The creation of IQSTEL Operating Holdings, effective July 2, 2026, creates a more flexible financial platform designed to increase shareholder financial visibility, support access to traditional financing, and enable future expansion through M&A and Digital Services.
NEW YORK, July 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ: IQST), a rapidly growing telecommunications and technology company, today announced the successful completion of its previously approved creation of a new corporate and financial platform through the formation of IQSTEL Operating Holdings Inc. ("IOH"), a wholly owned subsidiary of IQSTEL, Inc.
The creation of the new holding company structure became effective on July 2, 2026, and the Company publicly disclosed the completed transaction through a Current Report on Form 8-K that has already been filed.
The transaction is solely an internal corporate initiative to create a new financial platform and does not change IQSTEL's shareholders, Board of Directors, executive management, public listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, or ownership of the Company's operating businesses.
The Company also believes that creating this platform will allow IQSTEL to seek traditional financing on more favorable terms, which management expects will help lower operational costs and support the Company's continued expansion, while increasing shareholder value — a core mission for IQSTEL.
IQSTEL Operating Holdings Inc. ("IOH") is a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of IQSTEL, Inc. IOH has been intentionally structured as a mirror company of IQSTEL, sharing the same Board of Directors, executive management team, corporate governance, and strategic vision.
Following the creation of the new financial platform, effective July 2, 2026:
IQSTEL, Inc. remains the publicly traded NASDAQ-listed parent company responsible for SEC reporting, corporate governance, capital markets activities, investor relations, financing, and shareholder matters.
IQSTEL Operating Holdings Inc. becomes the direct holding company for substantially all of IQSTEL's operating subsidiaries and business assets, serving as the operational platform through which the Company's telecommunications, fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, and digital services businesses are owned and managed.
IQSTEL Today: A Snapshot
Before turning to the details of the new structure, the following highlights the scale of the business it now houses:
NASDAQ: IQST — a diversified global telecommunications and technology company built through organic growth and strategic acquisitions.
A global commercial network connecting more than 600 telecommunications operators, providing indirect access to approximately 2.3 billion mobile users.
IQSTEL Digital Services spanning Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Digital Health, and Digital Content — higher-margin solutions distributed through that same global network.
Upon the anticipated closing of the proposed ULTRANET acquisition, expected this quarter, IQSTEL projects a pro forma annual revenue run rate of approximately $560 million and an adjusted EBITDA run rate approaching $9 million.