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There seems to be some confusion of whether this is a Tigo page or a Millicom page. If this is a Tigo Page, where is the Millicom page? And why is the a company Infobox on this page for Millicom? Rossi27530 (talk) 10:27, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Second largest in Laos?

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Is there a source for this (and the rest of the section)? I reverted the addition, but it has been restored.—C45207 | Talk 05:07, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Political situation in Honduras

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This is an unsuported statement and it should not be a section of the article —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.106.168.197 (talk) 20:42, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Updated introduction and overall content with official sources

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Millicom International Cellular SA (NASDAQ U.S.: TIGO, NASDAQ Stockholm: TIGO_SDB) is an international provider of fixed and mobile services dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. Millicom provides high-speed broadband and telecommunications services through its principal brand, TIGO.[1]

The Millicom Purpose is stated as follows: “To build the digital highways that connect people, improve lives, and develop communities.” [2]

As of December 31, 2020, Millicom operating subsidiaries and joint ventures employed more than 21,000 people and provided mobile services to approximately 55 million customers, with a cable footprint of more than 12 million homes passed.[3]

Millicom is headquartered in Luxembourg with a United States corporate office in Miami. Through the Tigo and Tigo BusinessTM brands, Millicom provides multiple digital services, including high-speed data, broadband, mobile, cable TV, voice and SMS, Mobile Financial Services, and business solutions. Millicom serves customers in nine Latin American markets, including Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Paraguay, as well as Tanzania in Africa.[4]

Hi Alex, purpose needs to be removed but the sources are ok. GabrielSuarez24 (talk) 12:51, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GabrielSuarez24, I've reverted it, since it was a request for inappropriate promotion. I also find it quite interesting that your first ever edits (along with doing a promotional rewrite of the article on this company's CEO) was to respond to this request. This smells like a WP:SOCK to me, I'm afraid. MrOllie (talk) 13:29, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Reuters Company Profile". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Apollo - Millicom Corporate Profile". Apollo. Apollo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Millicom International Cellular S.A. resilient cash flow and customer growth". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Millicom mobile customers in Latin America". Statista. Statista. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

History

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Millicom was established by Shelby Bryan, Jan Stenbeck, Telma Sosa, and Olvin Galdamez on December 14, 1990, combining the cellular telephone properties owned by Industriförvaltnings AB Kinnevik and Millicom Incorporated.[1]

- In 2000, Millicom started investing in three continents: Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

- In 2004, Millicom conceptualized the TIGO brand.

- In 2008, Millicom acquired AMNET for fixed Internet and TV services [2], leading to the company’s formal cable business entrance. In addition, TIGO launched 3G technology.[3]

- In 2012, TIGO incorporated three new brands: TIGO Money[4], TIGO Star and TIGO Business.

- In 2013, Millicom launched TIGO Music in Latin America, reaching six countries across Latin America by 2015 and becoming the largest music streaming platform in Colombia. TIGO Music was also introduced to the African markets in 2014[5]. Millicom launched its first 4G high-speed internet services in Colombia in 2014[6], followed by Bolivia later in the year, and the remaining markets soon after.

- In 2014, Millicom launched the TIGO Sports Television channel in Paraguay and Bolivia[7]. Millicom also partnered with UNICEF to protect children’s rights[8], later renewing the partnership to cover child online protection, and becoming even stronger in 2020 as virtual education gained prominence during the COVID-19 global pandemic.[9]

- In 2017, Millicom’s TIGO brand is ranked (for the first time) among the top 25 multinational companies to work for in Latin America, across all industries, obtaining the 20th place in the 2017 Great Place to Work (GPTW) survey[10]. TIGO is also ranked in the top 25 in 2018 [11] and 2020[12] In addition, in 2017, Millicom launched TIGO ONEtv[13], the first Next Generation TV (NGTV) service for LATAM customers, integrating traditional linear television content with over-the-top platforms, as well as video on-demand.

- In 2018, Millicom acquired Cable Onda to kick-off its presence in Panama. [14]

- In 2019, Millicom expanded its Latin American presence, acquiring subsidiaries of Telefónica in Central America (Panama and Nicaragua).[15] In addition, in 2019, Millicom common shares started trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market in the United States under the symbol TIGO [16]. The new listing complemented the company’s existing Swedish Depository Receipt (SDR) listing on NASDAQ Stockholm.

- In 2020, Millicom celebrated 30 years of bringing connectivity where it is most needed.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Stenbeck transforms Swedish family firm into major online investor". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Millicom International to acquire Amnet for $510 million". Marketwatch. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Tigo launches 3G services". BN Americas. BN Americas. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Millicom Tigo Money". Engineering for Change. Engineering for Change. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Tigo Music launches in Tanzania". Telecompaper. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Tigo y Movistar lanzan 4G". Portafolio. Portafolio. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Millicom launches Tigo Sports in Bolivia". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ "UNICEF And Millicom Team Up For A Safer Internet World For Children". My Social Good News. My Social Good News. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Over 12 million children caregivers and teachers reached UNICEF and Millicom Tigo". UNICEF. UNICEF. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Great Place to Work - Best workplaces in latin america 2017". Great Place to Work. Great Place to Work. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Great Place to Work- Best workplaces in latin america 2018". Great Place to Work. Great Place to Work. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Great Place to Work- Best workplaces in latin america 2020". Great Place to Work. Great Place to Work. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  13. ^ "TIGO ONEtv: Millicom rolls out NGTV service in Latin America". Telecomdrive. Telecomdrive. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Millicom accelerates cable expansion with the acquisition of Cable Onda in Panama". BN Americas. BN Americas. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Millicom closes acquisition of Telefonica's Nicaragua unit". Telecompaper. Telecompaper. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Millicom common shares to begin trading on NASDAQ stock market in the U.S." Business Insider. Business Insider. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Millicom 30 years". Millicom. Millicom. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

TIGO Products

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TIGO ONEtv[1]

TIGO ONEtv is an integrated linear and nonlinear TV choice launched in 2017 that brings next-generation TV to Latin America.

TIGO Sports[2][3]

TIGO Sports is a sports-dedicated broadcast business that offers self-coverage and exclusive rights to key fixtures, sponsorship deals, and production facilities in place. It launched in February 2014, and is available in Paraguay, Bolivia, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.

Subscribers can follow the latest headlines 24/7, match coverage live and on-demand, as well as an all-sports programming schedule that includes local sports such as soccer, rugby, futsal, etc., and some international sports.

TIGO Money[4]

TIGO Money (referred to as TIGO Pesa in Tanzania) is Millicom’s Mobile Financial Service (MFS), with +11 million customers worldwide. Demand for TIGO Money is driven by the fact that many TIGO customers have limited access to more traditional banking services.

References

  1. ^ "TiVo powers Tigo's OTT, TV everywhere launch in Colombia". RapidTVNews. RapidTVNews. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "TIGO Sports". Millicom. Millicom. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Tigo launched Tigo Sports in Bolivia". Prensario. Prensario. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Moneygram and Millicom launch mobile wallet service in El Salvador". Prnewswire. PRNewswire. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

Latin America

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As of March 2021, Millicom (TIGO) maintains operations across nine (9) Latin American countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Paraguay.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Millicom Mobile Customers in Latin America". Statista. Statista. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

Africa

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As of March 2021, Millicom (TIGO) maintains operations across one African country: Tanzania.[1] Millicom (TIGO) previously held operations in Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Rwanda, and Senegal.

- Millicom (TIGO) completed the sale of Chad in 2019. [2]

- Millicom (TIGO) completed the sale of Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2016. [3]

- Millicom (TIGO) and Bharti Airtel merged in Ghana to complete AirtelTigo in 2017. [4]

- Millicom (TIGO) completed the sale of Rwanda in 2017.[5]


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References

  1. ^ "Millicom nears Africa exit with Chad sale". MobileWorld Live. MobileWorld Live. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Millicom nears Africa exit with Chad sale". MobileWorld Live. MobileWorld Live. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Millicom closes DRC sale to Orange". Telecompaper. Telecompaper. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Bharti Airtel and Tigo merge in Ghana to form AirtelTigo". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Millicom sells Rwanda business to bolster LatAm operations". BN Americas. BN Americas. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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