Middle East and North Africa
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ieng Group are one of Africa's largest O&M providers, but they do much more too
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Qatar plans 3G shut down by 2025 to focus on boosting 4G and 5G networks
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The Saudi Arabian tower industry is experiencing a dynamic transformation, led by key players such as Tawal, Tasc, and LATIS.
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Helios Towers’ Q1 financial results reflects a maturing towerco, moving from fast-paced M&A growth to long-term organic value creation
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TowerXchange’s new MENA Head of Research Laura Arbelaez provides an overview of the key developments in the MENA telecom tower market over the last months.
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A country-by-country guide to the tower industry in MENA: Q2 24 update
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VEON-owned Beeline’s tower carve-out and sale strategy is becoming ever clearer in Central Asia, and it is possible that Uzbekistan could become a model for tower growth.
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Reductions in emissions per kW/h and recycling projects complemented by social projects and good governance initiatives
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TowerXchange discusses who’s building what for who within Kazakhstan and the development of the independent tower market in Central Asia
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techoraco launches a unique new market offering for the digital infrastructure and technology industries
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PIF takes a further step towards consolidating Saudi Arabia’s tower industry
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A summary of the discussion from TowerXchange Meetup MENA’s M&A and investment panel
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CXOs from the largest towercos in MENA share insights on how the region’s tower market is evolving
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How can tower owners reduce energy OPEX and emissions while keeping site teams safe?
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Telecom Egypt prepares for the country’s first tower transaction on 2,500 sites
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IHS Towers has been working with its shareholders to resolve concerns about financial performance
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Get the latest and deepest insights into ‘New TASC’, the new(ish) joint-venture towerco between Zain and Ooredoo
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Ooredoo, Zain and TASC Towers finalise the largest tower deal in MENA with 30,000 sites
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Zain KSA has received a request from PIF for the MNOs remaining 20% stake in GLIC
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Sam Darwish, Chairman & CEO, IHS Towers
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TowerXchange takes a look at Jordan's progress towards 5G, with 2 of 3 MNOs now turning on the switch
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IHS Towers' Q1 2023 results show strong revenue growth and market resilience
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How will towercos take advantage of MENA's huge demand for digital infrastructure?
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Emad El Salek, CEO of Mobitower, outlines his plans to deliver rural connectivity in North Africa's largest telecom tower market
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What's top of mind for the region's leading MNOs and towercos? Find out what they said this month
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Orange announces the results of its passive infrastructure review with plans to cut costs, improve efficiency and scale MEA operations
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TAWALs smart pillar, CaaS and in-building model solutions test the boundaries of the conventional towerco model
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NEOM offers a peak into the connectivity infrastructure requirements for tomorrow's enterprise, tourism and urban living
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TASC Towers' entry into Iraq kick-starts a wave of activity for the MENA telecoms ecosystem
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TowerXchange presents an updated A to Z of MNOs, towercos and investors who are key stakeholders in the MENA tower industry
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Following Helios Towers closing of its Omantel deal, is there anything to stop Oman becoming MENA’s most developed towerco market?
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Jazz inches closer to the sale of its towers and Telenor looks to exit the market, but challenging economic conditions put pressure on Pakistan’s bustling tower sector
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The Small Cell Forum outlines the trends, use cases and trajectory of small cell deployment and where towercos fit, or don’t
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Where are Ooredoo selling their towers and who are the potential buyers?
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Zain Saudi Arabia has transferred its tower business to Golden Lattice Investment Company (GLI), the PIF-backed holding company of Zain KSA's 8,069 towers
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Revenue and tenancy growth remain strong and good contracts are sheltering Helios Towers’ from the worst of energy price increases
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Fitch Solutions explore market dynamics in the North African country
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Following TowerXchange Meetup MENA 2022 we explain how towercos plan to expand in the region, and how they can own and control 100,000 sites by 2024
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The world’s largest ESCO discusses the state of the industry and where future growth will come from
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TowerXchange speak to CEO Tiago Cunha ahead of Meetup MENA
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TAWAL enters Pakistan, build-to-suit continues and ESCOs operate in the world’s fifth most popular country
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TASC touted to buy towers Iraq and Bahrain following US$88m transaction
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An exclusive interview with CEO, Sam Darwish after the towerco's monumental year
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Operator already planned to sell Saudi towers and follows up with fresh announcement for Iraq, Jordan and Bahrain
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Can Zain’s new buyers close on its 8,000+ towers and create a challenger to TAWAL in MENA’s biggest market?
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Communication Towers have 63 sites and ambitions to transform the Israeli telecom tower market
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Helios Towers enters into agreement to acquire 2,890 sites from Omantel for $575 million
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What can we do about cell site power demands increasing? Cell site power clustering is one option, but efficiency drives and proper site dimensioning have a role too
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Helios Towers to reach 10,000+ sites and 10 countries four years ahead of schedule, but what does it mean for Africa?
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Infozech’s CEO describes how the company has made an impact in MENA
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BSS Engineering are working on how to integrate 5G into city scape economically and aesthetically
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The Q1 ’21 update of TowerXchange’s guide to the MENA tower market is now available. This 24 page report covers the latest news and market dynamics in 16 European markets, and includes tower counts by country and by company.
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Who are the runners still in line for Egypt’s latest towerco licence?
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Don’t miss out on the region’s top three telecom markets
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Read more to find out about the versatile gensets from this top-quality Italian supplier
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Contradictory statements on reform process hint at clash between supporters and opponents of outside towerco investment
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Global giant plans to go public in the United States, but what does that mean for the towerco and its many markets and partners?
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Free Senegal may just be the first in a broader wave of M&A in Africa, TowerXchange takes a look at the deal
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6,000 new towers to be built in the next three years
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Redefining the value proposition for tower investors across MENA and addressing the outlook for growth opportunities
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The growth potential and investability of the North African tower market
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As the commercial application of 5G progresses in MENA, towercos and MNOs are poised to become global leaders in 5G deployment
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How unserved and unconnected areas could become major opportunities for towercos
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Towercos and MNOs are looking at smart cities; putting capex into city projects could open new revenue streams and bolster 5G investments
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Exclusive interview with TAWAL’s CEO as newly formed towerco achieves operational independence
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Infrastructure experts, i-eng Group, expand their support to the telecom industry and add Central African Republic to their ESCO portfolio
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ESCOs already own or operate the power systems on more than 25% of SSA’s cell sites on unreliable grid connections or off-grid, and TowerXchange foresee that proportion approaching 50% in the next two years. As such, it is important to understand a few fundamentals about the ESCOs.
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How the world’s largest T-ESCO is going from strength to strength
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Seeking a new niche in the South African tower market, B140 are turning the towerco model on its head by going rent to own
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The Middle East and North Africa has the lowest towerco penetration, and therefore the greatest opportunity to optimise sites and learn lessons from abroad
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Helios Towers publishes its first full year’s results as a public company, highlighting continued organic growth
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Helios Towers publishes its first full year’s results as a public company, highlighting continued organic growth
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International towerco expands geographical footprint with new MENA region
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HOI sets it sights on growth through new build and is ready to play a key role in developing Egypt’s telecoms infrastructure
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Insights from the region’s only event focussed on telecom infrastructure
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Urban African telecoms is still full of challenges and opportunities, but discussion of leapfrogging to 5G is short-sighted when so many challenges remain in Africa’s cities
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MTN Group selling down its stakes in JVs with American Tower in Ghana and Uganda mark the end of an era
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Big Four become Big Three, with Eaton Towers acquisition completed by American Tower
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Your comprehensive guide to expected procurement activities in 16 markets
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Rural sites are an attractive investment opportunity for MNOs and innovative towercos now that site costs have come down and urban investment slows
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Getting leases right and engaging with landlords effectively can both create value, and avoid significant value destruction
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Towerco seals largest ever bond issuance
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The North African telecom giant hots up with new towerco licences to lead to a new telecom tower boom
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TAWAL is MENA’s largest towerco, learn about their strategy for existing sites, lease-up, green power and regional expansion plans
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Jacopo Pichelli, Rohan Dhamija, Andres Flores, Analysys Mason
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With nearly 30 years’ experience in the Gulf, Byrne Equipment Rental are natural partners to the industry in the region
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A deeper look into Morocco’s mobile market and outlook for future growth
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After building over 900 sites in South Africa, Atlas Tower Group are searching for the best opportunities on the rest of the continent
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How lessons from National Broadband Networks and Tower Sharing Companies can inform regulators about the potential creation of 5G NetCos (network sharing companies)
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Asia Consultancy Group is investing in digital infrastructure, tower co-location and RANsharing in Afghanistan
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Unlocking tower investment opportunity; Oman Tower Company at the forefront of regional change
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By the end of Q2 2020, three MNOs should be active and towercos will be on their way to adding 5,800 towers over the next three years
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Why has Helios Towers gone public? And what does it mean for the future of African telecom towers?
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The technology leader on their continuous efforts to improve network energy management
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Towercos remain important partners for towercos in Africa, but unless they respond to MNO concerns they will miss out on opportunities
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As African towercos enter a new phase of life, what comes next for investment, diversification and new markets?
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The Middle East and North Africa is the region the least penetrated by the towerco business model globally. Whilst a handful of build-to suit towercos have emerged, fewer than 6% of the region’s 275,104 towers sit in independent towerco hands, largely belonging to Saudi Telecom Company’s (stc) captive towerco, TAWAL.
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MTN’s ambitious three-tiered rural roll-out programme will accelerate the adoption of a modern, connected life across Africa
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The new SEC12 will be even more secure, reliable and flexible
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A vision of the evolution of network energy as Africa moves from 3G to 4G to 5G
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How Africa’s fastest growing ESCO is delivering operationally
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CTO Razvan Ungureanu calls for improved customer-centricity and 5G readiness from Africa’s towercos
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Huawei’s 5G Power solution will enable African MNOs and towercos to meet the increased power requirements of 5G
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How Ramboll offers much more than just steel structures
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Long only active in the Americas, SBA Communications enters Africa by acquiring the continent’s fastest growing towerco
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Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya to continue to see the highest volume of new site build
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Infozech’s CEO describes how the company’s easy to use and cost-effective platform incorporates all phases of site management into a single enterprise solution
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Cost effective innovative solution has up to 8,000 hour service intervals, is cleaner, quieter and can use multiple fuels including diesel, kerosene or paraffin or a mixture to reduce costs and deter fuel theft by up to 70%
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“There is always something new coming out of Africa” - Pliny The Elder - 45 AC
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Johannesburg is Africa’s smartest city, but what are the opportunities for collaboration between towercos, fibrecos, MNOs and city government?
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Angola’s high opex and high capex and a supportive regulatory regime make infrastructure sharing a must, but the market still presents high hurdles to entry
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TowerXchange analyses the African tower market, identifying opportunities for new build and for suppliers to develop new business
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IHS remain in dialogue with both Zain and the regulator, the CITC
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Why the Eaton deal adds much more value than just growing American Tower’s site count by 3%
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Secured Towers monetise privately owned towers by turning them from cost-headaches for their owners into infill sites for network operators
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Will sharing maintenance and management of active networks reduce 4G opex and capex by up to 40% in Mozambique?
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Blue Sky Towers discuss the need for new towers in South Africa, the potential for tower+power, and the prospects for 5G
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How Helios Towers plans to manage power, fibreise towers and operate edge data centres in South Africa
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What we know about the sale and prospective bidders
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AWAL Telecom built its network without an anchor-tenant, now it’s targeting a 2.0x tenancy ratio
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Why Polar Power have started offering new engineering, design and construction services for towers and how it could help enhance rural connectivity
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Comments and insights from the panel at TowerXchange Meetup MENA
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With equity stakes and operator-captive towercos common in the rest of the world, Middle Eastern MNOs are still deciding how independent they want their region’s towercos to be
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Regulator works with country’s first towerco to close infrastructure gap
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The current state of tower carve-outs and sales in KSA – and what it means for you!
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Zain has announced two deals with IHS Towers for its Saudi and Kuwaiti towers, TowerXchange find out what happened behind the scenes
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Pan African Towers have towers in Nigeria and Ghana and are already preparing for 5G
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Hassanein Hiridjee is one of Madagascar’s most successful businessmen; we discuss his plans for Towerco Of Madagascar, Telma and international expansion
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Blueline currently relies on its own network of towers and rooftops but hopes infrastructure sharing will help it scale rapidly in the future
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Helios Towers and their new partner Vulatel discuss their shared ambitions to build towers and fibre across South Africa
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Kash Pandya speaks about what is driving continued growth, and Helios Towers plans for small cells and edge datacentres
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How the investment landscape in this developing region is shifting
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Rethinking the shape, ownership and management of communications infrastructure in a digital economyMENA MNO’s perspectives on the future of digital infrastructure in the region
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The inspirational work reconnecting conflict zones and bringing modern communications to rural areas
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A deeper look into the five key African markets in which Airtel Africa retains ownership and control of its towers
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Insights and ideas from our operational efficiency panel discussion and roundtable
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Over 30 tower transactions of scale have been completed in the Sub-Saharan African market and towercos now own 62,990 (39.9%) of the region’s estimated 158,359 towers.
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Opportunities to build, buy and service towers in South Africa, Botswana and Angola
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How towercos are redefining their value proposition to play in MENA markets
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How this local tower builder grew to become one of the cornerstones of telecoms infrastructure in the MENA region
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Etisalat International’s CTO shares insights into key MENA markets
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Which deals have come and gone and which will cross the finish line?
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A study of the Kuwaiti market with the closure of Zain’s tower sale to IHS imminent
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An overview of the Bahraini market as the regulator proposes rebuilding towers from the bottom up
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Bahrain’s PRS Regulation will drive tower sharing from 12% to 40% and see 90% of the tower stock renewed
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Despite the cancellation of the Jazz deal, edotco sees plenty of opportunity in Pakistan
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TowerXchange presents an A to Z of MNOs, towercos, investors and advisors who are key stakeholders in the MENA tower industry
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Zain reach a deal with IHS plus progress on regulatory issues
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You wouldn’t keep a car which kept breaking down, so why do so many tower owners battle on with sub-par rectifiers?
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CGM Italia has produced 52,000 generators in the last 38 years and continues to innovate
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From Project Management to IFRS 16 lease Management to drone survey technology, NEXSYS-ONE’s flexible software solutions create seamless processes to enhance the operating performance of tower companies and mobile operators
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Byrne Equipment Rental are adding a complete tower power vertical to their extensive equipment hire business
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The organisations have signed an MOU to reduce operating costs and carbon emissions
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IHS Towers, Eaton Towers, Helios Towers and Atlas Tower provide their year in review and look ahead to 2019 and beyond
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No clear route to independent tower ownership but good government support for telecoms infrastructure.
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How Ramboll offers much more than just steel structures
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Cost effective innovative solution has up to 8,000 hour service intervals, is cleaner, quieter and can use multiple fuels including diesel, kerosene or paraffin or a mixture to reduce costs and deter fuel theft by up to 60%
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Infrastructure experts, ieng Group, expand their support to the telecom industry
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The satellite pioneer keeps expanding its footprint and curating its offering to solve coverage challenges
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€180mn turnover renewable energy leader targets 10,000 ESCO sites in the medium term
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An interview with Apollo Solar
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How the world’s largest T-ESCO is going from strength to strength
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Khatib & Alami bring their extensive pan-African and multi-sectoral expertise to the telecom and tower industries
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How Windular’s innovative system is revolutionising renewable power generation on cell sites
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Helios tenancy ratio approaches two, deploying 1,800km backbone in DRC
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With the development of data-centric applications and overall expansion of communication needs, improving connectivity across Africa has never been more important. But the vastness of the continent often means high-speed connectivity comes with high cost. Christian Olsson, Senior Manager, Segment Market EMEA and North America at SES Networks, talks about how satellite-based solutions, together with terrestrial infrastructure, can meet both challenges.
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Keystone’s modular solution interfaces with existing intelligent equipment to centralise and enhance on site data
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Indian Pai Kane Group acquired British Sheaf Power in March 2018 to combine innovation with manufacturing excellence
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Energy Vision plans to operate thousands of sites in the coming years
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Gilat’s satellite solutions are enabling cost effective, rapid deployment in rural areas
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Group Chairman Richard Thomas explains their vision, business and operational model
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How the model has taken hold in the African telecoms sector
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The many ways Elum Energy helps tower owners optimise cell site energy systems
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An interview with Wifrica Holdings
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An interview with IT-Development’s Jerome Perret
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Infozech’s CEO describes how the company’s easy to use and cost-effective platform incorporates all phases of site management into a single enterprise solution
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How Enghouse Networks can support the tower industry as it continues to evolve
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Italian firm discusses solutions for off-grid and remote sites in Africa and beyond
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With four ESCO contracts signed and another three RFPs live, Orange has been leading in the adoption of the ESCO model in the telecom space. TowerXchange speak to Nat-sy Missamou, Orange MEA’s Director of New Business Models for Network Infrastructure to understand the MNO’s perspective on ESCOs and how they are fitting into their passive infrastructure strategy.
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Insights from American Tower, Atlas Tower, Helios Towers, IFC, IHS Towers and NEWL
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Exclusive insights ahead of the 2018 TowerXchange energy focus group
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GreenWish Partners’ vision on the importance of ESCOs in Africa’s future
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Could we see towerco activity ramp up without a major sale and leaseback deal?
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We investigate the obstacles and opportunities in launching independent towers in Algeria
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Gencell’s new A5 360 solution promises reliable, emission-free power at half the cost of diesel
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MNO market share, the tower landscape and the entrance of a third operator
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What is new: from scalable modular single tenant towers to permanent Quick Deployment
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How we got to where we are today, market growth forecast and potential M&A activity on the horizon
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How CSquared view the role an independent fibreco evolving
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The Italian firm shares its path towards software, harmonised structure and beyond
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Investment into the Iraqi telecoms sector begins
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An update from Africa’s fastest growing towerco on organic growth, power, fibre and geographical expansion
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An interview with Iraq’s fastest growing operator, Korek Telecom
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What acquisitive towercos and institutional investors look for in their investments
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The energy equipment and service requirements of some of the continent’s largest telecom energy equipment buyers
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How process driven thinking can deliver real results
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Key trends and developments observed at this year’s Meetup
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Activity and discussions ramp up as the industry hits an inflection point
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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
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For the latest version of TowerXchange’s analysis of the tower industry in Sub-Saharan Africa visit here.
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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.
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New informal peer-network inaugurated to share best practices, guidelines and templates
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How finance and investment continues to evolve in the African tower industry
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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.
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Safaricom’s structural engineering team search for innovative solutions
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Q&A with Issam (Sam) Darwish, Executive Vice Chairman and Group CEO of IHS Towers
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Etisalat exits, the country returns to GDP growth but what has changed?
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Footprint spans thousands of sites in Africa, Central America and Asia
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Three of MEA’s leading MNOs share insights
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Food for thought for African tower owners as more players explore the energy-as-a-service model
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IHS Towers, in partnership with Towershare, acquire Zain’s 1,600 Kuwaiti sites
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An interview with SerEnergy, provider of silent and emission free power solutions for telecoms
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How Atlas Tower plans to continue innovating and expanding