Our History

John Stanton becomes first employee of McCaw Communications

USA

Brad Horwitz joins McCaw Communications

USA

John Stanton & Theresa Gillespie form predecessor of Western Wireless Corporation

USA

Brad Horwitz co-founds 1st GSM operator in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

USA

Acquired for $16Bn

John Stanton & Theresa Gillespie form VoiceStream Wireless

USA

John Stanton, Theresa Gillespie & Brad Horwitz form Western Wireless International; subsequently build and operate wireless networks in Austria, Ireland, Iceland, Croatia, Slovenia, Latvia, the Republic of Georgia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Bolivia, and Haiti

SmarTone IPO: market cap of $1.1Bn

Hong Kong

Latvia

Acquired for $277M

USA

Acquired for $34Bn

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Iceland

Acquired for $74M

Vodafone Iceland (Islandssimi)

Croatia

42% Stake Acquired for $70M

Republic of Georgia

14.5% Stake Acquired for $45M

USA & International

Acquired for $6Bn

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Austria

Acquired for €1.3B

Ireland

Acquired for $519M

John Stanton, Theresa Gillespie & Brad Horwitz found Trilogy International Partners; purchase Bolivia and Haiti assets from Alltel

Trilogy Acquires Distressed Operation in Dominican Republic

Trilogy Acquires Greenfield Operation in New Zealand

New Zealand

Haiti

Acquired for $97M

Dominican Republic

Acquired for $70M

New Zealand

Acquired for NZ$ 1.7Bn

Bolivia

Acquired for a nominal value