Ahead of TowerXchange Meetup MENA's 7th annual gathering , TowerXchange offers invaluable insights into the key dynamics and procurement needs of the top MENA telecom tower markets.
Do you know where the opportunities are?
The MENA region remains the least penetrated tower market globally and is considered the ‘final frontier’ for the infrastructure-sharing model, with 72% of towers still owned by MNOs. However, towercos have made significant strides in expanding their footprint, growing from just 6% of the market in 2019 to over 27% today.
Currently, TowerXchange tracks 12 towercos operating across MENA, with substantial room for further growth in the 12 markets analysed here. This potential for expansion is driving M&A activity, including sale and leasebacks, operator carveouts, and build-to-suit contracts, supporting much-needed organic tower development.
As towercos are relatively new to the region, they are entering new markets and creating demand for partners to help manage, scale, and optimise tower infrastructure.
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Energy
Traditionally reliant on cheap hydrocarbons, a combination of rising energy prices and sustainability initiatives has made primary and backup power solutions, energy storage, hybrid and renewable energy solutions a focus for towercos and MNOs
RMS, ILS, Digital Twin and Access Control
How can remote monitoring, digital twins and access control help towercos digitise assets and streamline site management? RMS, ILS, Digital Twin and Access Control
Towers
As towercos take over network rollouts from operators and densify networks to keep up with growing data demands, build-to-suit activity is ramping up
Turnkey infrastructure
MSPs and engineering consultancies are the backbone of the tower industry - where do towercos and MNOs need support in building, operating, maintaining and optimising their growing tower networks?
Beyond Towers
MENA is becoming a pioneer in digital infrastructure, what role will towercos play in new small cell, fibre and edge data centre verticals?
Advisory
As MNOs put their towers up for sale and towercos negotiate new lease agreements, where is the demand for consultants, lawyers and other advisors?
