Tigo Rwanda Chief Executive Officer, Philip Amoateng told media on Wednesday that the move will help solving connectivity problems including roaming from inside and outside the country. He promised continued good services.
Amoateng was speaking following a definitive agreement between Bharti Airtel and Millicom International Cellular, the mother company of Tigo Rwanda, under which Airtel Rwanda Limited will acquire 100% equity interest of Tigo Rwanda Limited.
He said that clients will retain their lines and access to other services like Tigo Cash.
“We have good share on telecommunication market, we are present all around the country with 3G and 4G internet services with over 530 telecom towers. When they get added to Airtel’s 490 towers, they will make the telecommunication more effective,” he explained.
Tigo Rwanda will handover services to Airtel after the approval by Rwanda Utility and Regulatory Authority (RURA). The process will take between one and three months.
Amoateng said that after merging both companies, Tigo lines and other services will electronically be connected Airtel and clients will continue to access them as usual but from a different company.
Speaking about Tigo Staff who are likely to lose jobs, Amoateng said that Airtel will decide the next step but assured of a due processes abiding by Rwanda’s Labour Law.
Airtel is a global network which currently serves over 370 million customers across 17 countries. In the region, Airtel operates from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Tigo Rwanda currently occupies 38.9% after MTN with 41% of the market share.
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