Iran
In September 2010 the penetration rate was estimated at 91.9% over a population estimate of 77.9 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Operators | ||||
| 1 | Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MCI) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) | 34 (Q3 2010) | Telecommunication Company of Iran |
| 2 | MTN Irancell | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) WiMax |
28.4 (Q3 2010) | Iran Electronic Development Company (51%) MTN Group (49%) |
| 3 | Taliya | GSM-900 (GPRS) | 0.8 | Rafsanjan Industrial Complex (TCI's BOT) |
| 4 | RighTel (available in 16 cities as of Dec. 20, 2012) |
GSM (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ |
~0.5 | Social Security Investment Company |
| 5 | Mobin Net | WiMax | ~0.1 | |
| Regional Operators | ||||
| 6 | Datak Telecom (available in Tehran) |
WiMax | ~0.05 | |
| 7 | MTCE | GSM-900 (GPRS) WiMax |
0.036 | Mobile Telecommunications Company of Esfahan |
| 8 | Kish Free Zone | GSM-900 | 0.006 | Kish Free Zone Organization |
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