ITA/Office of Telecommunications 3/96 Stephanie W. McCullough *** SAIPAN through ZIMBABWE *** 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 SAI-1 Saipan unknown 11/91 unknown unknown AQ-1 Samoa (Am.) AMPS 1987 2,900 6/95 Samoan Office of Communications Motorola AQ-2 Samoa (Am.) AMPS unknown undecided Motorola WS-1 Samoa (W.) unknown unknown unknown undecided under study SA-1 Saudi Arabia NMT-450 8/81 20,000 1/95 Saudi Telecom Ericsson SA-1 Saudi Arabia NMT-450 8/81 20,000 1/95 Saudi Telecom Philips SA-2 Saudi Arabia GSM 1/96 250,000 1/96 Saudi Telecom AT&T expanding to 300,000 SA-2 Saudi Arabia GSM 1/96 250,000 1/96 Saudi Telecom Philips expanding to 300,000 SA-3 Saudi Arabia GSM unknown Royal Palace Network Siemens for royal family use SA-3 Saudi Arabia GSM unknown Royal Palace Network Motorola for royal family use SG-1 Senegal RC2000 4/92 500 mid-95 SONATEL unknown 83km radius of Dakar analog French techno SG-2 Senegal GSM 1998 SONATEL undecided nationwide 20-year license SG-3 Senegal GSM 1998 undecided nationwide 20-year license SE-1 Seychelles GSM 11/95 Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd. Alcatel SN-1 Singapore AMPS 8/88 170,000 5/95 Singapore Telecom NEC service name = Mobil SN-2 Singapore ETACS 8/91 125,000 12/94 Singapore Telecom Ericsson service name = Mobil SN-3 Singapore GSM 3/8/94 102,000 6/95 Singapore Telecom Ericsson nationwide service name = Mobil SN-4 Singapore GSM 4/1/97 MobileOne Pte. Ltd. Nokia nationwide one of two networks LO-1 Slovak Republic NMT-450 10/91 11,200 12/95 Eurotel Bratislava Bell Atlantic 24.5%, U S Nokia LO-2 Slovak Republic GSM 1997? to be awarded by 8/96 Bell Atlantic 24.5%; U S undecided one license may go t SI-1 Slovenia NMT-450 10/90 27,000 12/95 Mobitel Ericsson 90% of territory 50 cell sites @ 12/9 SI-2 Slovenia GSM 6/96 Mobitel Ericsson SI-3 Slovenia GSM 1996 to be awarded 1996 undecided BP-1 Soloman Islands unknown unknown Cable & Wireless unknown SF-1 South Africa C-Netz 5/86 10,000 6/95 Vodacom Siemens car phones; at capac SF-2 South Africa GSM 6/1/94 258,000 6/95 Vodacom GSM Motorola nationwide; 80% pop @ 199Alcatel wireless pay SF-2 South Africa GSM 6/1/94 258,000 6/95 Vodacom GSM Alcatel nationwide; 80% pop @ 199Alcatel wireless pay SF-2 South Africa GSM 6/1/94 258,000 6/95 Vodacom GSM Siemens nationwide; 80% pop @ 199Alcatel wireless pay SF-3 South Africa GSM 6/1/94 142,000 6/95 Mobile Telephone Networks SBC 15.5% Ericsson nationwide 7,500 GSM payphones SP-1 Spain NMT-450 6/82 20,500 1/96 Telefonica Servicios Moviles Ericsson service name = Movil SP-1 Spain NMT-450 6/82 20,500 1/96 Telefonica Servicios Moviles Philips service name = Movil SP-2 Spain TACS 4/90 940,500 1/96 Telefonica Moviles Motorola will be discontinued SP-2 Spain TACS 4/90 940,500 1/96 Telefonica Moviles AT&T will be discontinued SP-3 Spain GSM 7/95 59,000 1/96 Telefonica Moviles AT&T 7 major cities & highwaysservice name = MoviS SP-3 Spain GSM 7/95 59,000 1/96 Telefonica Moviles Ericsson 7 major cities & highwaysservice name = MoviS SP-3 Spain GSM 7/95 59,000 1/96 Telefonica Moviles Motorola 7 major cities & highwaysservice name = MoviS SP-4 Spain GSM 10/95 27,500 1/96 Airtel S.A. AirTouch 15.78% Ericsson SP-4 Spain GSM 10/95 27,500 1/96 Airtel S.A. AirTouch 15.78% Siemens CE-1 Sri Lanka ETACS 7/89 23,000 12/95 Celltel Lanka Millicom 76% Motorola Columbo B-Band; 14 base stat CE-2 Sri Lanka ETACS 1993? 11,050 1/95 Lanka Cellular Service NEC Columbo, Kandy A-Band; service name CE-3 Sri Lanka AMPS 4/93 15,470 1/95 Mobiltel Ericsson 7-year build-operate CE-4 Sri Lanka GSM 2/95 1,500 12/95 MTN Network Ltd. Alcatel 10,000 capacity SC-1 St. Kitts & Nevis AMPS 1989 St. Kitts & Nevis Boatphone Plexsys island & surrounding waters ST-1 St. Lucia AMPS 12/90 St. Lucia Boatphone Plexsys island & surrounding waters SMB-1 St. Martin/BartholemAMPS 9/91 St. Martin Mobiles Plexsys island & surrounding waters VC-1 St. Vincent/GrenadinAMPS 12/90 BOATPHONE Plexsys island & surrounding waters SU-1 Sudan GSM 1998 Daewoo & Sudatel Alcatel Khartoum & Port Sudan NS-1 Suriname AMPS-TDMA 1993 Telesur Nortel nationwide WZ-1 Swaziland unknown 1996? SPTC undecided conducting feasibili SW-1 Sweden NMT-450 6/81 254,985 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Radiosystem Sweden AB SW-1 Sweden NMT-450 6/81 254,985 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Mobira SW-1 Sweden NMT-450 6/81 254,985 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Mitsubishi SW-1 Sweden NMT-450 6/81 254,985 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Ericsson SW-2 Sweden NMT-450 8/81 7,911 1/96 Comvik AB Millicom 20% Ericsson SW-2 Sweden NMT-450 8/81 7,911 1/96 Comvik AB Millicom 20% E.F. Johnson SW-3 Sweden NMT-900 12/86 715,246 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Radiosystem Sweden AB alliance with Telia SW-3 Sweden NMT-900 12/86 715,246 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Ericsson alliance with Telia SW-3 Sweden NMT-900 12/86 715,246 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Mobira alliance with Telia SW-3 Sweden NMT-900 12/86 715,246 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Mitsubishi alliance with Telia SW-4 Sweden GSM 11/92 472,800 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Ericsson has ordered dual-mod SW-4 Sweden GSM 11/92 472,800 1/96 Telia Mobitel AB Nokia has ordered dual-mod SW-5 Sweden GSM 9/92 431,000 1/96 Comvik GSM Millicom 20% Siemens service name = COMVI SW-5 Sweden GSM 9/92 431,000 1/96 Comvik GSM Millicom 20% Motorola service name = COMVI SW-6 Sweden GSM 9/92 159,000 1/96 NordicTel Holdings AirTouch 51% Nokia service name = Europ SZ-1 Switzerland NMT-900 9/87 318,374 1/96 PTT Ericsson license = Natel C SZ-1 Switzerland NMT-900 9/87 318,374 1/96 PTT Philips license = Natel C SZ-2 Switzerland GSM 3/93 145,000 1/96 PTT Ericsson license = Natel D SZ-2 Switzerland GSM 3/93 145,000 1/96 PTT Motorola license = Natel D SZ-2 Switzerland GSM 3/93 145,000 1/96 PTT Philips license = Natel D SY-1 Syria GSM 1996? PTE tendered, withdrawn Damascus and south may go forward soon TW-1 Taiwan AMPS 5/89 600,000 6/95 Directorate General of Telecommunications - LDTA Ericsson at capacity TW-2 Taiwan GSM 7/95 200,000 presubs 6/95 Directorate General of Telecommunications - LDTA Nortel nationwide 500,000 initial capa TW-3 Taiwan GSM&/orDCS 1997 to be tendered 1996 undecided delayed by election TZ-1 Tanzania TACS 10/94 2,000 12/95 MIC Tanzania Ltd. Millicom 51% Motorola Dar es Salaam & other cit2 base stations; 325 TZ-2 Tanzania GSM 12/95 Tritel Siemens Dar es Salaam & other cit10,000 initial capac TZ-2 Tanzania GSM 12/95 Tritel Motorola Dar es Salaam & other cit10,000 initial capac TZ-3 Tanzania GSM unknown may offer four regional licenses undecided regional TH-1 Thailand NMT-450 7/86 50,000 12/95 Telephone Organization of Thailand Ericsson most cities & rural areas5 switches, 144 base TH-1 Thailand NMT-450 7/86 50,000 12/95 Telephone Organization of Thailand Nokia most cities & rural areas5 switches, 144 base TH-1 Thailand NMT-450 7/86 50,000 12/95 Telephone Organization of Thailand Radiosystem Sweden Amost cities & rural areas5 switches, 144 base TH-1 Thailand NMT-450 7/86 50,000 12/95 Telephone Organization of Thailand Novatel most cities & rural areas5 switches, 144 base TH-1 Thailand NMT-450 7/86 50,000 12/95 Telephone Organization of Thailand Philips most cities & rural areas5 switches, 144 base TH-2 Thailand AMPS 3/87 46,000 12/95 Communications Authority of Thailand Motorola A-band; 145 base sta TH-3 Thailand NAMPS 9/91 354,000 8/95 Total Access Communications System Motorola Motorola remote areas B-band; service name TH-3 Thailand NAMPS 9/91 354,000 8/95 Total Access Communications System Motorola Nokia remote areas B-band; service name TH-4 Thailand NMT-900 9/90 540,000 8/95 Advanced Information Services Ericsson Bangkok & large cities service name = Cellu TH-4 Thailand NMT-900 9/90 540,000 8/95 Advanced Information Services Nokia Bangkok & large cities service name = Cellu TH-5 Thailand GSM 10/1/94 32,000 6/95 Advanced Information Services Ericsson 88 base stations TH-5 Thailand GSM 10/1/94 32,000 6/95 Advanced Information Services Motorola 88 base stations TH-5 Thailand GSM 10/1/94 32,000 6/95 Advanced Information Services Nokia 88 base stations TN-1 Tonga unknown 1993? unknown unknown under study TD-1 Trinidad & Tobago AMPS 12/91 3,100 12/94 Telecom. Services of Trinidad & Tobago Nortel nationwide TS-1 Tunisia NMT-450 4/85 7,800 12/95 Total Ministry of Communications Ericsson 60% territory @ mid-95 TS-2 Tunisia GSM 1995 Ministry of Communications Nortel-Matra Tunis trial system; 500 ca TU-1 Turkey NMT-450 10/86 89,000 10/94 Turkcell Nokia major cities & highways 380 base stations @ TU-1 Turkey NMT-450 10/86 89,000 10/94 Turkcell Mobira major cities & highways 380 base stations @ TU-2 Turkey GSM 3/94 75,000 2/95 Turkcell Ericsson Ankara, Istanbul, Antalyabuild, operate, tran TU-3 Turkey TACS 1993? Turkcell Motorola status unknown TU-4 Turkey GSM 4/94 15,000 12/94 Telsim Mobil Alcatel Istanbul, expanding to nabuild, operate, tran TU-4 Turkey GSM 4/94 15,000 12/94 Telsim Mobil Siemens Istanbul, expanding to nabuild, operate, tran TU-4 Turkey GSM 4/94 15,000 12/94 Telsim Mobil Motorola Istanbul, expanding to nabuild, operate, tran TX-1 Turkmenistan AMPS 1994? unknown Plexsys TK-1 Turks & Caicos undecided unknown Cable & Wireless undecided under study UG-1 Uganda GSM 5/95 Celtel Ltd./Clovergem Motorola Kampala, Entebbe, Jinja 5,000 capacity; IFC- UG-1 Uganda GSM 5/95 Celtel Ltd./Clovergem Siemens Kampala, Entebbe, Jinja 5,000 capacity; IFC- UP-1 Ukraine NMT-450 7/93 15,000 12/95 Ukrainian Mobile Communications Nokia Kiev area; 20 cities by 1will upgrade to GSM UP-2 Ukraine GSM 1998 Ukrainian Mobile Communications unknown UP-3 Ukraine GSM 1998 second license planned undecided TC-1 United Arab EmiratesETACS 5/89 115,000 6/95 Total Emirates Telecom Corp. Ericsson PMATS-3; 30,000 capa TC-2 United Arab EmiratesGSM 1994 Emirates Telecom Corp. Ericsson Dubai City TC-3 United Arab EmiratesGSM 1994 Emirates Telecom Corp. Alcatel Abu Dhabi 50,000 capacity TC-4 United Arab EmiratesGSM 9/94 Emirates Telecom Corp. Motorola Northern Emirates TC-4 United Arab EmiratesGSM 9/94 Emirates Telecom Corp. Siemens Northern Emirates TC-5 United Arab EmiratesGSM 4/93 Emirates Telecom Corp. AT&T Al Ain UK-1 United Kingdom ETACS 1/85 2,042,000 1/96 Cellnet Motorola to be terminated 200 UK-2 United Kingdom ETACS 12/87 1,933,000 1/96 Vodafone Ericsson 20% subs on LowCall UK-3 United Kingdom GSM 7/14/94 287,000 1/96 Cellnet Nokia nationwide; 90% pop at lavoicemail, follow-me UK-3 United Kingdom GSM 7/14/94 287,000 1/96 Cellnet Ericsson nationwide; 90% pop at lavoicemail, follow-me UK-3 United Kingdom GSM 7/14/94 287,000 1/96 Cellnet Siemens nationwide; 90% pop at lavoicemail, follow-me UK-3 United Kingdom GSM 7/14/94 287,000 1/96 Cellnet Motorola nationwide; 90% pop at lavoicemail, follow-me UK-4 United Kingdom GSM 7/92 426,000 1/96 Vodafone Nokia 95% pop data service 10/94; UK-4 United Kingdom GSM 7/92 426,000 1/96 Vodafone Orbitel 95% pop data service 10/94; UK-4 United Kingdom GSM 7/92 426,000 1/96 Vodafone Ericsson 95% pop data service 10/94; UK-5 United Kingdom GSM 6/94 400 12/94 Jersey Telecoms Alcatel Jersey UK-6 United Kingdom GSM 3/96 Guernsey Telecoms unknown Guernsey UK-7 United Kingdom GSM 3/96 Manx Telecom unknown Isle of Mann US-A United States AMPS 10/83 31,000,000 6/95 multiple multiple 2 operators per mark US-D United States AMPS-TDMA 1993 1,500,000 end-95 multiple multiple subs according to He US-N United States NAMPS multiple multiple UY-1 Uruguay AMPS 11/91 5,000 2/95 Abiatar BellSouth 38%, Motorola Motorola Montevideo & southern regservice name = Movic UY-2 Uruguay AMPS-TDMA 10/94 2,000 2/95 Antel NEC Montevideo & Punta del Es20,000 capacity; ser UY-2 Uruguay AMPS-TDMA 10/94 2,000 2/95 Antel Ericsson Montevideo & Punta del Es20,000 capacity; ser UZ-1 Uzbekistan NMT-450 10/92 6,500 12/95 Total Uzdunrobita JB ICG unknown Tashkent,Sakhalin (Georgia) UZ-2 Uzbekistan AMPS-TDMA 6/94 Uzdunrobita JB ICG Nortel 5 largest cities also Northern Teleco VE-1 Venezuela AMPS-TDMA 10/88 135,000 12/94 Movilnet GTE, AT&T Ericsson nationwide B-band; caller pays; VE-2 Venezuela NAMPS 1991 180,000 10/94 Telcel BellSouth 50% Motorola nationwide A-band; NAMPS in Car VE-3 Venezuela GSM 1995-6 one or two licenses to be auctioned 1995 undecided nationwide VM-1 Vietnam AMPS 5/92 22,000 6/95 Saigon Mobile Telephone Co. Ericsson Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City service name = Call VM-3 Vietnam GSM 4/6/94 20,000 9/95 Vietnam Mobile Services Ericsson nationwide by 1997 6,500 initial capaci VM-3 Vietnam GSM 4/6/94 20,000 9/95 Vietnam Mobile Services Alcatel nationwide by 1997 6,500 initial capaci VM-4 Vietnam GSM 1Q94 Vietnam Telecom Services Co. Motorola Hanoi 3,000 capacity VM-4 Vietnam GSM 1Q94 Vietnam Telecom Services Co. Siemens Hanoi 3,000 capacity VI-1 Virgin Islands (Br.)AMPS 12/86 120 12/92 Caribbean Cellular Telephone Boatphone Boston Communications CorPlexsys island & surrounding waters WB-1 West Bank/Gaza GSM 1997 PalTel to be tendered 1996 100,000 capacity in YM-1 Yemen TACS 5/92 1,500 mid-93 Cable & Wireless unknown CG-1 Zaire NAMPS 5/88 6,500 TELECEL Afrex International Motorola NAMPS 1995; can upgr CG-1 Zaire NAMPS 5/88 6,500 TELECEL Afrex International Plexsys NAMPS 1995; can upgr CG-2 Zaire AMPS 1994 Express Communications Motorola license pending CG-3 Zaire TACS end-94 Trans Global Telecom Motorola Kinshasa ZA-1 Zambia AMPS 1995 Zamtel Motorola Lusaka only mobile & fixed - tri ZA-1 Zambia AMPS 1995 Zamtel NEC Lusaka only mobile & fixed - tri ZA-2 Zambia digital unknown 2 licenses to be tendered late-95; one with ZamTel undecided trial ZI-1 Zimbabwe GSM unknown PTC possible tendered Harare & Bulawyo 30-40,000 initial ca ZI-2 Zimbabwe GSM 4/96 Retrofit Harare & Bulawyo 60,000 eventual capa 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.