Executive summary In the 5G era, mobile network operators (MNOs) are battling with the cost of deploying and running dense and high performance networks. However, two key strategies for keeping costs under control may work against one another if new approaches are not adopted. Those strategies are to sell off passive site infrastructure and rely… Read more »
The digitisation of society is one factor driving up towerco valuations, but it is also revolutionising how towercos operate. Why have Deutsche Telekom invested US$4mn in a drone software company? Because drones enable cost effective digitisation of assets. vHive are a software company that enables the creation of digital twins. Those twins in turn enable… Read more »
Traditional telco structures are evolving rapidly. Evolution cuts across traditional domains of demarcation within individual telcos and between competing telcos. Competitive advantage can be secured by accurate identification of trends. This holds across the TMT sector overall, and is particularly manifest in the case of towercos. The advent of 5G will have far reaching effects…. Read more »
American Tower does not need an introduction. For over a decade, the company has been established as one of the leading and most influential players in Asia and globally with a portfolio of over 75,000 sites in India and over 180,000 sites globally. TowerXchange has caught up with ATC’s Executive VP and Regional President Amit… Read more »
From pureplay grass and steel towercos to diversified infracos, and from companies building their business from scratch to towercos being carved out of MNOs, Sitetracker has a history of working with some of the biggest names in the sector. TowerXchange speaks to David George, Sitetracker’s Vice President for EMEA & APAC about the challenges for… Read more »
Thank you to our speakers: – Bernard Borghei, Co-Founder and EVP, Operations, Vertical Bridge – Manjit Dhillon, Interim CFO and Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Finance, Helios Towers – Will Stocker, Head of Performance Engineering, Helios Towers – Wole Abu, CEO, Pan African Towers – Tuoyo Ebigbeyi, CTO, American Tower (Africa) Greening the Network… Read more »
Towercos own the energy equipment at over 2.6mn sites worldwide and so decisions made by towercos about how those sites are powered will have repercussions around the world for greening the network. Many towercos are already advanced in investment in renewables, storage and other innovative approaches to cutting their emissions. Reducing reliance on carbon-based fuels… Read more »
Back in the 70’s, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) entered Asia’s telecom landscape by supporting PLDT’s expansion in the Philippines. Five decades later, it has become the region’s largest developmental institution and is set to continue playing a critical role in supporting the rollout of digital infrastructure to secure connectivity across Asia’s most challenging markets. TowerXchange caught…...
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North Africa is a sizeable market which boasts a number of leading international and local players and such as Orange, Etisalat, Ooredoo, Maroc Telecomm Telecom Egypt and Vodafone (stc also plans to enter the region). As an untapped market North Africa presents tower companies with huge opportunities where strong and attractive mobile markets exist. TowerXchange…...
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At this year’s 2nd Annual TowerXchange Meetup MENA the role of smart cities and 5G in enabling connectivity remained a major topic of discussion. Executives from edotco, Etisalat, DXB Entertainments and former COO of Digital Colony shared insights into the innovative smart city services being rolled-out in the region and addressed some of the key…...
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