Digicel	900 MHz GSM 900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+	1.0	Digicel
5	RED	iDEN	Not Yet Available	Intelfon

Falkland Islands

The telecom regulator is Falkland Islands Communications Regulator.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Sure	GSM-900	Not Yet Available	Batelco

France (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)

The telecom regulator is the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques, des Postes et de la Distribution de la Presse.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership	MCC / MNC
1	SPM Telecom	GSM-900/800/1800 MHz	Not Yet Available	Orange S.A., Landry	30801
2	Globatel		Not Yet Available

Greenland

Greenland has 0.053 million subscribers in total, or a 93.32% penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership	MCC / MNC
1	tusass	GSM-900 900 MHz UMTS 800 MHz LTE	0.01355	TELE Greenland	29001

Grenada

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-850 LTE-700	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America
2	Digicel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE- 900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-1900 LTE-700	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana (Guyane)

As of September 2012, the penetration rate was 153% for Guadeloupe, 148% for Martinique and 127% for French Guiana.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers markets share	Ownership
1	Orange Caraïbe	GSM-900 UMTS, HSPA+ 1800/2600 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Orange S.A.
2	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel
3		GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA LTE	15%, 25%, 27%	Numericable
4	Outremer Telecom	GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Outremer Telecom
5	IEC Telecom	GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	IEC Telecom

Guatemala

The country has 19,113,800 subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is SIT.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Tigo	GSM-850 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850 MHz LTE	11.6	Millicom
2	Claro	GSM-900/1900 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	9.3	América Móvil

Guyana

The country has a 66.4% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is the Guyana Telecommunications Agency.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900 EDGE UMTS HSPA+ LTE	0.305	Digicel
2	gtt	GSM-900 HSPA+	0.203	Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company

Haiti

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	4.7	Digicel
2	NATCOM	GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1700 MHz LTE	0.5	60% owned by Viettel Mobile and 40% by the Haitian State

Honduras

The country has 7.45 million subscribers in total, or a 93.5% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Tigo	CdmaOne GSM-850 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	4.944	Millicom
2	Claro	GSM-1900 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE	5.0	América Móvil
3	HONDUTEL	GSM-1900	0.07	HONDUTEL

Jamaica

The country has 3.5 million subscribers in total, or a 129% penetration rate. The country's telecom regulator is the Spectrum Management Authority.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ DC-HSDPA 700 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 1700 MHz, 1900 MHz LTE	2.2	Digicel
2	FLOW	850 & 1900 MHz UMTS & HSPA+ 700 MHz, 1700 MHz, 1900 MHz LTE	0.93	Liberty Latin America

Mexico

The country has 112 million subscribers in total, or a 91.6% penetration rate.
The country's current telecom regulator is IFETEL (IFT).

Montserrat

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-850 EDGE UMTS HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America
2	Digicel	GSM EDGE UMTS HSPA+ LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel Group

Nicaragua

The country has 6.8 million subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Claro	GSM-1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	3.67	América Móvil
2	Tigo	CdmaOne, CDMA2000 1x GSM-850	Millicom

Panama

The country has 4.96 Million subscribers in total, or 123 active mobile phones per 100 inhabitants according to ASEP.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	+móvil	GSM-850 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1900 MHz LTE	1.78	Cable & Wireless
2	Tigo	GSM-850 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	2.849	Millicom

Paraguay

The country has 7.34 Million subscribers in total, or a 109% penetration rate. The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1		GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE	4.293	Millicom
2		GSM-850 850/1900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	2.4	ABC Color and Telecom Argentina
3		GSM-1900 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.8	América Móvil
4		GSM-850/1900 900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.36	COPACO S.A.

Peru

The country has 37.3 million subscribers in total for a population of 30.4 million, or a 123% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is OSIPTEL.

Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands

These U.S. territories have 3 million subscribers in total, or an 84% penetration rate..
The telecom regulator for Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands at federal level is the United States' Federal Communications Commission.
The local telecom regulator for Puerto Rico is the Junta Reglamentadora de Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico The local telecom regulator for USVI is the USVI Public Services Commission

Currently unable to determine T-Mobile and TracFone subscriber numbers without the United States' subscribers.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The country has approximately 25,000 subscribers in total.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-850/1900 UMTSHSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America
2	Digicel	GSM 900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Digicel
3	SKNIX	GSM 900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS HSPA+	Not Yet Available	SKINIX

Saint Lucia

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Global
2	Digicel	GSM 900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Digicel
3	NTRC	GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available
4	SLICTA	GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America
2	Digicel	GSM 900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS	Not Yet Available	Digicel
3	Bouygues	GSM 1000/1400 2100 MHz UMTS	Not Yet Available	Bouygues

Suriname

The country has 0.81 million subscribers in total, or a 146% penetration rate.. The regulator is the Telecommunicatie Authoriteit Suriname.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Telesur	GSM-900/1800 MHz 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Telesur
2	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 MHz 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Trinidad and Tobago

At the end of 2021, the country has 2.00 million subscribers in total, or a 146% penetration rate. The regulator is Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850, UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+- 850/1900, LTE, LTE-A-700/1700/1900	1.35	Digicel
2	bmobile	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850, UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+-850/1900, LTE, LTE-A-700/1700/1900/, NR-2500	1.2	Cable & Wireless Communications Government of Trinidad and Tobago

United States

Mobile virtual network operators in the United States lease wireless telephone and data service from Mobile Network Operators such as AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US, or Verizon.
The country's telecom regulator is the United States Federal Communications Commission.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Verizon Includes, Verizon Fios, Visible by Verizon, and TracFone Wireless	LTE 700, 850, 1700, 1900, 3500 MHz 5G NR 850, 1900, 3700, 28000, 39000 MHz	146.9	Verizon Communications Inc.
2	T-Mobile US Includes Metro by T-Mobile, Assurance Wireless, Mint Mobile, and Ultra Mobile.	GSM 1900 MHz LTE, LTE-A 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2500 MHz 5G NR 600 MHz, 1900 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz, 2.5 GHz, 26 GHz, 39 GHz, 28 GHz	140	Deutsche Telekom AG SoftBank Group Corporation free float
3	AT&T Includes FirstNet, and Cricket Wireless	LTE, LTE-A 850, 700, 1700, 1900, 2300 MHz 5G NR 850, 1900, 1700/2100, 3700, 28000, 39000 MHz	120.1	AT&T Inc.
4	Boost Mobile Includes Gen Mobile and Ting Mobile	5G NR 600, 700, 1700/2100 MHz	7.4	EchoStar Corporation

Uruguay

As of June 2020, Uruguay has 5.3 million mobile subscribers in total. The country's telecom regulator is URSEC.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Antel	1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	2.75	State-owned
2	Movistar	850/1900 MHz GSM 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	1.63	Telefónica
3	Claro	1900 MHz GSM 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.96	América Móvil

Venezuela

The country has 20.7 million subscribers in December 2018, a 33% drop versus December 2013.
The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	Movilnet	GSM-850 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700/2100 MHz LTE	8.85	CANTV
2	Movistar	GSM-850 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 1700/2100 MHz LTE	8.84	Telefónica
3	Digitel GSM	GSM-900 900 MHz UMTS HSDPA HSUPA HSPA+, 1800 MHz LTE	3.04	Televenco