Top 10 Largest Telecommunications Companies In the World 

The telecommunications industries is composed of all telecommunications/telephone companies and internet service providers and plays the critical part in the mobile communications and the information society. Telecommunication companies are provides connections to connect your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer to the internet. These companies provide fixed-line telephone and wireless services, as well as Internet data and video communications. Telecommunications companies convey information globally.

Telecommunication has experienced a constant growth for the year with increasing penetration of services. Asia-Pacific is believed to grow at the fastest rate in global telecommunication services market over the next few years. The telecommunications sector is altering quickly. Traditional technologies such as wireline telephone, radio, and television are superseded by wireless mobile and Internet technology. In future, many emerged technologies, such as 5G network, big data, Internet of Things, cloud computing, and machine-to-machine etc will continue to transform the industry.

The global telecommunication industry is dominated by some American and European Companies. These companies are expected to strengthen their lead in the global telecommunications market with their innovative technologies and huge market shares and keep spending their operations on a global level over the near future. As global communication market is flourishing as the worldwide spending on telecom infrastructure is rising, Top telecom companies are in a growth phase. These companies are known for their best mobile network capabilities and services. 

Scroll through to see all Top 10 Largest Telecommunications Companies In the World :-

10. Orange :-

Orange S.A. is a French multinational telecommunications corporation. The company is headquartered in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Orange France is the leading mobile telecommunications operator in France. It is the 11th largest mobile network operator in the world and the 3rd largest in Europe after Vodafone, Telefónica.

Orange S.A. was established on 1 January 1988 as France Télécom. It was rebranded as "Orange" in 1994 when Hutchison Whampoa acquired a controlling stake in Microtel Communications. It became a subsidiary of Mannesmann in 1999 and was acquired by France Télécom in 2000. It has 266 million customers worldwide and employs 89,000 people in France. The group had a revenue of €40 billion. It operates services worldwide. It offers products that Include Fixed line telephone, Mobile phone, Broadband, IPTV, Internet. Orange has been the company's main brand for mobile, landline, internet and Intern Protocol television (IPTV) services.

9. América Móvil :-

América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunications corporation. It is headquartered in Plaza Carso, Mexico City. It is the 7th largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers and one of the largest corporations in the world. América Móvil has 277.4 million wireless subscribers, and 84.3 million fixed revenue generating units worldwide. It was founded in 1986 and It had a revenue of US$52.747 billion.

It operates services in the Americas and Europe. It offers products including Fixed-line, Mobile phone, Broadband, Digital television, IPTV, Digital Media, Internet of things. Its Mexican subsidiary Telcel is the largest mobile operator in Mexico, managing a 70% market share. The company operates under its Claro subsidiaries in many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, these comprise the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Ecuador. 

8. Vodafone :-

Vodafone Group Plc is a British multinational telecommunications company. It is headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 16 September 1991 by Ernest Harrison and Gerry Whent. It had revenue of €44.974 billion.

It provides services in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. It offers products Including Fixed telephony, Mobile telephony, Broadband, Digital television, Internet television, IPTV, IoT. Vodafone controls and operates networks in 22 countries, with partner networks in 48 distant countries. Its Vodafone Global Enterprise division provides telecommunications and IT services to corporate customers in 150 countries.

7. China Telecom :-

China Telecom Corp., Ltd. is a Chinese telecommunications company. It is headquartered in Beijing, Shanghai,
China. It was founded on 10 September 2002 by China Telecommunications Corporation. China Telecom was a brand of China Telecommunications Corporation but governs as a separate company.

The company offers services in China, Europe and the Americas. It offers products Including Fixed-line telephony, mobile telephony, Internet access, digital television. It had a revenue of CN¥352.285 billion. It has 287,076 employees. It has 153 million customers, of which 134 million belong to China Telecom Corp., Ltd.

6. Comcast Corporation :-

Comcast Corporation is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the second-largest broadcasting and cable television company in the world by revenue, the largest pay-TV company, the largest cable TV company and largest home Internet service provider in the United States, and the nation's third-largest home telephone service provider.

It was founded on June 28, 1963, by Ralph J. Robert in Tupelo, Mississippi. Comcast provides services to U.S. residential and retail customers in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The company operates services Worldwide; mostly in the United States and Europe. It offers products including Broadband, Broadcasting, Cable television, Digital telephone, Direct-broadcast satellite. It had revenue of US$103.56 billion. Comcast possesses and operates the Xfinity residential cable communications subsidiary, Comcast Business, a commercial services provider, Xfinity Mobile, an MVNO of Verizon, over-the-air national broadcast network channels these include NBC, Telemundo, TeleXitos, and Cozi TV, multiple cable-only channels including MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Syfy, NBCSN, Oxygen, Bravo, Qubo and E!, the film studio Universal Pictures, the VOD streaming service Peacock, animation studios like DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, Universal Animation Studios and Universal Parks & Resorts. 

5. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation :-

The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation is also known as NTT is a Japanese telecommunications company. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. NTT is the fourth largest telecommunications company in the world in terms of revenue. It is the fifth-largest publicly traded company in Japan after Toyota, Mitsubishi Corporation, Honda and Japan Post Holdings.

It was founded on August 1, 1952 Government of Japan as a government monopoly and became a private company on April 1, 1985. The company offers products Including Fixed line telephone, Mobile phone, Broadband, Digital television, Internet television, IT and network services. It had a revenue of ¥11.94 trillion. NTT Group comprises the following major companies, split up into five parts these include NTT East, NTT West, NTT Communications, NTT Docomo, and NTT Data. 

4. China Mobile :-

China Mobile is a Chinese state-owned company. China Mobile Limited provides mobile voice and multimedia services across mainland China and Hong Kong. It is the world's largest mobile network operator by a total number of subscribers. China Mobile has dominated Chinese mobile services since its inception for civilian and military purposes. China Mobile regulates the majority of its domestic market with a 70% market share.

It was founded on 3 September 1997. It has headquarters in Beijing and Shanghai, China and Hong Kong SAR, China. It provides its services in China, Hong Kong as CMHK, Pakistan as Zong, Japan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada as Clin. It offers services including Fixedline telephony, Mobile telephony, Broadband internet, Digital television, Internet television. It had a revenue of CNY746 billion and has 456,239 employees.

3. Deutsche Telekom AG :-

Deutsche Telekom AG is a German telecommunications company. It is headquartered in Bonn. It is the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue. It offers products including Fixed-line, Mobile phone, Broadband, Digia tal television, Digital media, IT Services, Telecommunications. It had a revenue of €101 billion and has 226,291 employees.

Deutsche Telekom was founded on 2 January 1995 as a state-owned monopoly by Deutsche Bundespost. The Deutsche Bundespost was the major telephone company in West Germany. In 1989, Deutsche Bundespost was split into three entities, one being Deutsche Telekom. On 1 January 1995, as part of another reform, Deutsche Bundespost Telekom became Deutsche Telekom AG and was privatized in 1996. The company operates various subsidiaries worldwide, comprising the mobile communications brand T-Mobile. Deutsche Telekom also holds significant shares in other telecom companies, including Central European subsidiaries Slovak Telekom, Magyar Telekom. Magyar Telekom holds majority shares in Makedonski Telekom and Hrvatski Telekom holds majority shares in Crnogorski Telekom.

2. Verizon Communications Inc. :-

Verizon Communications Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate. The company is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it is incorporated in Delaware. Verizon's mobile network is the second-largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 120.9 million subscribers.
it is also the second largest telecommunications company by revenue after AT&T.

It was founded on October 7, 1983. It provides services Worldwide, mainly serving the United States. It offers products comprising Cable television, Landline, Mobile phone, Broadband, Digital television, IPTV, Digital Media, Internet, Telematics. It has a revenue of US$128.29 billion and has 132,200 employees. The company operates several subsidiaries worldwide, including BlueJeans, Skyward, Visible and Verizon Hearst Media Partners. The company offers Internet, traditional landline phone or VoIP, Home Security, Premium Television, Web Hosting and wholesale data in nine states footprint across the eastern United States.

1. AT&T Inc. :-

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company. It is headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company and the largest provider of mobile telephone services in the U.S.

It was founded on October 5, 1983, by Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Watson and Gardiner Greene Hubbard after Bell patented the telephone in 1875. It offers products including Satellite television, Fixed-line telephones, Mobile telephones, Internet services, Broadband, Digital television, Home security, IPTV, OTT services. It had a revenue of US$171.76 billion. AT&T is the largest and regulating shareholder of WarnerMedia. The current AT&T reconstitutes much of the preceding Bell System, and contains five of the seven "Baby Bells".