Editing Telecommunications in Armenia (section)

==Mobile==
As of 2017, [[Armenia]] has 3.5 million mobile subscribers in total, and a 120% penetration rate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/armenia/|title = Armenia|date = 12 January 2022}}</ref>
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! style="width:3%;"| Rank !! style="width:15%;"| Operator !! style="width:30%;"| Technology !! style="width:20%;"| Subscribers<br /><small>(in millions)</small> !! style="width:32%;"| Ownership
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|align=right| 1 || [[MTS (network provider)#MTS Armenia|Viva Armenia]] || [[GSM]]-900/1800&nbsp;MHz ([[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]])<br />[[UMTS]]-900/2100&nbsp;MHz ([[UMTS frequency bands|Band]]: B1/B8) ([[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]], [[High-Speed Downlink Packet Access|HSDPA]])<br />[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]], [[Voice over LTE|VoLTE]], [[VoWiFi]]<br />[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]-1800/2600&nbsp;MHz ([[LTE frequency bands|Band]]: B3/B7) ([[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]), [[5G]]
|| 2.2 (Q1 2022)
|| Fedilco Group
|-
|align=right| 2 || [[Telecom Armenia|Team]] || [[GSM]]-900/1800&nbsp;MHz ([[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]])<br />[[UMTS]]-900/2100&nbsp;MHz ([[UMTS frequency bands|Band]]: B1/B8) ([[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]], [[High-Speed Downlink Packet Access|HSDPA]])<br />[[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]] (900&nbsp;MHz, 1800&nbsp;MHz)
|| 1.0 (November 2017) || [[Telecom Armenia|Telecom Armenia OJSC]]
|-
|align=right| 3 || [[Ucom]] || [[GSM]]-900/1800&nbsp;MHz ([[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]])<br />[[UMTS]]-900/2100&nbsp;MHz ([[UMTS frequency bands|Band]]: B1/B8) [[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]], [[High-Speed Downlink Packet Access|HSDPA]] <br />[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]-800/1800/2600&nbsp;MHz ([[LTE frequency bands|Band]]: B3/B7/B20) ([[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]]), [[Voice over LTE|VoLTE]], [[5G_NR|5G]]
|| 0.933 (December 2017)
|| Ucom
|}

There are three mobile phone operators currently in Armenia: Viva, Team and Ucom. All three offer both [[2G]] and [[3G]] as well as [[4G]] services. All three networks are widely modern and reliable with shops located in major towns and cities where one can purchase a sim card or get assistance if needed. Most unlocked mobile phones are able to be used on roaming, however, network charges apply. Ucom and Viva are often recommended to tourists due to the variety of tariffs available and the help available in a variety of languages.<ref name="autogenerated3">[http://www.akep.al/images/stories/AKEP/statistika/Treguesit-Statistikore-6_Mujori-I-re-2011.pdf "Treguesit Statistikore Te Tregut Te Komunikimeve Elektronike"] (Statistical Indicators for the Electronic Communications Market), Autoriteti Komunikimeve Elektronike Dhe Postare (Electronic Communications and Postal Authority), November 2011.</ref>
[[File:VivaCell MTS headquarters in Yerevan.JPG|thumb|Headquarters of Viva Armenia, Armenia's leading mobile services provider]]
[[File:Beeline store in Yerevan.JPG|thumb|A Beeline service store on Amiryan Street in downtown Yerevan]]
[[File:Ucom service center in Yerevan.JPG|thumb|A Ucom service store in Yerevan's Arabkir district]]
[[File:Orange Armenia window display.JPG|thumb|A window display at [[Orange S.A.|Orange's]] flagship [[Northern Avenue]] branch advertises various smartphones and a 3G Internet WiFi router. In November 2009, Orange became Armenia's third mobile telecommunications provider, offering a very competitively priced 3G Internet plan. After Ucom bought Orange's shares in 2015, Orange service stores were changed into Ucom stores.]]

As of 2012, approximately 90% of all main lines are digitized.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} The remaining 10% is in modernization process.

===International system===
[[Yerevan]] is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable via [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. Additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to other countries of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]], the [[Moscow]] international switch and by satellite.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
The main backbones of Armenian networks are made by E3 or STM-1 lines via microwave units across whole country with many passive retranslations.