Tigo Nicaragua is a telecommunications network under the Tigo brand, which is owned by Millicom International Cellular SA. Millicom was established on December 14, 1990, by Shelby Bryan, Jan Stenbeck, Telma Sosa, and Olvin Galdamez. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg and provides digital services in nine Latin American markets, including Nicaragua.
The main shareholder of Millicom is Xavier Niel, a French billionaire who owns 27.13% of the company. In 2023, Niel built a 25.02% stake in Millicom through his company Atlas Investissement, making him the company's main shareholder. Following the acquisition of the stake in the company, three new directors appointed by Atlas Investissement joined the company's board of directors in May 2023: Michaël Golan, former CEO of Iliad, Nicolas Jaeger, CFO of Iliad, and Thomas Reynaud, CEO of Iliad.