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Vinson & Elkins are one of the most experienced law firms in the tower industry, having advised clients on some of the most complex cases in more than twelve African countries and a number of jurisdictions in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.  TowerXchange speak to Vinson & Elkins team to obtain their expert advice…...

One of the roundtables at the TowerXchange Meetup Americas 2016 focused on Master Lease Agreements (MLAs) best practices and was run by Josh Koenig, VP and Associate General Counsel at SBA Communications. The MLA is the critical document defining the relationship between towerco and tenant – a good MLA can make a towerco more investible,…...

Focussed on improving connectivity across the African continent, Avanti are working alongside operators and now towercos to tackle the challenges of extending coverage to the unconnected in hard to reach areas. Here we speak to the company about their newly launched Avanti EXTEND, their partnership with Clear Blue Technologies and the impact that Avanti’s work… Read more »

July 21 2021 Africa DRC: Eastcastle Infrastructure signs two BTS deals  Ex-Eaton Towers staffed towerco Eastcastle Infrastructure has signed two BTS contracts in DRC in recent weeks with two MNOs. The BTS towerco is beginning in the DRC but also targeting Nigeria and Ivory Coast for its initial markets.   Ethiopia: Safaricom consortium gets its licence   The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has issued Ethiopia’s first private communications licence. The… Read more »

Despite being one of Africa’s leading telecom tower markets, there have been no transactions of scale in South Africa since 2010’s sale and leaseback between Cell C and American Tower. That will now change. MTN have announced plans to monetise their tower portfolio in South Africa, with 20 bidders expressing an interest. And in his… Read more »

On 12 November, CK Hutchison and Cellnex announced that they had reached a series of agreements whereby Cellnex would acquire 24,600 CK Hutchison towers across six European countries. The deal, for a total consideration of €10bn will involve Cellnex paying €8.6bn in cash and providing €1.4bn in new Cellnex shares (equivalent to a 5% stake…...

B140 are a towerco with a difference. Rent to own is common in other industries, but rare in the towerco world, but this is the model B140 are deploying in South Africa. The towerco remains small, but has 17 completed sites with a current pipeline of 23 more, and agreements in place with South Africa’s…...

Several contracts regulating the relationship between towercos and their mobile network operator (MNO) customers are expected to expire in the next five years. Analysys Mason’s suggestion to towercos is not to wait for the natural expiration of the contracts but to start preparing for the renegotiations in advance. The relationship between towercos and MNOs is…...

STOP PRESS: On 27 November, Telefónica announced a new five point plan involving a major restructuring of the business. Placing a focus on their key markets of Spain, the UK, Brazil and Germany and creating an operational spin off their businesses in Hispanic Latin America, Telefónica will also create Telefónica Infra. With 50.01% of Telxius…...

Ashurst are one of the leading legal advisors to the tower industry. Following April 2019’s TowerXchange Meetup Europe, TowerXchange sat down with partners Nick Elverston and Amanda Hale to discuss how legal and regulatory changes are affecting the industry. Three big changes dominated the conversation: how negotiations are changing as the profile and volume of…...