List of telecommunications companies in Asia and Oceania explained

A telecommunications company (historically known as a telephone company) is a company which provides broadband and/or telephony services.

The telecommunications companies of Asia and Oceania are listed below:

Afghanistan

Fixed-line operators

• Afghan Telecom

Mobile operators

• Salaam Network
• Afghan Wireless (Telephone Systems International)
• MTN Afghanistan (MTN Group)
• Etisalat Afghanistan (Etisalat)
• Roshan (AKFED, Cable & Wireless and Telia Company)

Australia

Fixed-line operators

• Telstra
• Optus (SingTel)
• TPG
• Vocus
• Vodafone
• Macquarie Telecom
• NBN

Mobile operators

• Optus Mobile (Singtel)
• Telstra Mobile (Telstra)
• Vodafone Australia (TPG Telecom)

Bangladesh

Fixed-line operators

• Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
• Ranks Telecom Ltd.
• TeleBarta Limited
• WorldTel

Mobile operators

• Grameenphone
• Robi Axiata
• Banglalink
• Teletalk

Bhutan

Fixed-line operators

• Bhutan Telecom Ltd.

Mobile operators

• Airtel Bhutan
• BMobile (Bhutan Telecom Ltd.)

Brunei

Fixed-line operators

• Unified National Networks
• Telekom Brunei TelBru

Mobile operators

• Unified National Networks UNN
• DST Communications (DST-COM)
• Progresif cellular

Cambodia

Fixed-line operators

• Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

Mobile operators

• Cellcard (The Royal Group)
• Seatel (Chinese company)
• Latelz Company Limited (Axiata Group Berhad)
• Metfone (Viettel)
• Cootel (Shinwei Company)

China (mainland)

Fixed-line operators

• China Telecom
• China Tietong (China Mobile Communications Corp)
• China Unicom

Mobile operators

• • China Mobile China Telecom
• China Unicom

Fiji

Fixed-line operators

• Telecom Fiji

Mobile operators

• Digicel Fiji (Digicel)
• INKK Mobile (Boost Mobile)
• Vodafone Fiji (Vodafone)

International operators

• Fintel

French Polynesia

Fixed-line operators

• OPT Polynesia
• Tahiti Nui Telecom
• Ora (Viti)

Mobile operators

• Vini, a subsidiary of for mobile telephony, internet and television subscription services
• Vodafone Polynésie (PMT)
• Ora de Viti

Guam

Fixed-line operators

• GTA Teleguam

Mobile operators

• GTA Teleguam

Hong Kong

Fixed-line operators

• Hutchison Global Communications
• PCCW
• Hong Kong Broadband
• Wharf T&T

Mobile operators

• 3 HK (CK Hutchison Holdings)
• China Mobile Hong Kong
• CSL1010
• SmarTone

India

See main article: List of telecom companies in India.

Fixed-line operators

According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in October 2022, the top 5 operators accounted for 98.4% of market share.^[1]

These operators are as follows:

• Bharti Airtel Limited (Branded as Airtel)
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (Branded as BSNL)
• Atria Convergence Technologies Limited (Branded as ACT)
• Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Branded as Jio)
• Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited

Other notable operators include:

• Tata Play Broadband Private Limited
• Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (Branded as MTNL)
• RailTel Corporation of India Limited
• DEN Networks Limited
• Vodafone Idea Limited (Branded as You Broadband)

Mobile operators

The following operators have been classified as Wireless Service Providers by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India:^[2]

• Bharti Airtel Limited (Branded as Airtel)
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (Branded as BSNL Mobile, CellOne)
• Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Branded as Jio)
• Vodafone Idea Limited (Branded as Vi)
• Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (Branded as MTNL, Dolphin)
• Reliance Communications Limited (Continues to remain licensed, but has ceased mobile telephony operations;^[3] Was branded as Reliance)

Indonesia

Fixed-line operators

• Telkom Indonesia
• Indosat Phone
• Ofon

Mobile operators

• Telkomsel
  • Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison XL Axiata
• Smartfren

Japan

Fixed-line operators

• NTT
• KDDI
• SoftBank

Mobile operators

• NTT Docomo
• KDDI
• SoftBank
• Rakuten Mobile

Kazakhstan

Fixed-line operators

• KazakhTelecom

Mobile operators

• Altel/Tele2 (Kazakhtelecom)
• Kcell/Activ (Kazakhtelecom)
• Beeline (VimpelCom)

Kyrgyzstan

Fixed-line operators

• Kyrgyztelecom

Mobile operators

• MegaCom
• Beeline
• O!

Laos

Fixed-line operators

• Lao Telecom

Macau

Fixed-line operators

• Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau S.A.R.L. (CTM)

Mobile operators

• 3 (CK Hutchison Holdings)

Malaysia

Fixed-line operators

• Maxis (Maxis Communications Berhad; formerly Binariang)
• Unifi Mobile (Telekom Malaysia)
• TIME dotCom

Mobile operators

• Altel (discontinued)
• Celcom, a subsidiary of (Axiata; formerly TM International)
• Digi, a subsidiary of Telenor
• ElectComms – PTT and CDMA only
• Maxis, will be sold to Ooredoo and change name Ooredoo Malaysian
• Unifi Mobile (TM Technology Services Sdn. Bhd., acquired by Telekom Malaysia; formerly Webe Digital)
• U Mobile
• Yes (YTL Corporation) (FDD/TDD-LTE)

Maldives

Fixed-line operators

• Dhiraagu (Cable & Wireless)

Mobile operators

• Dhiraagu (Cable & Wireless)
• Raajjé Online (Focus Infocom)
• Wataniya Telecom Maldives (Qtel)

Mongolia

Fixed-line operators

• • Mongolia Telecom Company Mongolian Railway Authority

Mobile operators

• ONDO
• Mobicom Corporation
• Skytel
• Unitel
• G-Mobile

Myanmar

Fixed-line operators

• MPT
• Ooredoo Myanmar (Ooredoo) (WCDMA)
• Telenor Myanmar (Telenor)
• Mytel

Nepal

Fixed-line operators

• • CG Digital Nepal Telecom

Mobile operators

• SmartCell
• Hello Nepal
• Ncell GSM
• Nepal Telecom GSM & CDMA both
• United Telecom CDMA

New Caledonia

Mobile operators

New Zealand

Fixed-line operators

• Chorus Limited
• One NZ (formerly Vodafone New Zealand)
• Spark New Zealand (formerly Telecom New Zealand)
• Chorus Limited (formerly Telecom New Zealand)
• 2degrees Mobile Limited (formerly NZ Communications Limited)
• Orcon Internet Limited

Mobile operators

• 2Degrees (Econet Wireless, NZ Communications) (GSM/WCDMA)
• Vodafone (GSM/WCDMA)

North Korea

Fixed-line operators

• Korea Posts and Telecommunications Corporation

Mobile operators

• Koryolink (VEON / Korea Posts and Telecommunications Corporation)

Pakistan

Fixed-line operators

• PTCL (Etisalat)

Mobile operators

• Jazz (VimpelCom)
• Ufone (PTCL)
• Zong (China Mobile)
• Telenor Pakistan (Telenor)

Wireless Local Loop Operators

• PTCL (Etisalat)
  • Wateen WorldCall
• Wi-Tribe (Qtel)
• Stormfiber
• Sybernet
• Nayatel

Papua New Guinea

Fixed-line operators

• Telikom PNG

Mobile operators

• B-Mobile PNG (Black Dolphin/Capital Way Consortium)
• Citifon (Telikom PNG)
• Digicel (Digicel Group)

Philippines

Fixed-line operators

• Converge ICT
• Eastern Communications
• Globe Telecom
• Philippine Long Distance Telephone
• Department of Information and Communications Technology (Philippine Public Wi-Fi project with Singapore Telecommunications)
• Infinivan

Mobile operators

• Dito Telecommunity (via DITO Prepaid/Postpaid)
• Globe Telecom (via Globe Prepaid/Postpaid, TM Prepaid, GOMO Prepaid, and Cherry Prepaid)
• Smart Communications (via Smart Prepaid/Postpaid, TNT Prepaid)

Samoa

Mobile operators

Singapore

Fixed-line operators

• SingTel
• StarHub (Temasek Holdings, Qtel, NTT & Mediacorp)

Mobile operators

• SingTel
• M1
• StarHub
• Circles.Life
• MyRepublic
• TPG
• Grid Net – iDen & PTT Onlo

Solomon Islands

Fixed-line operators

• Solomon Telekom Co Ltd (Our Telecom)

Mobile operators

• Bemobile/Vodafone
• Our Telekom^[4]

South Korea

Fixed-line operators

• KT (Korea Telecom)
• LG U+ (LG Group)
• SK Broadband (SK Group)

Mobile operators

• KT (Korea Telecom)
• LG U+ (LG Group)
• SK Telecom (SK Group)

Sri Lanka

Fixed-line operators

• Dialog
• Lanka Bell (Discontinued)
• SLTMobitel

Mobile operators

• Dialog
• Hutch
• SLTMobitel

Taiwan

Fixed-line operators

• Chunghwa Telecom
• Taiwan Fixed Network
• Sparq Telecommunications
• Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom

Mobile operators

• Chunghwa Telecom
• Taiwan Mobile
• FarEasTone
• Vibo
• Taiwan Telecom

Tajikistan

Fixed-line operators

• Tajiktelecom^[5]

Mobile operators

• Tcell (Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development)
• Babilon-Mobile
• Beeline (ZET Mobile Ltd.)
• MegaFon (MegaFon)

Thailand

Fixed-line operators

• National Telecom
• True Corporation
• AIS Fibre

Mobile operators

• Advanced Info Service
• DTAC
• True Move

Tonga

The country had 0.030 million main lines in use in 2012.^[6]

Mobile operators

Turkmenistan

Fixed-line operators

• Turkmen Telecom
• Ashgabat City Telephone Network

Mobile operators

• Altyn Asyr
• MTS Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Fixed-line operators

• Ucell
• UMS
• Uzbektelecom
• Beeline

Mobile operators

• Coscom (uCell)
• UMS (Mobiuz)
• Perfectum Mobile
• Unitel (Beeline)
• Uzbektelecom Mobile
• Humans

Vietnam

Fixed-line operators

• Telecom
• SPT
• Viettel
• VNPT
• VTC
• CMC

Mobile operators

• Airtel
• Gtel
• Hanoi Telecom
• Mobifone
• Viettel
• Vinaphone

See also

• Telephone company
• List of telecommunications companies
  • List of telecommunications companies in the Americas
  • List of telecommunications companies in Europe
  • List of telecommunications companies in the Middle East and Africa
• List of mobile network operators
  • List of mobile network operators of the Americas
  • List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania
  • List of mobile network operators in Europe
  • List of mobile network operators in the Middle East and Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: October 2022 . Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st October, 2022 . TRAI Press Release, October 2022 (Press Release No.82/2022).
2. Web site: Service Provider List . 2023-01-07 . Telecom Regulatory Authority of India . en.
3. Web site: 2017-11-04 . Reliance Communications to shut voice calls from Dec 1, subscribers can port till Dec 31 . 2023-01-07 . The Indian Express . en.
4. Web site: Bruce. Duyshart . Solomon Islands – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband – Market Insights and Statistics – BuddeComm – BuddeComm . Budde.com.au . 2016-01-06.
5. Web site: Bruce. Duyshart. Tajikistan – Telecoms, Mobile and Internet – BuddeComm. Budde.Com.Au. 29 September 2014 . 19 November 2014.
6. Web site: Tonga Telephones -Main Lines In Use At 31 December 2012. 2013. 19 November 2014. IndexMundi.Com.