Airtel Niger
Founded
2001
Headquarters
Niamey, Niger
Ticker
n/a
Sector
Telecom
Stock performance
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History
Airtel Niger began operating in 2001 under the Celtel brand and later passed to Kuwait's Zain and then to India's Bharti Airtel, whose Airtel Africa unit now controls it.
Business model
Airtel Niger sells prepaid and postpaid mobile voice and data services and operates the Airtel Money mobile-money platform.
Market position
Airtel Niger is the country's leading mobile operator, with nearly half of the market.
Country impact
As the largest mobile network, Airtel provides the main access to communications and mobile financial services for millions of people in a country with very low bank-account ownership.