Global Archive

Maintenance costs can represent half of power opex, which in itself is usually the single largest network operating cost.

Kieron Osmotherly, February 25, 2013

Experiences from the front lines of managing a towerco in Ghana

Keeping the network on the air makes it easier to sell co-locations

Kieron Osmotherly, February 25, 2013

A.T. Kearney: Why tenancy ratios above two will be difficult to achieve in Africa…

…and what the tower industry should do to create new value by leveraging reduced fuel consumption and providing fibre to the tower

Kieron Osmotherly, February 25, 2013

How towercos buy

TowerXchange starts a long journey to profile proven innovative equipment and managed service providers to Africa’s telecoms infrastructure community, interviewing senior executives at companies with a demonstrable track record of saving energy and maintenance opex, and optimising rollout and retrofit capex.

Kieron Osmotherly, February 25, 2013

Orun Energy: How ESCOS can reduce your energy opex by 30-35%

A closer look at site design to minimise opex: choosing the right generator, shelter, air conditioning, outdoor equipment and RMS

Kieron Osmotherly, February 25, 2013

The implications of the lukewarm response to Bharti Infratel’s IPO

Aggressive pricing and challenging conditions in India mean the IPO tells us very little

Kieron Osmotherly, February 24, 2013

The BuddeComm Perspective: Uganda

Dependence on costly diesel generator power and regulations encourage infrastructure sharing in Uganda, according to analysts at BuddeComm

Kieron Osmotherly, December 25, 2012

Vodacom’s multi-tenant investment dilemma

Pedro Rabacal, Network Officer, International at Vodacom succinctly summarises the investment dilemma facing many operators as they consider whether to invest in shareability

Kieron Osmotherly, December 23, 2012