Middle East and North Africa

How Africa Mobile Networks are creating growth through low ARPU, rural sites

Camusat leverages global support network and 70 years of experience to offer power by the kWh

The Egyptian National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) published in 2010 “The Terms, Conditions & Specifications Required For the Award of Licenses for the Construction & Leasing of Wireless Communications Infrastructure,” which you can download here.

Perspectives from leading local tower builder and operator, HOI-MEA

Oil & Gas major uniquely combines diesel and solar into compelling Energy Solution for emerging market cell sites

From day-to-day site monitoring to cash-flow: Treefrog on its new set of products for the tower industry

We spoke to Nathan Foster, entrepreneurial leader of the fast-growing Atlas Towers, about where he sees opportunity in the African tower market

First North African tower deal could spark more activity in a thus-far dormant MENA market

Senegal’s market leader Sonatel is bringing to market a portfolio of ~1,900 towers to be made available on a manage with license to lease (MLL) basis. Sonatel is also seeking a build to suit towerco partner. The Senegal towers are thought to be offered in a bundle with a further 900 towers divided across neighboring Mali, Guinea Bissau and Guinea Conakry. For further information, read our Senegal case study.

Where possible, the tower counts that follow have been verified through site lists and direct conversation with management between Q4 2014 and Q1 2015. In some cases, counts represent our best estimate. We cannot provide even an estimate for some towercos and infracos, which are listed at the foot of this table. If you would like to suggest an amendment to any of these figures, please email kosmotherly@towerxchange.com.

Following Telkom’s RFP, MTN are rumoured to be again considering bringing their towers to market. Who will succeed in securing Africa’s most profitable market?

TowerXchange analyses tower markets in KSA, Kuwait and South Sudan and highlights prospective bidders