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Tigo Tanzania Plc
http://www.tigo.co.tz/Last activity: 16.03.2026
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Tigo Tanzania is the leading innovative telecommunication company in the country, distinguished as a fully-fledged digital lifestyle brand. Offering a diverse product portfolio in voice, SMS, high-speed internet and mobile financial services, Tigo has pioneered innovations such as Facebook in Kiswahili, Tigo Pesa App for Android & iOS users, Tigo Music and East Africa’s first cross-border mobile money transfer with currency conversion. With over 12 million registered subscribers to their network, Tigo directly and indirectly employs over 300,000 Tanzanians including an extended network of customer service representatives, mobile money merchants, sales agents and distributors.
Overview
Location
Tanzania, Coastal Zone, Dar es Salaam
Employees
1001-5000
Founded date
1996
Mentions in press and media 6
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| Apr 27, 2020 | Tigo Tanzania has extended its Mobile Money service across East Africa | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Tigo Launches 4G+ Network in Tanzania | TIGO Chief Technical and Information Officer, Jerome Albou Tanzania’s digital lifestyle company Tigo, has heightened the availability of ultra-fast digital experience for data customers in the country with the launch of 4G+ network. The 4G+... |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Tanzanians can now send each other mobile money regardless of what network they’re on | Tanzanians can now send each other mobile money regardless of network. This comes after Vodacom’s M-Pesa joins an interoperable network set up by Tigo, Zantel and Airtel, creating Africa’s first universally interoperable mobile money networ... |
| Jan 15, 2015 | Tigo subscribers to enjoy 36m music tracks on their smartphones | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
| Oct 29, 2014 | Internet.org App Brings Free Facebook, Wikipedia, BBC, Local Info Access To Tanzania | The cost of data access is one of the top obstacles to the developing world getting on the web, so today Internet.org gave free data access to basic web services and local resources to Tanzania with the release of its Internet.org app throu... |
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FAQ about Tigo Tanzania Plc
When was Tigo Tanzania Plc founded?
Tigo Tanzania Plc was founded in 1996.
What has the press written about Tigo Tanzania Plc?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Tigo Tanzania Plc, among them “Tigo Tanzania has extended its Mobile Money service across East Africa” (Apr 27, 2020) and “Tigo Launches 4G+ Network in Tanzania” (Sep 21, 2018).
Is Tigo Tanzania Plc still active?
Yes, Tigo Tanzania Plc is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 16, 2026.