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Long-term assets - E.3 Right of use assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | $ 792 | $ 896
Change in scope | 314 |
Additions | 1,210 | 126
Modifications | 272 | 125
Impairment |  | (4)
Disposals | (53) | (39)
Depreciation | (249) | (204)
Asset retirement obligations | 3 | 1
Transfers | 3 | 0
Transfer to/from held for sale | (23) | (76)
Exchange rate movements | 79 | (34)
Closing balance, net | 2,346 | 792
Cost or valuation |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 1,497 |
Closing balance, net | 3,489 | 1,497
Accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | (705) |
Closing balance, net | (1,142) | (705)
Land and buildings |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 101 | 130
Change in scope | 0 |
Additions | 6 | 13
Modifications | 38 | 13
Impairment |  | (1)
Disposals | (4) | (9)
Depreciation | (34) | (36)
Asset retirement obligations | 0 | 0
Transfers | 1 | 0
Transfer to/from held for sale | 0 | 0
Exchange rate movements | 9 | (9)
Closing balance, net | 118 | 101
Land and buildings | Cost or valuation |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 233 |
Closing balance, net | 280 | 233
Land and buildings | Accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | (132) |
Closing balance, net | (163) | (132)
Sites rental |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 164 | 177
Change in scope | 0 |
Additions | 34 | 5
Modifications | 38 | 50
Impairment |  | 0
Disposals | (12) | (18)
Depreciation | (42) | (47)
Asset retirement obligations | 1 | 0
Transfers | 0 | 0
Transfer to/from held for sale | (23) | (2)
Exchange rate movements | (7) | 0
Closing balance, net | 153 | 164
Sites rental | Cost or valuation |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 385 |
Closing balance, net | 376 | 385
Sites rental | Accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | (220) |
Closing balance, net | (223) | (220)
Tower rental |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 477 | 537
Change in scope | 314 |
Additions | 1,154 | 99
Modifications | 190 | 59
Impairment |  | (3)
Disposals | (34) | (8)
Depreciation | (160) | (109)
Asset retirement obligations | 1 | 1
Transfers | 2 | 1
Transfer to/from held for sale | 0 | (74)
Exchange rate movements | 76 | (25)
Closing balance, net | 2,021 | 477
Tower rental | Cost or valuation |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 785 |
Closing balance, net | 2,607 | 785
Tower rental | Accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | (308) |
Closing balance, net | (586) | (308)
Capacity |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 29 | 27
Change in scope | 0 |
Additions | 1 | 8
Modifications | 0 | 0
Impairment |  | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation | (7) | (6)
Asset retirement obligations | 0 | 0
Transfers | 0 | 0
Transfer to/from held for sale | 0 | 0
Exchange rate movements | 0 | 0
Closing balance, net | 23 | 29
Capacity | Cost or valuation |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 54 |
Closing balance, net | 180 | 54
Capacity | Accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | (26) |
Closing balance, net | (157) | (26)
Other network equipment |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 14 | 16
Change in scope | 0 |
Additions | 14 | 0
Modifications | 5 | 1
Impairment |  | 0
Disposals | (1) | 0
Depreciation | (4) | (2)
Asset retirement obligations | 1 | 0
Transfers | 0 | (1)
Transfer to/from held for sale | 0 | 0
Exchange rate movements | 0 | 0
Closing balance, net | 29 | 14
Other network equipment | Cost or valuation |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 24 |
Closing balance, net | 40 | 24
Other network equipment | Accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | (10) |
Closing balance, net | (11) | (10)
Other |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 6 | 9
Change in scope | 0 |
Additions | 0 | 1
Modifications | 1 | 2
Impairment |  | 0
Disposals | (3) | (3)
Depreciation | (2) | (3)
Asset retirement obligations | 0 | 0
Transfers | 0 | 0
Transfer to/from held for sale | 0 | 0
Exchange rate movements | 0 | 0
Closing balance, net | 2 | 6
Other | Cost or valuation |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | 15 |
Closing balance, net | 6 | 15
Other | Accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |
Right-of-Use Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Opening balance, net | (9) |
Closing balance, net | $ (4) | $ (9)

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- Definition The amount of additions to right-of-use assets. [Refer: Right-of-use assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2025-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph h -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2025-en-r&anchor=para_53_h&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2025-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Effective 2027-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2025-01-01 -Paragraph 115 -Subparagraph g -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2025-en-r&anchor=para_115_g&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2025-03-27 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Effective 2027-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2025-01-01 -Paragraph 115 -Subparagraph g -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2025-en-r&anchor=para_115_g&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2025-03-27 + Details
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