Africa Archive

TowerXchange’s analysis of the independent tower market in Africa and the Middle East

For the latest version of TowerXchange’s analysis of the tower industry in Sub-Saharan Africa visit here.

Laura Graves, November 24, 2017

BMI Industry Trend Analysis: Analysing the risk profile of Africa’s towercos ahead of their prospective IPOs

BMI View: We expect that at least one Sub-Saharan African tower company will list in 2018, with Eaton Towers, Helios Towers and IHS Towers likeliest to announce an initial public offering (IPO) before long. Cash injections would give the newly listed company or companies the impetus to scale-up in existing markets or more aggressively pursue acquisitions in new markets.

BMI Research, November 24, 2017

Call for towercos to join Communications Infrastructure Regulatory Working Group

New informal peer-network inaugurated to share best practices, guidelines and templates

Kieron Osmotherly, November 21, 2017

From the first round of capital raising to bonds, IPOs and business model diversification

How finance and investment continues to evolve in the African tower industry

Laura Graves, November 21, 2017

Operational priorities, growth & diversification opportunities for towercos in MEA

The towerco asset class has been experiencing exponential growth, signifying the potential held by and confidence in the towerco business model globally. TowerXchange took a deep dive into the economics, growth opportunities and priorities of sub-Saharan African towercos, inviting Helios Towers, Eaton Towers and Atlas Tower to a discussion at the 2017 TowerXchange Meetup Africa & Middle East.

Laura Graves, November 21, 2017