Middle East and North Africa

As the leading towerco reports their annual results, TowerXchange examines the figures to summarise AMT’s international strategy

Portfolios for sale in proven and unproven tower markets will change the characteristics of the acquiring towercos

Guest columnist Kenechi Okeleke looks at three countries where Airtel and Etisalat are considering outsourcing their towers

If given US$200mn to invest in emerging market towers, 27% of TowerXchange LinkedIn Group members would acquire assets in Myanmar

MTN kicked off a process to sell the largest tower network in Nigeria, an estimated 9-10,000 towers, earlier in 2014. The portfolio unquestionably represents the most valuable single country package of African tower assets brought to market to date, and could command a valuation above US$1bn, depending on MTN’s preferred leaseback rate.

Why some RMS deployments fail, and how to overcome the challenges

Initiative aims to enhance use of network infrastructure to connect underserved communities

African tower industry achieves ‘launch velocity’

…And how to secure remote cell sites

TowerXchange forecasts that 84% of Nigeria’s towers will be owned and operated by independent towercos by the end of 2014

Burkina Faso has a population of 17.2 million and is served by 3 mobile network operators: Airtel (Bharti Airtel), Telemob (Onatel) and Telecel (Planor afrique). With 11.9 million mobile subscribers, penetration stands at 69.4%. Across the three mobile operators two are dominant:

Niger has a population of 18.2 million and is served by 4 mobile network operators: Airtel (Bharti Airtel), Moov (Etisalat), SahelCom (Sonitel) and Orange. With 4.2 million mobile subscribers, penetration stands at 23.0%. Across the four mobile operators two are dominant: