#9 Telenor

Telenor group is the telecom operator in Norway. The company has 152.74 million communications and generates revenue of $2.55 billion. The Telenor Group has become an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, chiefly under the Telenor brand.

#8 Reliance Communications

Reliance Communications commonly called RCOM) is another Indian telecommunications company which made to this list. It is owned by Anil Dhirubhai Ambani and is headquartered in Navi Mumbai. It is India's 3rd largest telecom operator and ranks 8^th worldwide. Reliance Communications has 154.60 million connections and generates revenue of $0.48 billion. It provides wireless operations, broadband as well as direct-to-home services.

#7 VimpelCom

VimpelCom is the mobile operator company in Netherlands. The VimpelCom Group has 205.05 million connections and generates revenue of $4.58 billion. Most of the company’s revenue, however, comes from Russia and Italy. VimpelCom was founded by a Soviet engineer, Dmitry Zimin who received a State Prize for his research in the field of phased arrays.