Jordan’s economic trajectory has proven resilient, as the country persists at a stable 2.5% GDP growth in late 2023 and a deceleration in headline inflation to an
expected 2.4%.
The US-pegged Jordanian Dinar also limits currency risks helping create stability for foreign and domestic investment. Jordan’s greatest risk may come from its border with Israel-Palestine, but it’s politically neutral stance in regional conflicts has helped
the country navigate instability in the past.
focused on rapid colocations to increase their near 1x tenancy ratio as well as exploring non-macro small cells, DAS and street furniture deploymnets for urban and indoor coverage.
Jordan - telecom market statistics Q3 2024
nfrastructure sharing is low as TASC mostly serves Zain on single-tenant sites, but the towerco has made strides in taking over network rollouts for two of the three MNOs in Jordan reflecting a change in mindset from local operators. With the telecoms sector exposed to heavy taxes and high opex including rising energy costs, colocation is becoming an increasingly more popular option for operators to meet growing network
expansion demands.
Jordan- estimated tower ownership Q3 2024
Jordan is well underway in its 5G rollout with Orange and Umniah rolling out commercial networks having received licenses 5% year-on-year until reaching 75% while Zain lags behind but is getting its network 5G-ready. Nearly all TASC sites are being upgraded to 5G and expects to have 97% 5G coverage across their network. TASC expect to achieve a tenancy ratio of 1.3x due to colocations as well as 1.7x
energy increase, but Orange expects this to be as high as 3x. To mitigate this, TASC is hybridising sites incorporating solar and battery backup as well as smart energy management systems, while Orange has been using energy wheeling from solar farms connected to the grid.
