ITA/Office of Telecommunications 3/96 Stephanie W. McCullough *** COLOMBIA through JAPAN *** 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 CO-1 Colombia AMPS-TDMA 6/17/94 44,000 8/95 Celumovil McCaw 35%, LCC Nortel East Region (Bogota) B-band; dual mode -- CO-2 Colombia AMPS-TDMA 7/94 44,000 8/95 Cocelco Ericsson West Region B-band; must impleme CO-3 Colombia AMPS-TDMA 6/9/94 15,000 8/95 Celumovil de la Costa McCaw 10%, LCC Nortel North Coast Region B-band; dual mode -- CO-4 Colombia AMPS-TDMA 4/94 40,000 8/95 Comcel S.A. Nortel East Region (Bogota) A-band; dual mode -- CO-5 Colombia AMPS-TDMA mid-94 38,000 8/95 Occel S.A. Nortel West Region A-band; must impleme CO-6 Colombia AMPS-TDMA 8/31/94 14,000 12/95 Celcaribe Millicom 32.5% Ericsson North Coast Region A-band; must impleme CS-1 Costa Rica AMPS 5/89 4,000 12/94 Millicom Costa Rica Millicom 70% NovAtel San Jose & surrounding ar6 base stations; 130 CS-2 Costa Rica AMPS 4/94 6,900 12/94 Instituto Costarricense de Electrodad Plexsys nationwide will have 30,000 cap IV-1 Cote d'Ivoire GSM 2Q6 Comstar International Wireless Motorola provisional license IV-1 Cote d'Ivoire GSM 2Q6 Comstar International Wireless Siemens provisional license IV-2 Cote d'Ivoire unknown unknown Teleglobe undecided provisional license IV-3 Cote d'Ivoire unknown unknown France Telecom undecided provisional license HR-1 Croatia NMT-450 10/90 34,000 12/95 Croatian Post & Telecommunications Radiosystem Sweden AB HR-1 Croatia NMT-450 10/90 34,000 12/95 Croatian Post & Telecommunications Ericsson HR-2 Croatia GSM 7/95 Croatian Post & Telecommunications Siemens CU-1 Cuba AMPS 2/93 2,000 6/95 Cubacel Ericsson Havana CC-1 Curacao AMPS 2/89 8,500 6/95 Setel Cellular Ericsson Netherlands Antilles CY-1 Cyprus NMT-900 12/88 23,358 1/96 Cyprus Telecom Authority Ericsson CY-2 Cyprus GSM 1995 23,562 1/96 Cyprus Telecom Authority Ericsson 12,000 initial capac EZ-1 Czech Republic NMT-450 10/91 41,000 9/95 Eurotel Prague Bell Atlantic 24.5%, U S Nokia 95% territory 110 base stations EZ-2 Czech Republic GSM 1996 Eurotel Prague Nokia nationwide EZ-3 Czech Republic GSM 1996 Ceske Radiokomunikace and DeTeMobil undecided DA-1 Denmark NMT-450 9/81 28,500 1/96 TeleDanmark Mobil Ericsson closed to new subscr DA-2 Denmark NMT-900 12/86 280,000 1/96 TeleDanmark Mobil Ericsson DA-3 Denmark GSM 3/92 275,000 1/96 TeleDanmark Mobil Ericsson 100% pop @ 3/4 high roaming usage DA-4 Denmark GSM 3/92 240,000 1/96 Dansk Mobiltelefon BellSouth 29% Nokia 99% pop @ end-94 service name = Sonof DJ-1 Djibouti GSM 1996? undecided undecided under study DR-1 Dominican Republic AMPS 3/87 20,000 12/94 CODETEL GTE 100% AT&T nationwide B-Band; 31 cell site DR-1 Dominican Republic AMPS 3/87 20,000 12/94 CODETEL GTE 100% Motorola nationwide B-Band; 31 cell site DR-2 Dominican Republic NAMPS 1992 4,000 12/94 TRICOM Motorola 40% Motorola nationwide A-Band; 10,000 capac DR-2 Dominican Republic NAMPS 1992 4,000 12/94 TRICOM Motorola 40% Nortel nationwide A-Band; 10,000 capac DR-2 Dominican Republic NAMPS 1992 4,000 12/94 TRICOM Motorola 40% Telintar nationwide A-Band; 10,000 capac DR-3 Dominican Republic AMPS 1989 1,000 12/94 All Americas Cable & Radio Nortel EC-1 Ecuador AMPS-TDMA 1994 40,000 8/95 Conecel Nortel nationwide A-Band; 15 year lice EC-2 Ecuador AMPS 7/94 5,000 1/95 Otecel McCaw 2%; LCC Ericsson Quito, Guayaquil B-Band; 15 year lice EC-2 Ecuador AMPS 7/94 5,000 1/95 Otecel McCaw 2%; LCC Telia Quito, Guayaquil B-Band; 15 year lice EC-3 Ecuador Gov't may license two more operators EG-1 Egypt MATS 5/87 12,000 12/95 Arab Republic of Egypt Nat'l. Telecom. Org. Matsushita EG-3 Egypt GSM 1997 Arab Republic of Egypt Nat'l Telecom. Org. re-tendered 2/96 license tendered 199 ES-1 El Salvador AMPS-NAMPS 1/93 15,000 12/95 Telemovil El Salvador Millicom 70% Ericsson 32% territory @ 7/95 A-band; expanding wi ES-2 El Salvador AMPS unknown To be tendered 1995 undecided B-band EN-1 Estonia NMT-450 3/91 17,000 9/95 NMT ttl Eesti Mobiil Telefon Ericsson 80% pop @ 9/95 roaming with Scandin EN-1 Estonia NMT-450 3/91 17,000 9/95 NMT ttl Eesti Mobiil Telefon Nokia 80% pop @ 9/95 roaming with Scandin EN-2 Estonia NMT-900 7/92 2,000 12/94 Eesti Mobiil Telefon Nokia EN-2 Estonia NMT-900 7/92 2,000 12/94 Eesti Mobiil Telefon Ericsson EN-3 Estonia GSM 1/95 150 1Q94 Radiolinja Estonia AS Nokia shares a switch with EN-4 Estonia GSM 1/95 5,000 9/95 Eesti Mobiil Telefon Millicom Ericsson Tallinn, to be nationwideshares a switch with FO-1 Faroe Islands NMT-450 1/89 2,160 1/96 Telefonwerk Foroya Lodtings Ericsson FO-2 Faroe Islands NMT-900 1/92 668 1/96 Telefonwerk Foroya Lodtings Ericsson SR-1 Fed. Rep. of YugoslaNMT-900 unknown PTT Alcatel Belgrade & southern Serbia SR-1 Fed. Rep. of YugoslaNMT-900 unknown PTT Ericsson Belgrade & southern Serbia SR-2 Fed. Rep. of YugoslaGSM 9/96 Mobile Telecommunications Srbija Ericsson FJ-1 Fiji GSM 8/94 2,400 12/95 Fiji Cellular Ltd. Alcatel Suva, Nandi, Lautokia, Ba, hwy FJ-1 Fiji GSM 8/94 2,400 12/95 Fiji Cellular Ltd. Ericsson Suva, Nandi, Lautokia, Ba, hwy FI-1 Finland NMT-450 12/81 196,993 1/96 Telecom Finland Radiosystem Sweden A100% pop @ end-94 1085 base stations FI-1 Finland NMT-450 12/81 196,993 1/96 Telecom Finland Mobira 100% pop @ end-94 1085 base stations FI-1 Finland NMT-450 12/81 196,993 1/96 Telecom Finland Mitsubishi 100% pop @ end-94 1085 base stations FI-1 Finland NMT-450 12/81 196,993 1/96 Telecom Finland Ericsson 100% pop @ end-94 1085 base stations FI-2 Finland NMT-900 12/86 445,666 1/96 Telecom Finland Ericsson 95% pop @ end-94 1660 base stations FI-2 Finland NMT-900 12/86 445,666 1/96 Telecom Finland Mobira 95% pop @ end-94 1660 base stations FI-2 Finland NMT-900 12/86 445,666 1/96 Telecom Finland Radiosystem Sweden A95% pop @ end-94 1660 base stations FI-2 Finland NMT-900 12/86 445,666 1/96 Telecom Finland Nokia 95% pop @ end-94 1660 base stations FI-3 Finland GSM 6/92 273,835 1/96 Telecom Finland Ericsson 75% pop @ end-94 1110 base stations FI-3 Finland GSM 6/92 273,835 1/96 Telecom Finland Nokia 75% pop @ end-94 1110 base stations FI-4 Finland GSM 1992 136,000 1/96 Radiolinja Oy Siemens nationwide 150,000 capacity FI-4 Finland GSM 1992 136,000 1/96 Radiolinja Oy Nokia nationwide 150,000 capacity FR-1 France RC2000 11/85 146,228 1/96 France Telecom Mobiles Matra 200 MHz regional; 400 natquasi-cellular FR-2 France NMT-450 4/89 141,228 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Alcatel nationwide 800 base stations FR-2 France NMT-450 4/89 141,228 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Mobira nationwide 800 base stations FR-2 France NMT-450 4/89 141,228 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Nokia nationwide 800 base stations FR-4 France GSM 7/92 723,200 1/96 France Telecom Mobiles Nortel nationwide service name = Itine FR-4 France GSM 7/92 723,200 1/96 France Telecom Mobiles Matra nationwide service name = Itine FR-4 France GSM 7/92 723,200 1/96 France Telecom Mobiles Motorola nationwide service name = Itine FR-4 France GSM 7/92 723,200 1/96 France Telecom Mobiles Ericsson nationwide service name = Itine FR-4 France GSM 7/92 723,200 1/96 France Telecom Mobiles Alcatel nationwide service name = Itine FR-5 France GSM 3/93 323,583 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% AT&T nationwide service name = Ligne FR-5 France GSM 3/93 323,583 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Alcatel nationwide service name = Ligne FR-5 France GSM 3/93 323,583 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Sagem nationwide service name = Ligne FR-5 France GSM 3/93 323,583 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Siemens nationwide service name = Ligne FR-5 France GSM 3/93 323,583 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Nokia nationwide service name = Ligne FR-5 France GSM 3/93 323,583 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Motorola nationwide service name = Ligne FR-5 France GSM 3/93 323,583 1/96 Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone SBC 10%; BellSouth 4% Philips (DMCS) nationwide service name = Ligne FP-1 French Polynesia GSM unknown Tikiphone Alcatel GB-1 Gabon AMPS 1986 3,500 12/95 unknown Motorola GA-1 Gambia, The TACS 1994 1,100 12/95 unknown Motorola GG-1 Georgia AMPS 7/94 MegaCom Ltd. Schomann International CoPlexsys nationwide GG-2 Georgia GSM 8/95 Diur La-Ole Siemens T'blisi & Kutaisi 10,000 capacity; ser GG-2 Georgia GSM 8/95 Diur La-Ole Motorola T'blisi & Kutaisi 10,000 capacity; ser GM-1 Germany C-Netz 5/86 700,000 1/96 DeTeMobil Siemens 98$ pop @ end-93 license = C-Tel; 200 GM-1 Germany C-Netz 5/86 700,000 1/96 DeTeMobil Alcatel 98$ pop @ end-93 license = C-Tel; 200 GM-3 Germany GSM 7/92 1,450,000 1/96 DeTeMobil Philips (DMCS) 97% pop @ end-94 license = D-1; 3,700 GM-3 Germany GSM 7/92 1,450,000 1/96 DeTeMobil Alcatel 97% pop @ end-94 license = D-1; 3,700 GM-3 Germany GSM 7/92 1,450,000 1/96 DeTeMobil Motorola 97% pop @ end-94 license = D-1; 3,700 GM-3 Germany GSM 7/92 1,450,000 1/96 DeTeMobil Siemens 97% pop @ end-94 license = D-1; 3,700 GM-4 Germany GSM 7/92 1,450,000 1/96 Mannesman Mobilfunk GmbH AirTouch 30% Ericsson nationwide license = D-2; 10% o GM-4 Germany GSM 7/92 1,450,000 1/96 Mannesman Mobilfunk GmbH AirTouch 30% Siemens nationwide license = D-2; 10% o GH-1 Ghana TACS 5/92 3,336 12/94 Millicom Ghana Millicom 80% Motorola service name = Mobit GH-2 Ghana AMPS 1/94 300 5/95 CelTel Ghana Schelle Cellular AT&T nationwide 120,000 capacity GH-3 Ghana GSM 1996 Francis Walker Ghana Ltd. Motorola GH-3 Ghana GSM 1996 Francis Walker Ghana Ltd. Alcatel GH-4 Ghana GSM 6/96 ScanCom Ltd. unknown GI-1 Gibraltar GSM 1/95 701 1/96 Gibtel Ericsson GR-1 Greece GSM 7/93 154,140 1/96 Panafon Ericsson 85% pop @ end-94 150,000 capacity GR-2 Greece GSM 7/93 142,223 1/96 STET-Hellas Nynex 20% Italtel 85% pop @ 9/94 service name = TeleS GR-2 Greece GSM 7/93 142,223 1/96 STET-Hellas Nynex 20% Ericsson 85% pop @ 9/94 service name = TeleS GL-1 Greenland NMT-900 11/92 1,500 6/95 TeleGreenland A/S unknown GJ-1 Grenada AMPS 1/90 Grentel Boatphone Plexsys island & surrounding waters GP-1 Guadeloupe AMPS 7/91 France Antilles Boatphone Plexsys island & surrounding watesee Martinique for s GU-1 Guam AMPS 1992 11,000 6/95 unknown unknown GT-1 Guatemala NAMPS 10/90 18,100 12/95 Comunicaciones Celulares Millicom 45% Motorola 60% pop @ 7/95 30,000 capacity end- GT-2 Guatemala AMPS 1995 tender cancelled 9/95; to be re-tendered undecided GV-1 Guinea unknown 1994? unknown Plexsys GY-1 Guyana AMPS 1992 GTT Nortel nationwide HA-1 Haiti AMPS 1997 tendered 1995; status unknown undecided nationwide HO-1 Honduras AMPS 1995 Motorola Motorola Motorola nationwide pending approval HK-01 Hong Kong TACS 1/84 40,000 8/95 Communications Services Ltd. NEC service name = Unita HK-02 Hong Kong AMPS 6/85 63,000 3/95 Hutchison Telecom Motorola 30% Motorola at capacity; no new HK-03 Hong Kong TACS 1/89 64,000 3/95 Hutchison Telecom Ericsson at capacity 1993 HK-03 Hong Kong TACS 1/89 64,000 3/95 Hutchison Telecom Motorola at capacity 1993 HK-04 Hong Kong ETACS 8/89 61,800 8/95 Pacific Link Ericsson at capacity 1992 HK-05 Hong Kong TDMA 10/92 125,530 8/95 Pacific Link Ericsson HK-06 Hong Kong CDMA 9/28/95 10,000 2/96 Hutchison Telecom Motorola Motorola World's first commer HK-07 Hong Kong GSM 7/93 150,000 8/95 Communications Services Ltd. Nokia includes metro system HK-08 Hong Kong GSM 1/93 145,000 12/95 SmarTone McCaw 30% Ericsson roaming with Asia; v HK-08 Hong Kong GSM 1/93 145,000 12/95 SmarTone McCaw 30% Nokia roaming with Asia; v HK-09 Hong Kong GSM 5/29/95 10,000 8/95 Hutchison Telecom Motorola Motorola to replace TACS netw HK-09 Hong Kong GSM 5/29/95 10,000 8/95 Hutchison Telecom Motorola Siemens to replace TACS netw HU-1 Hungary NMT-450 10/90 60,100 1/95 Westel Radiotelefon U S West 49% Nokia HU-1 Hungary NMT-450 10/90 60,100 1/95 Westel Radiotelefon U S West 49% Ericsson HU-3 Hungary GSM 3/30/94 100,000 12/95 Westel 900 U S West 49% Ericsson Budapest & Kecskemet first digital cellul HU-4 Hungary GSM 3/94 30,000 4/95 Pannon GSM Nokia 70% pop @ end-94 roaming with Netherl IC-1 Iceland NMT-450 7/86 21,479 1/96 Post og Simamalastofnunin Ericsson 99% population IC-2 Iceland GSM 8/15/94 10,268 1/96 Post og Simamalastofnunin Ericsson Rejkjavik &main airport routes IN-01 India GSM 1995 7,000 11/95 Delhi Sterling Cellular CCI 49% Motorola New Delhi service name = Essar IN-01 India GSM 1995 7,000 11/95 Delhi Sterling Cellular CCI 49% Siemens New Delhi service name = Essar IN-02 India GSM 8/95 see IN-01 Bharti Cellular Millicom 12% Motorola New Delhi IN-02 India GSM 8/95 see IN-01 Bharti Cellular Millicom 12% Ericsson New Delhi IN-03 India GSM end-95 5,000 11/95 Bombay Hutchison Max Motorola Bombay service name = Max I IN-03 India GSM end-95 5,000 11/95 Bombay Hutchison Max Ericsson Bombay service name = Max I IN-04 India GSM mid-95 see IN-03 BPL Mobile LCC 13% Siemens Bombay IN-04 India GSM mid-95 see IN-03 BPL Mobile LCC 13% Motorola Bombay IN-05 India GSM 7/31/95 2,000 11/95 Calct. Modi Telstra Nokia Calcutta IN-06 India GSM 7/95 see IN-05 Usha Martin Telecom Motorola Calcutta IN-06 India GSM 7/95 see IN-05 Usha Martin Telecom Siemens Calcutta IN-07 India GSM 1995 800 11/95 Madras Mobile Telecom Services AirTouch Ericsson Madras IN-08 India GSM 6/95 see IN-07 Skycell Communications Millicom 24.5%, BellSouthNokia Madras IN-08 India GSM 6/95 see IN-07 Skycell Communications Millicom 24.5%, BellSouthMotorola Madras IN-09 India GSM 1997 AT&T-Birla AT&T unknown Gujarat circle IN-10 India GSM 1997 AT&T-Birla AT&T unknown Maharashtra circle IN-11 India GSM 1997 Escotel-First Pacific unknown Haryana circle IN-12 India GSM 1997 Escotel-First Pacific unknown Kerala circle IN-13 India GSM 1997 Escotel-First Pacific unknown Uttar Pradesh West circle IN-14 India GSM 1997 RPG-AirTouch AirTouch unknown Madhya Pradesh circle IN-15 India GSM 1997 Reliance-NYNEX NYNEX unknown Madhya Pradesh circle IN-16 India GSM 1997 Reliance-NYNEX NYNEX unknown West Bengal circle IN-17 India GSM 1997 Reliance-NYNEX NYNEX unknown Assam circle IN-18 India GSM 1997 Reliance-NYNEX NYNEX unknown Bihar circle IN-19 India GSM 1997 Reliance-NYNEX NYNEX unknown Himachal Pradesh circle IN-20 India GSM 1997 Reliance-NYNEX NYNEX unknown Orissa circle IN-21 India GSM 1997 Reliance-NYNEX NYNEX unknown North-East circle IN-22 India GSM 1997 Koshika-Pilipino Telecom unknown Uttar Pradesh East circle IN-23 India GSM 1997 Koshika-Pilipino Telecom unknown Uttar Pradesh West circle IN-24 India GSM 1997 Koshika-Pilipino Telecom unknown Orissa circle IN-25 India GSM 1997 Koshika-Pilipino Telecom unknown Bihar circle IN-26 India GSM 1997 Bharti Telecom-STET unknown Himachal Pradesh circle IN-27 India GSM 1997 Tata Communications-Bell Canada unknown Andhra Pradesh circle IN-28 India GSM 1997 U S West-BPL U S West unknown Tamil Nadu circle IN-29 India GSM 1997 U S West-BPL U S West unknown Kerala circle IN-30 India GSM 1997 U S West-BPL U S West unknown Maharashtra circle IN-31 India GSM 1997 Fascel Ltd. unknown Gujarat circle IN-32 India GSM 1997 Modicom Vanguard unknown Karnataka circle IN-33 India GSM 1997 JT Mobile unknown Karnataka circle IN-34 India GSM 1997 Hinduja-HCL unknown Tamil Nadu circle IN-35 India GSM 1997 Aircell Digital unknown Harayana circle IN-36 India GSM 1997 Modicom Vanguard unknown Punjab circle IN-37 India GSM 1997 JT Mobile unknown Punjab circle IN-38 India GSM 1997 Aircell Digital unknown Rajasthan circle IN-39 India GSM 1997 Hexacom/Shyam unknown Rajasthan circle IN-40 India GSM 1997 Aircell Digital unknown Uttar Pradesh East circle IN-41 India GSM 1997 Bharti Telnet unknown Himachal Pradesh Circle IN-42 India GSM 1997 Hexacom unknown North-East circle ID-01 Indonesia NMT-450 4/86 30,000 1/96 PT Mobisel Bell Atlantic Ericsson Jakarta, Bandung service name = Eramo ID-02 Indonesia AMPS 8,100 1/96 PT Telekomindo Prima Bhakti unknown revenue sharing with ID-03 Indonesia AMPS 8/91 50,000 1/96 PT Komselindo Motorola Jakarta, Bandung, Surabay34,500 capacity; CDM ID-04 Indonesia NAMPS PT Metro Seluler Nusantara unknown service name = Metro ID-05 Indonesia GSM 11/94 80,000 1/96 PT Satelindo Alcatel nationwide 50,000 capacity expa ID-06 Indonesia GSM 7/94 23,800 1/96 PT Telkomsel Ericsson nationwide 6,000 capacity; look ID-06 Indonesia GSM 7/94 23,800 1/96 PT Telkomsel Motorola nationwide 6,000 capacity; look ID-06 Indonesia GSM 7/94 23,800 1/96 PT Telkomsel Siemens nationwide 6,000 capacity; look ID-09 Indonesia GSM mid-96 PT Excelcomindo Nynex 23% Ericsson nationwide awarded 5/95 IR-1 Iran GSM 6/94 0 mid-93 Telecom Company of Iran Nokia Teheran 10,000 capacity IR-2 Iran GSM unknown Celcom tendered 7 cities 50,000 capacity IR-3 Iran GSM 3/95 KIFZO unknown EI-1 Ireland TACS 12/85 116,702 1/96 Eircell Ericsson service name = Eirce EI-2 Ireland GSM 6/93 25,000 1/96 Eircell Ericsson service name = Eirce EI-3 Ireland GSM 1996 Esat Digifone undecided IS-1 Israel NAMPS 3/86 140,000 12/94 Motorola Pelephone Cellular CommunicatiMotorola Motorola Israel, territories NAMPS began end-93; IS-2 Israel AMPS-TDMA 12/27/94 80,000 4/95 CellCom Israel Ltd. BellSouth 33% Nortel metro Tel Aviv; nat'l by dual-mode; voice mai IS-3 Israel unknown 1997 Third license to be awarded 1996 or 1997 undecided IT-1 Italy RTMS-450 9/85 8,800 1/96 Telecom Italia Mobile Italtel 95% pop @ 12/95 quasi-cellular IT-2 Italy ETACS 4/90 3,420,490 1/96 Telecom Italia Mobile Ericsson 92% pop @ 12/95 1,700 base stations IT-2 Italy ETACS 4/90 3,420,490 1/96 Telecom Italia Mobile Italtel 92% pop @ 12/95 1,700 base stations IT-3 Italy GSM 10/92 523,000 1/96 Telecom Italia Mobile Marconi 85% pop @ 12/94 official start 4/95; IT-3 Italy GSM 10/92 523,000 1/96 Telecom Italia Mobile Siemens 85% pop @ 12/94 official start 4/95; IT-3 Italy GSM 10/92 523,000 1/96 Telecom Italia Mobile Italtel 85% pop @ 12/94 official start 4/95; IT-3 Italy GSM 10/92 523,000 1/96 Telecom Italia Mobile Ericsson 85% pop @ 12/94 official start 4/95; IT-4 Italy GSM 12/95 72,000 1/96 Omnitel-Pronto Italia Bell Atlantic 11.6%, AirTNokia 40% territory at start trial operation 2,00 JM-1 Jamaica AMPS 8/91 22,500 12/94 Telecom Jamaica NEC island & surrounding wate1,200 fixed subs; ce JA-01 Japan NTT 12/79 2,260,000 3/95 NTT DoCoMo NEC nationwide JA-02 Japan NTT 12/88 278,000 2/95 Nippon Idou Tsushin (IDO) NEC Tokyo, Nagoya JA-03 Japan JTAC 4/89 750,000 2/95 Daini Denden Motorola nationwide except Tokyo,N10 regional companie JA-04 Japan JTAC 10/91 314,900 2/95 Nippon Idou Tsushin (IDO) Motorola Tokyo, Nagoya full free roaming wi JA-05 Japan PDC-800MHz 1993 3,082,000 6/95 NTT DoCoMo NEC nationwide will introduce cellu JA-05 Japan PDC-800MHz 1993 3,082,000 6/95 NTT DoCoMo Motorola nationwide will introduce cellu JA-05 Japan PDC-800MHz 1993 3,082,000 6/95 NTT DoCoMo Ericsson nationwide will introduce cellu JA-06 Japan PDC 6/1/94 138,400 6/95 TU-KA Cellular Tokyo Motorola 8%, GTE 3%, U S NEC Tokyo; 70% pop @ 1/95 JA-06 Japan PDC 6/1/94 138,400 6/95 TU-KA Cellular Tokyo Motorola 8%, GTE 3%, U S Motorola Tokyo; 70% pop @ 1/95 JA-07 Japan PDC 7/7/94 111,700 6/95 TU-KA Cellular Tokai GTE 2% Motorola Tokai initial capacity 45, JA-07 Japan PDC 7/7/94 111,700 6/95 TU-KA Cellular Tokai GTE 2% NEC Tokai initial capacity 45, JA-08 Japan PDC 4/1/94 235,600 9/95 TU-KA Cellular Kansai GTE 4% Motorola Kansai (Osaka) data service to star JA-08 Japan PDC 4/1/94 235,600 9/95 TU-KA Cellular Kansai GTE 4% NEC Kansai (Osaka) data service to star JA-09 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 4/1/94 164,000 6/95 Tokyo Digital Phone AirTouch 15% Ericsson Tokyo 150,000+ capacity JA-09 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 4/1/94 164,000 6/95 Tokyo Digital Phone AirTouch 15% Toshiba Tokyo 150,000+ capacity JA-10 Japan PDC 7/26/94 Central Japan Digital Phone AirTouch 23% Ericsson Tokai; 88% pop. by mid-95 JA-11 Japan PDC 5/94 120,000 5/95 Kansai Digital Phone AirTouch 13% Ericsson Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara JA-12 Japan PDC 1/4/96 90,000 2/96 Digital TU-KA Kyushu AirTouch 4.5%; GTE 4.25% Ericsson Fukuoka & major transit routes JA-13 Japan PDC 2/96 25,000 1/96 Kyushu Cellular Telephone Motorola Kyushu 78 cell sites; serve JA-14 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 5/96 Digital TU-KA Chugoku AirTouch 4.5%; GTE 4.5% unknown Chugoku JA-15 Japan PDC unknown Shikoku Cellular Telephone unknown Shikoku JA-16 Japan PDC unknown Okinawa Cellular Telephone unknown Okinawa JA-17 Japan PDC 2/96 Chugoku Cellular Telephone Motorola Chugoku 65 cell sites JA-18 Japan PDC 2/96 Hokuriko Cellular Telephone Motorola Hokuriko 23 cell sites JA-19 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 1997 Digital TU-KA Tohoku AirTouch 4.5%; GTE 4.5% unknown Tohoku, Sendai JA-20 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 1994 832,800 6/95 Nippon Idou Tsushin (IDO) NEC Tokyo, Nagoya JA-20 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 1994 832,800 6/95 Nippon Idou Tsushin (IDO) Ericsson Tokyo, Nagoya JA-21 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 1994 1,308,000 6/95 Daini Denden Motorola nationwide except Tokyo,Nagoya JA-21 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 1994 1,308,000 6/95 Daini Denden NEC nationwide except Tokyo,Nagoya JA-22 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 5/97 Digital TU-KA Hokkaido Co. AirTouch 4.5%; GTE 4.5% unknown Sapporo JA-23 Japan PDC-1.5GHz 6/97 Digital TU-KA Hokuriku GTE 4.5% Ericsson Kanazawa City, others 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.