Africa Archive

Last of the SSA land-grab; reigniting competition for South Africa’s towers

Following Telkom’s RFP, MTN are rumoured to be again considering bringing their towers to market. Who will succeed in securing Africa’s most profitable market?

Frances Rose, April 18, 2015

Zain propose tower divestment in three markets

TowerXchange analyses tower markets in KSA, Kuwait and South Sudan and highlights prospective bidders

April 18, 2015

Qowisio’s Ultra Long Range technology cuts the cost of RMS by 30%

Proven RMS vendor enables towercos and MNOs to share one controller between multiple sites, and to provide new VAS within the IoT ecosystem

Kieron Osmotherly, April 17, 2015

Growth, competition and co-operation: the tower market in Mozambique

As three operators fight for this rapidly expanding market, the question being asked is whether shared towers can be leveraged to support growth?

Frances Rose, April 17, 2015

Viettel holds the ropes on the Mozambican tower market

A BMI view of the tower market in Mozambique

BMI Research, April 17, 2015

Ericsson: Closing the gap between the managed services and towerco business models

As Ericsson launch ‘network as a service’ offerings like small cell as-a-service and managed rural coverage etc., and acquire their own active infrastructure, is the line blurring between managed service provider, property owner and towerco?

Frances Rose, April 16, 2015

Unipower: The ever-changing shape of the tower power game

A leading power conversion manufacturer Unipower on the needs for backup power in the global telecom industry

Arianna Neri, April 16, 2015

Africa news (Apr 2011)

Vodafone Group and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) have signed a new Partner Market agreement. The agreement will allow BTC to access Vodafone’s global data reach and offer customers a competitive cost base and Vodafone will be given access to BTC’s extensive local network.

Frances Rose, April 11, 2015