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Millicom International is a multinational telecommunications company, headquartered in Luxembourg, that operates in Hispanic America and formerly sub-Saharan Africa using the Tigo brand. Millicom was one of the earliest pioneers of mass consumer mobile telephony and was formed in 1990 when Millicom Incorporated merged with the Swedish investment company Kinnevik.

1990–present

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Millicom
Telecommunications (Tigo):

Latin America: Bolivia (TV) | Colombia (Mobile) | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Guatemala (TV) | Honduras | Nicaragua | Panama (Mobile) | Paraguay | Uruguay

Upcoming: Chile6

Brands: Tigo Business | Tigo Cash • Tigo Money | Tigo Music | Tigo ONEtv | Tigo Sports7 (+ • 2 • 3) | Tigo Star

Former operations:
Africa (divested): Chad1 | DR Congo | Ghana2 | Rwanda | Senegal | Tanzania (Tigo (Pesa) | Zantel3)
Other regions: Mobile networks: Sri Lanka4 | Cable television (Colombia): TigoUNE

Notes:
1Sold to Etisalat and rebranded as Moov Africa.
2Joint venture with Bharti Airtel, later sold.
3Acquired from Etisalat and sold in 2021.
4Sold to Etisalat. Now owned by CK Hutchison Holdings.
5Acquired by Axian Telecom Group in 2024.
6Acquired from Telefónica in 2026, still operates as Movistar.
7Central American operations acquired by Fox Corporation in 2026.

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