How the region’s tower industry is set to evolve

Thanks to surging demand for data services, operators in India are rushing to do business with GTL Infrastructure

Standardisation and centralisation among key factors to effectively build and manage towers

Indoor and outdoor DAS, policy changes and innovative business models

A struggling mobile market which needs to shed non-core assets

With a ‘long list’ of 10 bidders for the currently in the running for FPS’s portfolio, and only two of those parties to date have announced their involvement in the process (Cellnex and 3i with Wireless Infrastructure Group), we’ve taken a look at who’s declared their hand and who else may be in the running.

TowerXchange analysis of the decision, plus some exclusive comments from Global Tower’s CEO

Khaled Habbal discusses how a talented workforce, commitment to local communities and twenty years of experience combine to deliver guaranteed 30% opex reduction

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world by land area, spanning two continents and 11 time zones. Russia had an estimated population of 143.4mn people and 248.8mn mobile connections at the end of 2015, giving a penetration of 173%. The mobile market is dominated by four Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Beeline (VimpelCom), MegaFon, MTS, and Tele2, which between them accounted for 245.6mn connections (99%). Other MNOs include MOTIV, SMARTS, Sotel, Tattelecom and Vainakh Telecom. MegaFon and MTS lead the market with 74.8mn and 73.7mn connections respectively, while Beeline follows closely with 59.8mn and Tele2 with 37.3mn.

Robert Lindell discusses how to work with customers for mutual success

An examination of the Indonesian tower market and how the country’s towercos enabled telecoms growth in one of Asia’s most populous countries

Turkey had a total population of 79.6mn people and 71.4mn mobile subscriptions at the end of 2016, giving a mobile penetration of 90%. Turkey spans two continents, Europe and Asia, however its penetration is significantly below both regions, averaging 135% and 100% respectively. It has the lowest level of penetration in Eastern Europe and is thirteenth (out of 18) in Western Asia. Neighbouring countries Georgia (140%) and Armenia (122%) in Western Asia exhibit greater penetration levels, and Bulgaria (150%) and Romania (142%) in Eastern Europe are also significantly higher.