Middle East and North Africa

Key trends and developments observed at this year’s Meetup

A look at the asset class from GLIO’s CEO Fraser Hughes

Activity and discussions ramp up as the industry hits an inflection point

Guest editorial by Troy Etulain, Director, Digital Development Unit, FHI 360 on the opportunities for towercos in deploying distributed networks to bring connectivity to the rural unconnected

A roundup of tower news across SSA and MENA

For the latest version of TowerXchange’s analysis of the tower industry in Sub-Saharan Africa visit here.

BMI View: We expect that at least one Sub-Saharan African tower company will list in 2018, with Eaton Towers, Helios Towers and IHS Towers likeliest to announce an initial public offering (IPO) before long. Cash injections would give the newly listed company or companies the impetus to scale-up in existing markets or more aggressively pursue acquisitions in new markets.

New informal peer-network inaugurated to share best practices, guidelines and templates

How finance and investment continues to evolve in the African tower industry

The towerco asset class has been experiencing exponential growth, signifying the potential held by and confidence in the towerco business model globally. TowerXchange took a deep dive into the economics, growth opportunities and priorities of sub-Saharan African towercos, inviting Helios Towers, Eaton Towers and Atlas Tower to a discussion at the 2017 TowerXchange Meetup Africa & Middle East.

Safaricom’s structural engineering team search for innovative solutions

Q&A with Issam (Sam) Darwish, Executive Vice Chairman and Group CEO of IHS Towers