Total mobile subscribers reached 307.71 mln as of 01 May 2003, up 8.50% from 283.59 mln a year earlier, for a penetration rate of 78.74%, according to Mobile Communications. T-Mobile Germany had 24.99 mln subscribers, up 8.09% from 23.12 mln; followed by TIM Italy with 24.85 mln, up 9.93% from 22.60 mln; Vodafone Germany with 21.17 mln, up 8.04% from 19.59 mln; Telefonica Moviles with 18.72 mln, up 8.30% from 17.28 mln; Vodafone Omnitel with 18.54 mln, up 12.02% from 16.55 mln; Orange France with 18.15 mln, up 4.43% from 17.38 mln; Orange UK with 13.32 mln, up 4.72% from 12.72 mln; SFR France with 13.29 mln, up 8.72% from 12.22 mln; T-Mobile UK with 12.25 mln, up 13.01% from 10.84 mln; Vodafone UK with 12.12 mln, up 2.97% from 11.77 mln; and O2 UK with 12.07 mln, up 8.72% from 11.10 mln.
