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.