ITA/Office of Telecommunications 3/96 Stephanie W. McCullough *** ALBANIA through CHINA *** This is the March, 1996 update of the World Cellular Market table, put out by Stephanie McCullough of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Telecommunications. N.B. Many systems have more than one line of data because they have more than one equipment vendor. The "code" column is the key -- each network has a unique code. Code Country Standard Startup Subscribers Subs Date Operator U.S. Partners Vendor Coverage Other AL-1 Albania GSM 3/96 Albanian Mobile Communications Alcatel AG-1 Algeria NMT-900 12/89 6,900 7/94 Algerian PTT Nokia temporarily closed f AN-1 Andorra NMT-450 7/90 331 1/96 Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra Ericsson roaming with Spain AN-2 Andorra GSM 3/95 2,697 1/96 Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra Motorola service name = Mobil AN-2 Andorra GSM 3/95 2,697 1/96 Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra Siemens service name = Mobil AO-1 Angola AMPS 2/94 1,600 12/95 Angola Telecom Motorola Luanda, then nationwide AV-1 Anguilla AMPS 1995 Cable & Wireless Plexsys island & surrounding waters AC-1 Antigua & Barbuda AMPS 12/89 Boatphone Antigua Plexsys islands & surrounding waters AR-1 Argentina NAMPS 11/89 200,000 3/95 Compania de Radiocomunicaciones MovilesBellSouth 42.46%, MotorolMotorola Buenos Aires service name = Movic AR-2 Argentina AMPS-TDMA 3/93 140,000 1/96 MoviStar Ericsson Buenos Aires service name = Minip AR-3 Argentina AMPS 10/94 115,000 1/96 CTI ttl Compania de Telefonos del Interior GTE 23%, AT&T 10% Plexsys Northern Region different prices for AR-3 Argentina AMPS 10/94 115,000 1/96 CTI ttl Compania de Telefonos del Interior GTE 23%, AT&T 10% Astronet Northern Region different prices for AR-3 Argentina AMPS 10/94 115,000 1/96 CTI ttl Compania de Telefonos del Interior GTE 23%, AT&T 10% AT&T Northern Region different prices for AR-4 Argentina AMPS 10/94 Compania de Telefonos del Interior GTE 23%, AT&T 10% AT&T Southern Region different prices for AR-4 Argentina AMPS 10/94 Compania de Telefonos del Interior GTE 23%, AT&T 10% Plexsys Southern Region different prices for AR-4 Argentina AMPS 10/94 Compania de Telefonos del Interior GTE 23%, AT&T 10% Astronet Southern Region different prices for AR-5 Argentina AMPS-TDMA 3/96 Compania de Comunicaciones Personales del Interior Ericsson Northern Region AR-6 Argentina AMPS-TDMA 3/96 Telefonica Comunicaciones Personal Ericsson Southern Region 30,000 initial capac AA-1 Aruba AMPS-TDMA 1993? SETAR Nortel nationwide AA-2 Aruba NAMPS end-95 Caribbean Wireless Communications Motorola AS-1 Australia AMPS 12/86 1,526,940 6/95 Telstra Mobilenet Ericsson nationwide; 86% pop @ 11/will be discontinued AS-2 Australia GSM 4/93 177,200 6/95 Telstra Mobilenet Ericsson 78% pop @ 11/83 AS-3 Australia GSM 5/93 240,000 12/95 Optus BellSouth 24.5% Nokia 65% pop @ 11/93 short messaging serv AS-3 Australia GSM 5/93 240,000 12/95 Optus BellSouth 24.5% Nortel Matra 65% pop @ 11/93 short messaging serv AS-4 Australia GSM 4/93 180,000 12/95 Vodafone Ericsson Sydney, Canberra, Melbourservice name = Arena AU-1 Austria C-450 11/84 35,284 1/96 PTV Motorola License = Autotelefo AU-2 Austria TACS 7/90 246,543 1/96 PTV Motorola License = Autotelefo AU-3 Austria GSM 12/93 111,090 1/96 PTV Motorola "E-Netz"; 300,000 ca AU-3 Austria GSM 12/93 111,090 1/96 PTV Nortel "E-Netz"; 300,000 ca AU-3 Austria GSM 12/93 111,090 1/96 PTV Siemens "E-Netz"; 300,000 ca AU-3 Austria GSM 12/93 111,090 1/96 PTV Alcatel "E-Netz"; 300,000 ca AU-4 Austria GSM 7/1/96 Oe-Call undecided AJ-1 Azerbaijan GSM 1996? tendered 1995 unknown BF-1 Bahamas AMPS-TDMA 1988 3,000 12/94 BATELCO Nortel nationwide BA-1 Bahrain TACS 9/87 24,500 10/94 Bahrain Telecommunications Company NEC roaming with Kuwait BA-2 Bahrain GSM 5/95 Bahrain Telecommunications Company Ericsson 15,000 initial capac BG-1 Bangladesh AMPS 8/93 3,800 12/95 Bangladesh Telecom Motorola nationwide 2,000 initial capaci BB-1 Barbados AMPS 1990 2,500 12/94 BARTEL Nortel BK-1 Bashkortostan unknown BO-1 Belarus NMT-450 4/93 5,000 12/95 BelCel Ericsson Minsk BE-1 Belgium NMT-450 7/87 46,000 1/96 Belgacom Mobile Radiosystem Sweden Anationwide License = ATF2; serv BE-1 Belgium NMT-450 7/87 46,000 1/96 Belgacom Mobile Alcatel nationwide License = ATF2; serv BE-1 Belgium NMT-450 7/87 46,000 1/96 Belgacom Mobile Nokia nationwide License = ATF2; serv BE-1 Belgium NMT-450 7/87 46,000 1/96 Belgacom Mobile Bell Telephone nationwide License = ATF2; serv BE-2 Belgium GSM 1/94 198,000 1/96 Belgacom Mobile AirTouch 25% Alcatel 98% pop @ end-94 service name = Proxi BE-2 Belgium GSM 1/94 198,000 1/96 Belgacom Mobile AirTouch 25% Motorola 98% pop @ end-94 service name = Proxi BE-2 Belgium GSM 1/94 198,000 1/96 Belgacom Mobile AirTouch 25% Siemens 98% pop @ end-94 service name = Proxi BE-3 Belgium GSM 1996 Mobistar Nortel Matra nationwide BE-3 Belgium GSM 1996 Mobistar Alcatel nationwide BE-3 Belgium GSM 1996 Mobistar Motorola nationwide BH-1 Belize AMPS-TDMA 11/1/93 1,852 1/95 Belize Telecom, Ltd. MCI 23.5% Nortel will be nationwide plan roaming with U. BD-1 Bermuda AMPS-TDMA 2/87 5,000 12/94 Bermuda Cellular Nortel nationwide TDMA 2/93 BL-1 Bolivia AMPS 11/91 8,100 12/95 Telefonica Celular de Bolivia Millicom 89% Motorola 50% of population "Telecel"; A-band; u BL-2 Bolivia AMPS 2Q96 ENTEL unknown B-band BC-1 Botswana unknown 1996? Botswana Telecom & foreign partner undecided study ongoing BR-01 Brazil AMPS 1990 85,000 12/95 Telebrasilia Nortel Brasilia Telebras testing CDM BR-01 Brazil AMPS 1990 85,000 12/95 Telebrasilia tender for DAMPS penBrasilia Telebras testing CDM BR-02 Brazil AMPS 8/90 120,000 12/95 Telerj NEC Rio de Janiero BR-03 Brazil AMPS 8/93 600,000 12/94 Telesp NEC Sao Paulo at capacity; 800,000 BR-04 Brazil AMPS 1993 Telesp NEC Campinas BR-05 Brazil AMPS 1993 Telesp NEC Sao Jose dos Campos BR-06 Brazil AMPS 5/92 34,000 12/94 Telepar Plexsys Curitiba BR-06 Brazil AMPS 5/92 34,000 12/94 Telepar AT&T Curitiba BR-07 Brazil AMPS 1992 12,000 12/94 Telest Nortel Espirito Santo, Vitoria BR-08 Brazil AMPS 1993 80,000 12/95 CRT Ericsson Porto Alegre BR-09 Brazil AMPS 1993 7,800 12/94 Sercomtel Ericsson Londrina BR-10 Brazil AMPS 1994 Telern Ericsson Rio Grande do Norte BR-11 Brazil AMPS 1993 10,000 12/94 CTBC Ericsson Uberlandia BR-12 Brazil AMPS 1993 95,000 12/95 Telemig Nortel Minas Gerais BR-13 Brazil AMPS 1993 Telepar NEC interior BR-14 Brazil AMPS 1993 29,000 12/94 Telebahia NEC Salvador BR-15 Brazil AMPS 1993 19,700 12/94 Telegoias Nortel Goiana BR-16 Brazil AMPS 1993 20,000 12/94 Telesc Ericsson Florianopolis BR-17 Brazil AMPS 1994 16,600 12/94 Teleceara Ericsson Fortaleza BR-18 Brazil AMPS 1993 Telesp Motorola Araraquara BR-19 Brazil AMPS 1993 Telesp AT&T Bauru BR-20 Brazil AMPS 1993 CETERP Nortel Riberao Preto testing Motorola CDM BR-21 Brazil AMPS 1993 Telesp Motorola San Jose do Rio Preto BR-22 Brazil AMPS 1994 6,000 12/94 Telpe Ericsson Pernambuco BR-23 Brazil DAMPS 1996? Regional licenses to be tendered in 1996 undecided 6 or 7 regions B-band for private l BX-1 Brunei AMPS 2/89 7,700 10/94 AMPS Jabatan Telekom Brunei Motorola A-band BX-2 Brunei AMPS 1992? 11,000 1994 Jabatan Telekom Brunei NEC B-band BX-3 Brunei GSM end-94 JTB/Sultan AT&T private system for r BU-1 Bulgaria NMT-450 12/93 14,000 10/95 Radio Telecommunications Company Ericsson Sofia, Pbudio, Bourgas, Vservice name = Mobil BU-2 Bulgaria GSM early 95 MobilTEL AG U S West Siemens Sofia, then nationwide 12-year license; 30, BU-3 Bulgaria GSM 1996? to be licensed 1995 UV-1 Burkina Faso undecided 1997? Onatel undecided under study with ITU BM-1 Burma AMPS 11/92 2,500 6/95 Myanmar Posts & Telecoms Ericsson Yangon 4/94 equipment tende BY-1 Burundi AMPS unknown Telecel Plexsys CB-1 Cambodia AMPS 10/92 5,000 12/93 Camtel Motorola Phnom Pennh CB-2 Cambodia ETACS unknown 2,000 mid-94 DPT/TRI Ericsson CB-3 Cambodia NMT-450 unknown 300 4/94 CamShin Nokia CB-4 Cambodia NMT-900 unknown 2,000 4/94 DPT/Casacom Nokia CB-5 Cambodia AMPS unknown 2,000 mid-94 Cambodia Cellular unknown CB-6 Cambodia unknown unknown SingTel Cambodia unknown nationwide CM-1 Cameroon GSM 1994 1,200 7/94 Ministry of Posts & Telecom Siemens 100 rural/suburban s CM-1 Cameroon GSM 1994 1,200 7/94 Ministry of Posts & Telecom Philips 100 rural/suburban s CA-01 Canada AMPS-DAMPS 7/85 946,300 6/94 B-band Bell Cellular Nortel Toronto, Montreal, OttowaB-band; nationwide r CA-02 Canada AMPS-TDMA 1/86 580,000 6/94 Cantel Cellular Ericsson nationwide A-band; TDMA 1993 CA-03 Canada AMPS-CDMA unknown BC Cellular Nortel British Columbia B-band; nationwide r CA-03 Canada AMPS-CDMA unknown BC Cellular NovAtel British Columbia B-band; nationwide r CA-04 Canada AMPS unknown AGT Cellular unknown Alberta B-band; nationwide r CA-05 Canada AMPS unknown Islandtel Cellular unknown Prince Edward Island B-band; nationwide r CA-06 Canada AMPS unknown MT&T Cellular unknown Nova Scotia B-band; nationwide r CA-07 Canada AMPS 5/89 NB Tel Cellular Nortel New Brunswick B-band; nationwide r CA-08 Canada AMPS unknown Newtel Cellular unknown Newfoundland B-band; nationwide r CA-09 Canada AMPS unknown MTS Cellular unknown B-band; nationwide r CA-10 Canada AMPS unknown SaskTel Cellular unknown B-band; nationwide r CA-11 Canada AMPS unknown EDTel Cellular unknown Edmonton B-band; nationwide r CA-12 Canada AMPS unknown Kenora Cellular unknown Ontario B-band; nationwide r CA-13 Canada AMPS unknown Thunder Bay Cellular unknown B-band; nationwide r CA-14 Canada AMPS unknown Quebec Telephone Cellulaire unknown Quebec B-band; nationwide r CJ-1 Cayman Islands AMPS 1987 1,595 12/94 Cable & Wireless (W.I.) Ltd. Plexsys islands & surrounding watservice name = Cayma CT-1 Central African Repuunknown 1995 TELECEL CI-1 Chile AMPS-TDMA 3/89 42,000 1/95 CTC Celular Ericsson Santiago, Valparaiso national one number CI-1 Chile AMPS-TDMA 3/89 42,000 1/95 CTC Celular NEC Santiago, Valparaiso national one number CI-2 Chile AMPS-TDMA 5/89 44,000 1/95 BellSouth Celular BellSouth 100% Nortel Santiago, Valparaiso TDMA 2/95; one numbe CI-3 Chile AMPS 6/91 35,000 11/94 Telecom Celular Motorola 33% Motorola rural A-band; share networ CI-4 Chile AMPS 1991 35,000 11/94 VTR Celular Telecommunications SBC 40% Motorola rural B-band; share networ CI-4 Chile AMPS 1991 35,000 11/94 VTR Celular Telecommunications SBC 40% Plexsys rural B-band; share networ CH-01AChina TACS 1989 3,435,000 12/95 Total Beijing Telecom. Administration Motorola Beijing A-band CH-01BChina TACS 1989 Beijing Telecom. Administration Ericsson Beijing B-band CH-02 China TACS 1989 Shanghai Post & Telecom. Administration Ericsson Shanghai A-band; 100,000 subs CH-02 China TACS 1989 Shanghai Post & Telecom. Administration Motorola Shanghai A-band; 100,000 subs CH-03 China TACS 1989 Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp. Ericsson Guangdong (several citiesGuangdong 590,000 to CH-04 China TACS 1992 Hebei PTA Ericsson Hebei (several cities) roaming to Tianjin & CH-05 China TACS 1992 Hainan PTA Ericsson Hainan CH-06 China TACS 1992 Hohhot PTA Ericsson Hohhot (Inner Mongolia) CH-07 China TACS 1992 Chengdu/Chongqing Nortel Chengdu, Chongqing (Sichuan) CH-07 China TACS 1992 Chengdu/Chongqing Ericsson Chengdu, Chongqing (Sichuan) CH-08 China TACS 1992 Fuzhou PTA Motorola Fuzhou (Fujian) CH-09 China TACS 1992 Harbin PTA Motorola Harbin; Jiamusi (Heilongj55,000 capacity by m CH-10 China TACS 1992 Jinan, Qingdao Motorola Jinan, Qingdao (Shandong) CH-11 China TACS 1992 10,464 3/95 Taiyuan PTA Motorola Taiyuan (Shanxi) 25,000 capacity CH-12 China TACS 1992 Wuhan PTA Motorola Wuhan (Hubei) CH-13 China TACS 1992 Xiamen PTA Motorola Xiamen (Fujian) CH-14 China TACS 1992 Zhengzhou/Luoyang Motorola Zhengzhou, Luoyang (Henan) CH-15 China TACS 1992 Xian PTA Motorola Xian (Shaanxi) CH-16 China AMPS 1993 7,000 7/94 Urumqi PTA AT&T Urumqi CH-16 China AMPS 1993 7,000 7/94 Urumqi PTA Motorola Urumqi CH-17 China AMPS 1993 Yinchuan PTA AT&T Yinchuan CH-17 China AMPS 1993 Yinchuan PTA Motorola Yinchuan CH-18 China AMPS 1993 Xi'an PTA Motorola Xi'an CH-18 China AMPS 1993 Xi'an PTA AT&T Xi'an CH-19 China AMPS 1993 Baoji PTA Motorola Baoji CH-19 China AMPS 1993 Baoji PTA AT&T Baoji CH-20 China TACS 1993? Tianjin PTA Motorola Tianjin CH-20 China TACS 1993? Tianjin PTA Ericsson Tianjin CH-21 China TACS 1993? 45,000 2/95 Guangxi PTA Ericsson Guangxi CH-22 China TACS 1993 10,000 4/95 Xuzhou PTA Motorola Jiangsu 8 base stations, exp CH-23 China TACS 1993? Zhejiang PTA Motorola Zhejiang CH-24 China unknown unknown Chongqing PTA NovAtel Chongqing CH-25 China GSM 12/94 Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp. Siemens Guangdong (several citieslargest GSM system i CH-25 China GSM 12/94 Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp. Nortel Matra Guangdong (several citieslargest GSM system i CH-25 China GSM 12/94 Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp. Ericsson Guangdong (several citieslargest GSM system i CH-26 China GSM 8/95 Zhejiang PTA Alcatel Zhejiang (Jiaxing City) 50,000 capacity CH-26 China GSM 8/95 Zhejiang PTA Motorola Zhejiang (Jiaxing City) 50,000 capacity CH-26 China GSM 8/95 Zhejiang PTA Nokia Zhejiang (Jiaxing City) 50,000 capacity CH-26 China GSM 8/95 Zhejiang PTA Siemens Zhejiang (Jiaxing City) 50,000 capacity CH-27 China GSM 10/94 10,000 7/95 Beijing Telecom. Administration Nokia Beijing trial with Hongkong CH-27 China GSM 10/94 10,000 7/95 Beijing Telecom. Administration Motorola Beijing trial with Hongkong CH-28 China ETDMA 1994 Chengdu PTA Hughes Network SysteChengdu fixed cellular CH-28 China ETDMA 1994 Chengdu PTA Alcatel Chengdu fixed cellular CH-29 China GSM 2/95 Shanghai Post & Telecom. Administration Siemens Shanghai 50,000 capacity @ 9/ CH-29 China GSM 2/95 Shanghai Post & Telecom. Administration Alcatel Shanghai 50,000 capacity @ 9/ CH-30 China TACS unknown Hunan PTA Ericsson Hunan 130,000 capacity CH-31 China AMPS-TDMA 1995 UniCom Ericsson Nanjing trials ongoing; 3,00 CH-32 China AMPS 1995 UniCom Ericsson Beihai 3,000 initial capaci CH-33 China GSM 1995 UniCom Italtel Zhuhai CH-34 China GSM 7/95 UniCom Motorola Guangzhou 20,000 initial capac CH-35 China GSM 1995 UniCom unknown Shenzhen CH-36 China GSM 1995 UniCom unknown Huizhou CH-37 China GSM 1995 UniCom unknown Shantou CH-38 China TACS 1995 Liaoning PTA Motorola Liaoning 125,000 capacity CH-39 China TACS 1995 Heilongjiang PTA Motorola Heilongjiang Motorola TACS system CH-40 China unknown unknown 695 12/94 Tibet Autonomous Region PTA unknown Tibet CH-41 China GSM 7/95 Hebei PTA Nortel Hebei; 11 cities 700,000 capacity by CH-42 China AMPS unknown Shaanxi PTA AT&T Shaanxi military use? CH-43 China AMPS unknown Xinjiang PTA AT&T Xinjiang military use? CH-44 China AMPS unknown Yunnan PTA AT&T Yunnan military use? CH-45 China AMPS unknown Ningxia PTA AT&T Ningxia military use? CH-46 China GSM 10/95 Shandong PTA Ericsson Shandong 70,000 capacity, 66 CH-47 China GSM end-95 Fujian PTA Motorola Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen CH-47 China GSM end-95 Fujian PTA Nokia Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen CH-48 China GSM 12/95 Hubei PTA Italtel Hebei: 11 cities 150,000 capacity CH-49 China GSM 1995? Guangxi PTA Ericsson Guangxi CH-50 China GSM 10/95 Liaoning PTA Ericsson Liaoning 123,000 capacity, 10 CH-51 China GSM 7/95 UniCom Siemens Beijing 100,000 capacity; co CH-51 China GSM 7/95 UniCom Motorola Beijing 100,000 capacity; co CH-52 China GSM 7/95 10,000 12/95 UniCom Shanghai Co. Bell Atlantic, McCaw 23% Siemens Shanghai connected with Guang CH-52 China GSM 7/95 10,000 12/95 UniCom Shanghai Co. Bell Atlantic, McCaw 23% Motorola Shanghai connected with Guang CH-52 China GSM 7/95 10,000 12/95 UniCom Shanghai Co. Bell Atlantic, McCaw 23% Nokia Shanghai connected with Guang CH-53 China GSM 7/95 UniCom Siemens Tianjin 50,000 capacity; con CH-53 China GSM 7/95 UniCom Motorola Tianjin 50,000 capacity; con CH-54 China GSM mid-96 UniCom unknown Jiangsu NTT & Singapore Tele CH-55 China GSM mid-96 UniCom unknown Zhejiang NTT invest in jv to CH-56 China GSM 3/96 Henen PTA Nokia 60,000 capacity CH-58 China GSM 1/94 Guangzhou PTA Nortel 8 base stations, 20, CH-59 China GSM 5/94 Shenzhen PTA Siemens 65,000 capacity by 1 CH-60 China GSM 10/94 Zhuhai PTA Italtel CH-61 China GSM end-95 Jiangsu PTA Ericsson 64,000 capacity, 37 CH-62 China unknown 1995 Shaanxi PTA Nortel CH-63 China GSM 5/95 Hainan PTA Italtel 50,000 capacity, 21 CH-64 China GSM 3/95 Tianjin PTA Nortel 15,000 capacity CH-64 China GSM 3/95 Tianjin PTA Motorola 15,000 capacity CH-65 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Anhui - 16 cities CH-66 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Changsha CH-67 China GSM 1996 UniCom Ameritech unknown Taiyuan CH-68 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Hainan CH-69 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Changchun CH-70 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Daqing CH-71 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Shangdong 50,000 capacity CH-72 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Jilin CH-73 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Nanchang CH-74 China GSM 1996 UniCom unknown Hubei feasibility study wi CH-75 China TACS 1995 27,000 5/95 Zhongshan PTA unknown Zhongshan CH-76 China GSM end-95 UniCom unknown Nantong 20,000 initial capac CH-77 China GSM 11/95 Heilongjiang PTA Ericsson Heilongjiang 120,000 capacity CH-78 China GSM 1996 Ningxia PTA Alcatel Ningxia CH-79 China GSM 1996 Guizhou PTA Alcatel Guizhou CH-80 China GSM 1996 Shaanxi PTA Alcatel Shaanxi CH-81 China GSM 1996 Hunan PTA Motorola Hunan 75,000 capacity CH-82 China GSM 3Q96 Sichuan PTA Motorola Sichuan 75,000 capacity CH-83 China GSM 1996 Fujian UniCom Motorola Fujian 55,000 capacity CH-84 China GSM 1996 Yantai UniCom Motorola Yantai 15,000 capacity CH-85 China GSM 1996 Nantong UniCom Motorola Nantong 10,000 capacity CH-86 China GSM 1996 Shenzhen UniCom Motorola Shenzhen 30,000 capacity CH-87 China GSM 1997 Suzhou UniCom unknown Suzhou N.B. The number of subscribers is based on the most recent figures available for each network. Last updated 3/19/96. Sources: The U.S. Commercial Service reporting from U.S. Embassies around the world; "International Cellular Newsletter" by Kagan World Media, Ltd.; "The Financial Times"; "Mobile Communications International"; "Cellular Integration"; "Cellular Business"; The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association; MTA/EMCI; Northern Business Information; International Technology Consultants.