News Summary:
On September 17, Millicom released its second-quarter 2026 results, initially reported on August 6, stating that revenue jumped 59.4% year over year to $2.18 billion. Adjusted EBITDA crossed $1 billion for the first time in the company's history at $1.01 billion, up 58%, though profit plunged 84%. Earlier on September 17, Millicom's datacenters in Latin America received global recognitions and partnerships, including a Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility from Uptime Institute and an Energy Efficient recognition from the CEEDA Program, following the company's investment of over $68 million in improving data infrastructure in the region. Also on September 17, Millicom established a global anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) policy, which applies to all employees, products, and services, and covers corporate governance, training, customer identification, due diligence, and recordkeeping requirements. The same day, Millicom won the ARC Award from MerComm International Awards Programs for its 2019 Annual Report for the second consecutive year, securing the Integrated AR & CSR: Non-Traditional Format award in the Silver category.