{"id":2166,"date":"2022-10-21T12:19:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T12:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmsworks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:14:19","slug":"what-is-mnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmsworks.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-mnc\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an MNC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is an MNC?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n


MNC stands for Mobile Network Code.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

An MNC is a unique 2 – 3\u00a0 digit code that identifies a mobile network operator (MNO)<\/a> <\/strong>in a specific country.<\/p>\n\n

Each mobile network has a different MNC for each country. Almost all mobile networks have more than one MNC in a country.<\/p>\n

For example,
Vodafone has 2 MNCs in the UK, 91<\/strong> and 15<\/strong>
<\/strong>In the US, AT&T has 10 MNCs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Why do most mobile networks have more than 1 MNC in a specific country?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The reason that mobile networks have more than one MNC is that companies frequently merge or are bought by other networks, so they adopt the previous network\u2019s MNC. The commercial world of mobile carriers never stay still for long.<\/p>\n\n

It all gets rather complicated and undoubtedly dull. Stay with me gang.<\/p>\n

In total there are well over 2000 MNCs globally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The US alone has 224 MNC numbers!
The UK has a more modest 55.<\/p>\n\n

Please note that the MNC is not unique to the mobile network and different networks in different countries can share the same network code.

For example, all the mobile networks below share the same MNC, 11.

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\nMNC<\/strong><\/td>\nMobile Carrier Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korea, South<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nKorea Cable Telecom(t-plus), Eco-mobile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hong Kong (PRC)<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nChina-Hong Kong Telecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambodia<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nExcell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taiwan<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nChunghwa Telecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nTM Homeline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nTelstra Corporation Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nPT XL Axiata Tbk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nPLDT via ACeS Philippines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Darussalam<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nData Stream Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Samoa (US)<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nBluesky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethiopia<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nEthio Telecom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tanzania<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nSmile Telecoms Holdings Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nUganda Telecom Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nSouth African Police Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nVivo S.A.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nCelupago SA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Satellite Networks<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nInmarsat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

The codes themselves are assigned by the relevant regulator in each country.<\/p>\n\n

MNCs in North America have 2 digits and in Europe they have 3.<\/p>\n\n

The MNC code is used in conjunction with an MCC\u00a0 (mobile country code)\u00a0 to identify which mobile network operator (MNO) and country that a mobile phone user comes from.<\/p>\n\n

What is the difference between MNC and MMC?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

MNC is the Mobile Network Code and identifies a specific network in a country. MMC stands for Mobile Country Code and is a 3 digit number that identifies a specific country.<\/p>\n\n

What is my MNC code?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Your MNC code can be identified by conducting an HLR lookup<\/strong><\/a> which provides a wealth of information on a specific mobile number.

The MNC is one of the data items that can be retrieved using an HLR lookup.<\/p>\n\n

Complete list of MNC codes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"List<\/p>\n\n

If you would like to see the details (and why wouldn’t you), here is a complete list of MNC codes in Europe<\/a>.
Wikipedia also lists MNCs in North America<\/a> as well as other regions.<\/p>\n

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Related articles<\/strong>
Plenty where that came, if you can possibly bear it…
What is HLR lookup? <\/a><\/strong>This allows you to find out all kinds of information about a mobile phone number.<\/p>\n

What is a MSISDN?<\/a><\/strong> This is essentially your mobile number but not quite.<\/p>\n

What is MO and MT SMS?<\/strong><\/a> This is all about the difference between sending and receiving SMS\u00a0<\/p>\n

What is mobile number portability (MNP) <\/a><\/strong>This is about switching your mobile number from one supplier network to another<\/p>\n

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