Algar Telecom, a privately owned company headquartered in Brazil, founded in 1954, employs approximately 5140 individuals, and reported $435.4M in revenue as of 2025, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in telecoms, offering telecommunications and technology solutions. It serves corporate (B2B) and retail (B2C) customers, providing internet access, cell phones, pay TV, voice, data, internet, IT and Infra services, outsourcing, video, and consultation media.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1954

Headcount

5,850

Headquarters

Brazil

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

Algar Telecom reorganized spectrum on July 21, 2026, to strengthen and expand 4G and 5G mobile network capacity across 80 cities in the states of Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Goias, and Mato Grosso do Sul. This follows the company's May 4, 2026, announcement of a CEO transition, with Luiz Alexandre Garcia resigning and Eliane Garcia Melgaco succeeding him. Melgaco joined Algar in August 2024 as Vice President of Operations, where she played a key role in the company's turnaround, bringing over 30 years of professional experience. Earlier, on January 28, 2026, Algar Telecom invested R$ 8.4 million in MediQuo, a startup specializing in telemedicine and digital health. On December 16, 2025, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) formalized the termination of Fixed Telephone Service (STFC) contracts signed with Algar Telecom, adapting those authorizations to an authorization regime without exclusivity.

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Algar Telecom offers 5 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Algar Telecom's product portfolio comprises of telecoms.
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Algar Telecom's revenues were less than $500M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Algar Telecom's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is enterprise broadband and voice. For full access to Algar Telecom's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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