What CellMapper does

CellMapper, operated by CellMapper Serviced Limited (a private company incorporated in British Columbia, Canada, with operations associated with Atlanta, United States), runs a crowdsourced cellular-network mapping platform covering 2G through 5G technologies across more than 700 country/network combinations worldwide. The core product is a web-based interactive map (cellmapper.net/map) supported by Android and iOS mobile apps. The Android app is the primary data-collection engine, capturing GPS coordinates alongside cellular identifiers (Cell ID, LAC/TAC, MCC/MNC), signal strength (RSRP/RSSI/RSCP), RAT, frequency bands, neighbor cells, and bandwidth from user devices; proprietary triangulation algorithms then compute approximate tower locations. A proprietary RSRP-based algorithm is described as the most accurate for LTE mapping. The iOS app is read-only due to Apple platform restrictions. Supporting tools include an ARFCN/EARFCN Frequency Calculator, an eNB ID Calculator, a Network Statistics Dashboard, and a public Top Users leaderboard. The platform supports 200+ tested phone models from 25+ manufacturers and multiple base map providers (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, ESRI, USGS, OpenFreeMap). Legacy apps for Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry have been deprecated.

Name

CellMapper

Legal name

CellMapper Serviced Limited

Website

https://cellmapper.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CellMapper is a crowdsourced cellular-tower and coverage-mapping platform that uses Android and iOS apps to collect GPS and signal data from users, then triangulates tower locations for 2G–5G networks across 700+ country/network combinations worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Premium Subscription: Monthly subscription service ($3 CAD) providing ad-free experience on website and mobile app, plus dedicated infrastructure for faster processing of tower data uploads. Users can cancel anytime.
2. Advertising: Google Advertising platform displayed on website and mobile app to cover operating costs. Users are asked not to block advertisements; premium subscription offered as alternative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CellMapper provides a crowdsourced cellular tower and coverage mapping platform for 2G/3G/4G/5G networks. Users download the Android app (the primary data-collection client) or iOS app to record GPS coordinates paired with cellular network parameters (Cell ID, RSRP/RSSI, frequency bands), and the platform triangulates and displays tower locations and signal-coverage trails on an interactive web map. Supporting tools include an ARFCN Frequency Calculator, eNB ID Calculator, network statistics, and a contributor leaderboard; a $3 CAD/month Premium subscription removes ads and speeds up data processing.

Product overview

CellMapper is a crowdsourced cellular coverage mapping platform consisting of a core web map application (CellMapper Website/Web Map) and mobile apps for Android and iOS. The Android app is the primary data collection tool, measuring signal strength and GPS location to triangulate and map cellular base stations (2G/3G/4G/5G). The web map displays the aggregated tower locations sourced from user uploads. Supporting tools include a Frequency Calculator (ARFCN Calculator), eNB ID Calculator, Network Statistics Dashboard, and a Top Users leaderboard. A paid Premium Membership ($3 CAD/month) removes ads and provides faster data processing. Legacy products include now-unsupported Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry apps. The iOS app is limited in functionality due to Apple platform restrictions. All products feed into the same crowd-sourced database that powers the global cellular tower map.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CellMapper Web Map The primary web-based interactive map application that displays the locations of mapped cellular towers (2G/3G/4G/5G) worldwide. Users can search for towers by provider, band, frequency, and location, and view signal trails and tower details.
• CellMapper Android App The primary mobile application for Android devices that measures signal strength and collects network data from end users to locate and map cellular base stations. The app records 2G/3G/4G/5G network information including Cell ID, LAC/TAC, RSRP/RSSI, ARFCN/EARFCN, and GPS location. Collected data is uploaded to CellMapper servers for processing and display on the map.
• CellMapper iOS App A simplified iOS version of the CellMapper application distributed via the Apple App Store. Due to Apple platform restrictions, it only displays the map and network type information and does not support full cellular data collection.
• Frequency Calculator (ARFCN Calculator) A tool on the CellMapper website that allows users to calculate exact frequencies from channel numbers (ARFCN/UARFCN/EARFCN) for 5G NR, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, CDMA, and iDEN networks. Users select a network type, enter the channel number, and receive frequency, band name, and uplink/downlink information.
• eNB ID Calculator An online calculator tool that converts Cell ID/RNC-ID/BSIC values and supports conversion between decimal and hexadecimal representations for various network identifier types.
• Network Statistics Dashboard A web-based statistics page showing the amount of data collected per country and per network type (5G NR, 4G LTE, 3G UMTS, 2G GSM), giving an overview of CellMapper's global data coverage.
• Top Users Leaderboard A public ranking page displaying the top 100 CellMapper users by contribution metrics including total monthly distinct cells mapped, total data points uploaded, towers moved, cell overrides, and MNCs covered.
• CellMapper Premium Membership A $3 CAD per month (or local currency equivalent) paid subscription offering an ad-free experience on both the website and mobile app, plus access to dedicated infrastructure that speeds up tower data processing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top users contribute data across 241+ different mobile networks globally

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OpenSignal: OpenSignal operates the most directly comparable crowdsourced cellular coverage and signal-quality mapping platform, collecting data via consumer apps and producing global coverage maps for 2G-5G networks — the same core use case as CellMapper.
• Ookla (Speedtest): Ookla's Speedtest app gathers crowdsourced cellular (and fixed broadband) measurements and publishes coverage and quality maps. It competes with CellMapper for both contributor attention and downstream consumers of cellular-network insight.
• nPerf: nPerf is a European-headquartered crowdsourced cellular and fixed-line coverage mapping service publishing maps, rankings, and coverage statistics — directly overlapping CellMapper's product offering and target audience.
• Tutela: Tutela (now part of Comlinkdata) collects crowdsourced mobile network quality data from a partner SDK embedded in consumer apps and sells aggregated coverage and performance insights — comparable crowdsourcing model targeting telecom operators and analysts.
• RootMetrics (IHS Markit): RootMetrics publishes crowdsourced and drive-test-based mobile network performance coverage maps and reports for consumers and carriers, directly competing for attention in the cellular-coverage-mapping category.
• OpenCelliD: OpenCelliD is an open-source crowdsourced cellular tower location database accepting community contributions and offering API access — a structurally similar crowdsourced alternative to CellMapper's mapping product.

Broad incumbents

• Mosaik Solutions: Mosaik Solutions maintains one of the most extensive commercial cellular coverage and tower-availability databases (used by operators and analysts) — a B2B incumbent whose coverage intelligence overlaps with what CellMapper produces for free.
• American Tower: American Tower is a global tower operator with proprietary, highly accurate tower-inventory data that is the de facto commercial source of truth for tower locations — the most authoritative competing dataset to what CellMapper is crowdsourcing.

Emerging players

• Sensorly: Sensorly was a crowdsourced cellular coverage mapping community with similar product mechanics to CellMapper. Its trajectory illustrates both the appeal and the fragility of consumer-driven coverage-mapping startups.
• CoverageMap (formerly CellReception): CoverageMap aggregates user-submitted cellular coverage reports and tower location data for U.S. carriers — a smaller but functionally analogous crowdsourced mapping community serving consumer coverage queries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cellmapper
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cellmapper
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cellmapper-net

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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