Multiple-system operator
A multiple-system operator or multi-system operator (MSO) is an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems. A cable system in the United States, by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) definition, is a facility serving a single community or a distinct governmental entity, each with its own franchise agreement with the cable company. Though in the strictest sense any cable company that serves multiple communities is an MSO, the term today is usually reserved for companies that own a large number of cable systems, such as Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, and Videotron in Canada; Cablevision, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable in the United States; or Virgin Media in the UK.
Top 25 Multichannel Video Service Providers In USA by number of subscribers
- Contains estimates from SNL Kagan.[1]
| Rank | MSO Name | Total Subscribers | Technology |
| 1 |
Comcast Xfinity | 22,400,000 [2] | Cable |
| 2 |
DirecTV | 20,352,000 [3] | Satellite |
| 3 |
Dish Network | 13,978,000 [4] | Satellite |
| 4 |
Time Warner Cable | 12,250,000[5] | Cable |
| 5 |
AT&T U-verse | 6,000,000[6] | IPTV |
| 6 |
Verizon FiOS | 5,600,000[7] | IPTV |
| 7 |
Cox Communications | 4,540,280 | Cable |
| 8 |
Charter Communications | 4,158,000 | Cable |
| 9 |
Cablevision | 2,810,000[8] | Cable |
| 10 |
Bright House Networks | 2,013,145 | Cable |
| 11 |
Suddenlink Communications | 1,138,400[9] | Cable |
| 12 |
Mediacom | 890,000[10] | Cable |
| 13 |
WOW! (f.k.a. WideOpenWest) | 702,101 | Cable |
| 14 |
Cable One | 451,000 [11] | Cable |
| 15 |
RCN Corporation | 327,631 | Cable |
| 16 |
CenturyLink | 242,000[12] | IPTV |
| 17 |
Midcontinent Communications | 236,250 | Cable |
| 18 |
Armstrong Cable Services | 234,573 | Cable |
| 19 |
Atlantic Broadband Group, LLC | 225,000[13] | Cable |
| 20 |
Service Electric Cable TV Incorporated | 213,058 | Cable |
| 21 |
Metrocast Cablevision | 164,921 | Cable |
| 22 |
Blue Ridge Communications | 164,796 | Cable |
| 23 |
WaveDivision Holdings, LLC | 152,975 | Cable |
| 24 |
General Communications | 140,000 | Cable |
| 25 |
Buckeye CableSystem | 130,954 | Cable |
| 26 |
Grande Communications | 92,667 | Cable |
| 27 |
Google Fiber | 27,000[14] | IPTV |
Top Multichannel Video Service Providers Outside of USA by number of subscribers
| Country |
MSO Name |
# of Subscribers |
| India |
DEN Networks Limited Cable |
52,300,000 |
| India |
Digi Cable |
32,500,000 |
| China |
Shandong Cable |
25,000,000 |
| India |
InCablenet |
22,500,000 |
| India |
Hathway Cable |
22,500,000 |
| India |
Siti Cable |
525,000 |
| EMEA |
UPC Broadband (9 in Europe)[15] |
9,100,000 |
| China |
Beijing Gehua |
9,000,000 |
| Germany |
Kabel Deutschland[16] |
8,900,000 |
| China |
Shanghai OCN |
6,000,000 |
| Brazil |
Net Serviços de Comunicação |
5,381,000 |
| UK |
Virgin Media |
4,772,800 |
| France |
Numericable[17] |
3,500,000 |
| Korea, South |
CJ Hellovision[18] |
3,300,000 |
| Japan |
J:Com |
3,300,000 |
| Korea, South |
T-Broad[19] |
3,200,000 |
| Netherlands |
Ziggo[20] |
3,017,000 |
| Korea, South |
C&M |
2,700,000 |
| Belgium |
Telenet |
2,300,000 |
| Germany |
Kabel BW |
2,300,000 |
| Canada |
Rogers Cable |
2,295,000 |
| Canada |
Shaw Communications |
2,241,503 |
| Spain |
ONO[21] |
1,823,536 |
| Sweden |
Com Hem |
1,760,000 |
| Switzerland |
Cablecom[22] |
1,670,000 |
| Canada |
Videotron |
1,652,200 |
| Portugal |
NOS[23] |
1,467,000 |
| Portugal |
MEO[24] |
1,387,000 |
| China |
Jinan Cable Network |
1,300,000 |
| Denmark |
YouSee A/S |
1,200,000 |
| Taiwan |
Kbro |
1,150,000 |
| Taiwan |
CNS |
1,100,000 |
| Canada |
Star Choice |
886,106 |
| Canada |
Cogeco |
859,090 |
| Australia |
Austar |
742,000 |
| Poland |
Vectra S.A. |
740,000 |
| Taiwan |
TBC |
700,000 |
| Taiwan |
TFN media |
550,000 |
| Canada |
Eastlink |
457,075 |
| India (Mumbai) |
J P R Channel |
120,000 |
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