Tigo - About the company
Tigo is an acquired company based in Leudelange (Luxembourg), founded in 1999. It operates as an Integrated telecommunication services provider. The company has 3612 active competitors, including 51 funded and 567 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like T-Mobile, MTN and Verizon.
Company Details
Tigo provides integrated telecommunication services to the customers in Latin America and Africa region. It operates as a telecom brand of Millicom. Its services include mobile/cellular, fixed-line, and satellite communication. In 2014, Millicom merged Tigo mobile business with fixed-line operator UNE. In 2017, Orange acquired Tigo's operations in Congo. Currently, Airtel is in talks with the company to merge its Ghana business.
- Website
- tigo.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Leudelange, Luxembourg
Stage
Acquired
Ranked
403rd among 3612 active competitors
Employee Count
201 - 500 as on Jul 01, 2024
Exit Details
Acquired by Maroc Telecom (Mar 14, 2019)
Tigo's acquisition details
Tigo got acquired by Maroc Telecom on Mar 14, 2019.
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Tigo's funding and investors
Tigo has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Tigo's founders and board of directors
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Tigo has 201 - 500 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Tigo's employee count trend over the years:
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Tigo's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Tigo include T-Mobile, MTN and Verizon. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Tigo, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | T-Mobile 1994, Bellevue (United States), Acquired | Provider of mobile telecommunication services | - | 84/100 | |
2nd | MTN 1994, Fairland (South Africa), Public | Provider of mobile network services | $7.05M | 81/100 | |
3rd | Verizon 1983, New York City (United States), Public | Provider of mobile and internet services for home & business | - | 81/100 | |
4th | Provider of mobile internet services for home and offices | $19.7M | 80/100 | ||
5th | Telia Company 1853, Solna (Sweden), Acquired | Provider of integrated telecom and TV services | - | 80/100 | |
6th | Zain Group 1983, Kuwait City (Kuwait), Public | Telecom services provider | - | 79/100 | |
7th | AT&T 1876, Dallas (United States), Public | Provider of mobile internet, TV, and other services | - | 78/100 | |
8th | Proximus Group 1994, Brussels (Belgium), Public | Provider of telephony, internet, television and network-based ICT services | - | 77/100 | |
9th | SK Telecom 1984, Seoul (South Korea), Public | Provider of integrated telecommunication services | - | 77/100 | |
10th | Deutsche Telekom 1995, Bonn (Germany), Public | Provider of telecommunication services | - | 77/100 | |
403rd | Tigo 1999, Leudelange (Luxembourg), Acquired | Integrated telecommunication services provider | - | - | 42/100 |
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Tigo's Investments and acquisitions
Tigo has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to Tigo
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Telefónica obtains the green light to merge its networks in Colombia with Tigopressdigital.es•Oct 10, 2023•Telefonica, Tigo
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Millicom completes sale of Tigo Chad operationsGlobeNewswire•Jun 25, 2019•Millicom, Maroc Telecom, Tigo
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Millicom to sell its Chad business to Maroc TelecomGlobeNewswire•Mar 14, 2019•Maroc Telecom, Millicom, Tigo, Millicom and 1 other
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TIGO Selects Ericsson to Upgrade its Network in Paraguay and HondurasPR Newswire•Dec 07, 2018•Ericsson, Millicom, Tigo
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Tigo and Airtel Rwanda launch new insurance enablerIT News Africa•Mar 08, 2018•Airtel, Tigo, Millicom
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Millicom's Tigo El Salvador Signs Agreement to Sell and Lease Back Towers to SBAPR Newswire•Feb 06, 2018•Millicom, SBA Communications, Tigo, Tigo
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Millicom to sell its Rwanda business to Bharti Airtel TechTrends Media•Jan 10, 2018•Millicom, Airtel, Tigo, Airtel and 2 others
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Tigo, Airtel outdoors new brand name after mergerPulse•Nov 13, 2017•Millicom, Airtel, Airtel, Millicom and 1 other
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