Chaka wrote:Ok,this merger thing would make more sense to me if we had Tigo KE,ie if Telkom was Tigo KE?
Wororo wrote:[quote=Chaka]Airtel operates in a number of countries..is Telkom also present in those countries?If not,how does this selective merger work?
[quote=Wororo]
In Ghana, Airtel merged it operations with Tigo Ghana which was second to MTN Gh to form AirtelTigo, In Rw Airtel bought out Tigo Rw which was the second largest telco after MTN Rw...
Airtel merging with Telkom KE is simply trying as much as possible to satisfy the basic goal in any business - making profit...
Airtel KE hasn't been able to do so and don't seem to make it happen in the near future...
So the only possible way is merging with Telkom even if they end up being the minority shareholder but make a profit at the end of the day...
Consolidation is the only strategy Airtel Africa has to adopt to survive esp now they are facing stiff competition at home (India) from Vodafone-Idea Cellular merger and Jio ...
It's survival for those who can adapt and quickly ...
True. But Helios only want to revamp Telkom then exit the market ...
Early last year, Tigo wanted to venture into KE thru buying out Airtel but the transaction wasn't successful on the cash bit...
However, sometime last year, Millicom Intl SA the owners of Tigo made a decision to depart Africa and concentrate in Latin America...
I suspect that Tz, Tigo and Airtel will either merge up or Airtel buys out Tigo...
But currently Magufuli's govt is arguing that Airtel Tz belongs to the govt... So that might delay any event in Tz...