18 stakeholders, representing all segments of the telecoms infrastructure ecosystem, gathered for TowerXchange’s first working group focusing on small cells and DAS at the TowerXchange Meetup Asia 2016. Participants were excited to learn about the imminent availability of multi-operator small cells, and discussed the drivers and inhibitors for towercos or MNOs to provide ‘Small Cells as a Service’.

Supplementing macro towers with small cells and RAN solutions to better meet MNO needs

The National Association of Tower Erectors at the forefront of innovation

The time is ripe for towercos to enter the small cells market and diversify their offering

TowerXchange examines the impact of the rollout on tower cash flow and towerco consolidation in India

Entry of new operator and enforcement of licensing conditions among key drivers of change

Bharti Infratel and TAIPA Chairman’s keynote address highlights three opportunities for towercos, and emphasises the importance of access to capital

Cell sites located beyond the electricity grid uniquely positioned to complete the vaccine ‘cold chain’

Which are the leading carve-out, operator controlled towercos, and will they be monetised?

MNO competitive dynamics, 4G rollout, and broadband coverage extension priorities could combine to create opportunities for towercos

Lively debate characterised the inaugural energy storage working group at the TowerXchange Meetup Africa 2016, where dozens of experienced buyers and sellers of batteries exchanged insights into how to extend lifecycles in challenging operating conditions in Africa and the Middle East.

On 19 October, TowerXchange hosted the first working group on platforms for site intelligence, management and optimisation. With robust data being absolutely critical to decision making in site operations and management, the working group was designed to address some of the limitations that users are finding with current technology platforms, share success stories in the implementation of different systems and examine requirements on how technologies need to evolve.