Structuring deals to meet the specific requirements of each Orange affiliate

The rationale for IHS’s acquisitions in Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire and their plan to scale to 25,000 co-location towers in the next five years

CTO Thomas Jonell reveals what opex saving equipment and services Eaton are buying, and how they buy it

Annual results reveal American Tower sees international markets as the “turbo charger” of their “domestic market Ferrari engine”

BMI Analysis: a new guest column by Ken Okeleke, Senior Analyst at Business Monitor International

How to identify sites where investing in CDC battery and solar hybrid power will slash DG runtime

TMT Finance quote an ’unnamed source’ that MTN is in ’formal discussions’ with American Tower to acquire assets in a private sale, rather than through the usual auction process. Tech Central suggests that MTN has ’moved to play down the report’. TMT Finance tend to have the ear of certain key investment managers, so there may be enough smoke to suggest a fire, so we’ll explain the obvious reasons why people are putting two and two together in this case.

Innovating cell site design to connect the next billion subscribers

How CPS design hybrid energy solutions to cut opex by 50-60% at multi-tenant sites

How to halve diesel consumption and O&M costs while improving reliability

Selecting the right power solution to achieve the best possible energy opex reduction at each cell site is a critical decision. TowerXchange presents part one of our ongoing TowerPower series, profiling proven energy opex saving innovations and interviewing the senior executives behind them. We’re looking for on-grid, unreliable grid and off-grid innovations, sometimes blending renewable energy sources into hybrid solutions with a 8-24 month RoI, and sometimes simply looking for the “quick fixes” that yield the quickest and best opex reduction for the lowest possible capex.

Due diligence, regulatory uncertainty, tax and deal structuring considerations slow deals