How many telecom towers are there in the world? And what proportion are owned by towercos?

An overview of the mobile and tower markets in the MENA region

HTN Towers’ footprint boosted by agreement to market SWAP towers, builds toward IPO

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Kuwait had a population of 4.0mn in 2014, an increase from 3.7mn in 2013. The population has a young age profile with a median age of 28.9 years and in 2014 69% of residents were non-Kuwaiti nationals. Kuwait has an area of 17,820 km2 but the population is highly concentrated in Kuwait City and its suburbs, especially on the shore of the Arabian Gulf. Subscriber (SIM) penetration was 221% by the end 2014, growing at >7% a year because multiple SIMs are common as part of the highly competitive environment. Three Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) serve Kuwait with broadly equal shares of the total subscribers. As shown in Figure one, Zain was the largest of these in 2014 with 35% of the market. VIVA and Ooredoo, rebranded from Wataniya in 2014, had very similar shares at between 32% and 33%. About 74% of total subscriptions were pre-paid.

Citi contrasts tower market maturity in Europe, SSA and MENA

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Increasing fuel security, upskilling workforces and pioneering new technologies to lead in these growing markets

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