NII Holdings
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NII Holdings, Inc. (formerly Nextel International) was an American holding company that, through its subsidiary Nextel Telecomunicações Ltda., provided mobile communications services under the Nextel brand in Latin America.[4] NII last operated 3G UMTS/HSDPA and 4G LTE networks in Brazil, and also operated an iDEN network there until its shutdown in 2018.
Formerly | McCaw International (1995-1997) Nextel International (1997-2001) |
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Company type | Public |
Nasdaq: NIHD (2003-2020) | |
Industry | Wireless Services |
Predecessor | Nextel |
Founded | 1995 |
Defunct | January 13, 2020 (2020-01-13) |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Latin America |
Key people | Roberto Rittes (CEO) |
Products | High-speed networks, Two way messaging, Push to Talk |
Revenue | $870 million (2018) |
Number of employees | 16,089 |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [1][2][3] |
On December 18, 2019, NII Holdings completed the sale of its Brazilian operation, its last remaining subsidiary, to América Móvil.[5] On January 13, 2021 the company filed a Certificate of Dissolution (liquidation) with the State of Delaware.[5]
In 2012, for the third consecutive year, NII Holdings ranked in the Fortune 500 and Barron's 500 lists.[6][7] NII also has been named one of the best places to work among multinationals in Latin America by the Great Place to Work Institute.[8]
NII went through bankruptcy in 2014 and 2015.[9]