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Africa & ME insights highlights

Intelsat on the benefits of satellites for towercos and MNOs

September 2018 | 0 comments

Helios Towers: Co-location drives healthy growth despite MNO...

August 2018 | 0 comments

Energy Vision: progress update from the first ESCO of scale ...

August 2018 | 0 comments

TowerXchange Meetup Africa 2017 energy working group report...

February 2018 | 0 comments

Developing partnerships for last-mile connectivity

November 2017 | 0 comments

Africa & ME insights

Intelsat on the benefits of satellites for towercos and MNOs

The satellite pioneer keeps expanding its footprint and curating its offering to solve coverage challenges
September 2018 | 0 comments

Helios Towers: Co-location drives healthy growth despite MNO consolidation in Africa

August 2018 | 0 comments

Energy Vision: progress update from the first ESCO...

August 2018 | 0 comments

TowerXchange Meetup Africa 2017 energy working gro...

February 2018 | 0 comments

Developing partnerships for last-mile connectivity...

November 2017 | 0 comments

IPT Powertech Group: Leading T-ESCO globally...

May 2017 | 0 comments

Voltalia’s strong expertise in off grid sites helps tower owners reach the lowest levelized cost of energy

Under what conditions can cell site energy be delivered below the $1 per kWh mark?
April 2017 | 0 comments

Your towers can save lives

Cell sites located beyond the electricity grid uniquely positioned to complete the vaccine ‘cold chain’
January 2017 | 0 comments

The rise of the operator-led towerco

Which are the leading carve-out, operator controlled towercos, and will they be monetised?
January 2017 | 0 comments

Energy storage working group report

January 2017 | 0 comments

Distributed generation working group report...

January 2017 | 0 comments

Energy priorities for sub-Saharan African MNOs and...

December 2016 | 0 comments

Energy Vision: the first ESCO of scale in SSA...

October 2016 | 0 comments

From tactical to strategic sourcing of ‘Deployme...

September 2016 | 0 comments

How Vodafone improves energy efficiency within their Network Site Infrastructure

How to optimise energy efficiency at cell sites in different grid and temperature conditions
September 2016 | 0 comments

RANsharing and a potential tower sale in Algeria

TowerXchange’s analysis of the latest developments in the Algerian tower market
August 2016 | 0 comments

MNO competition, infrastructure quality and potential tower transactions in Mozambique

TowerXchange’s analysis of the tower market in Mozambique
July 2016 | 0 comments

Site upgrades, service provider integration, SLA setting and budgetary control at MTN Ghana

July 2016 | 0 comments

Iran’s first towerco...

July 2016 | 0 comments

The locked-up treasure in emerging-market cell tow...

July 2016 | 0 comments

Challenges for African middle-market towercos and ...

May 2016 | 0 comments

TowerXchange’s analysis of IHS’s acquisition o...

March 2016 | 0 comments

Reflections on 2015: Towerco CXO keynote panel report

Leaders from Helios Towers Africa, American Tower, Eaton Towers and Towershare keynoted the TowerXchange Meetup Africa & Middle East 2015
February 2016 | 2 comments

Will we see the same tower transaction deal flow in Europe which we’ve seen in Africa?

Citi contrasts tower market maturity in Europe, SSA and MENA
September 2015 | 0 comments

The guiding principles of American Tower’s international strategy

Hal Hess explains American Tower’s investment criteria, and how the towerco business model has evolved in EMEA and LatAm
August 2015 | 0 comments

Why and how Airtel sold their African towers

July 2015 | 1 comments

Egyptian towers: regulatory snapshot...

June 2015 | 0 comments

How the Egyptian tower market works...

June 2015 | 0 comments

How Atlas Towers intends to build a significant pr...

May 2015 | 0 comments

Growth, competition and co-operation: the tower ma...

April 2015 | 0 comments

How American Tower’s standardisation plans contribute to its global growth

Collaboration across thirteen countries is a fundamental component of the company’s strategy
March 2015 | 0 comments

Pace Group: When will towercos need Energy Services?

And what are the four critical ingredients of a credible energy services proposition?
March 2015 | 2 comments

Unlocking the co-location potential of police network infrastructure

BCTEK is leasing up a portfolio of 700 towers across all 36 Nigerian states
March 2015 | 0 comments

How and what Helios Towers Africa buys

February 2015 | 0 comments

Turning a profit connecting rural Africa...

February 2015 | 0 comments

African towercos’ strategies to date and plans f...

February 2015 | 0 comments

NETIS: Weathering the storm – making a profit in...

February 2015 | 0 comments

Meetup Africa Roundtable Review: Nigeria Country F...

February 2015 | 0 comments

Burkina Faso and Niger – two new tower markets created by the Airtel tower sale

As new frontier markets open up, TowerXchange investigates and challenges and opportunities posed by doing business in these growing markets
February 2015 | 0 comments

Navigating the changing landscape of the Ghanaian tower market

Lessons learned from the Ghana round table at the TowerXchange Meetup Africa, October 2014
February 2015 | 0 comments

Staying competitive in Africa’s busiest tower market

Gareth Townley, MD of Eaton Towers Ghana shares his thoughts on the advantages of a busy Ghanaian tower market and shares how they’re working to overcome some significant challenges
February 2015 | 0 comments

TowerXchange’s state of the market: SSA tower industry growth 2014-15

January 2015 | 0 comments

Lessons learned from the MNO panel session at the ...

January 2015 | 0 comments

How to perfect imperfections in leases to maximise...

January 2015 | 0 comments

CCE Case study: Proof of concept for Energy Manage...

January 2015 | 0 comments

Why commercial due diligence is an essential aspec...

January 2015 | 0 comments

Why Helios Towers Africa has made Tanzania the anchor of their portfolio

Insights gleaned from the Tanzania round table hosted by Helios Towers Africa CEO Chuck Green at the TowerXchange Meetup Africa 2014
January 2015 | 1 comments

Raising equity and debt finance for today’s maturing African tower industry

Expert investor panel at TowerXchange Meetup Africa reflects on deal structures, market structures and the availability of debt
January 2015 | 0 comments

Flexenclosure Reflexions: Do you trust your data?

Site power monitoring and data analysis for informed decision-making
November 2014 | 1 comments

Ericsson: Business models for cooperation between operators, towercos and OEMs

November 2014 | 1 comments

CCE: Fixed price, distributed renewable power: can...

November 2014 | 0 comments

Who’s who in tower design, manufacture, installa...

October 2014 | 0 comments

How Etisalat Nigeria accelerated the tower sale pr...

October 2014 | 0 comments

The potential for, and implications of, consolidat...

October 2014 | 0 comments

The thinking behind Helios Towers Nigeria’s successful bond issuance

An exclusive interview with HTN CFO Abulime Ehiagwina
October 2014 | 0 comments

Terry Rhodes back on familiar ground: Eaton acquires 3,500 African towers from Airtel

Exclusive interview with Eaton Co-founder; from deal structure and operational transition plans, to improvement capex and the implications for BTS
October 2014 | 0 comments

How independent towercos make mobile broadband more investible

Leveraging IHS’s towers in Cote d’Ivoire accelerates time to market for YooMee
September 2014 | 0 comments

The implications of the Nigerian tower deals for managed service providers

September 2014 | 0 comments

Introduction to debt finance for emerging market t...

September 2014 | 0 comments

The new Nigeria...

September 2014 | 0 comments

How Square1 Infrastructure is building new towerco...

August 2014 | 2 comments

Eaton Towers’ tenancy ratios surge beyond two in...

August 2014 | 0 comments

TIA Telecom: How to audit your asset register to improve the accuracy of valuations

How to ensure what you see in the asset register and what you see in the field are exactly the same
August 2014 | 0 comments

An operator’s experience of working with towercos

Orange’s experiences with infrastructure sharing, QoS and BTS in partnership with IHS in Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire
August 2014 | 0 comments

Introduction to the tower industry in Cameroon

IHS acquired or operates 90% of towers in Cameroon; Viettel launches 3G in September 2014
July 2014 | 2 comments

RANsharing: opportunity or threat?

July 2014 | 1 comments

Financial due diligence for tower transactions...

July 2014 | 0 comments

What investors want...

July 2014 | 0 comments

Leveraging mobile towers as anchor tenants to acce...

July 2014 | 0 comments

Towershare’s appetite for towers in MENA and Sou...

July 2014 | 1 comments

The TowerXchange who’s who: advisory and strategic consulting firms

18 firms who have ‘been there and done that’ advising on tower transactions in Africa, LatAm and Asia
July 2014 | 0 comments

How to structure a joint venture towerco

Operational issues should be covered by the MLA, not the JVA
June 2014 | 0 comments

How to minimise the total cost of evaluating and strengthening existing towers

Taking advantage of the latest research and norms will minimise upgrade costs
June 2014 | 0 comments

An introduction to towerco business models and tower transactions

May 2014 | 0 comments

How to select and deploy an RMS to meet your needs...

May 2014 | 0 comments

How Hotspot Network built a portfolio of 100 tower...

May 2014 | 1 comments

What lies beneath...

May 2014 | 0 comments

The rusty bolt effect: why Passive Intermodulation...

March 2014 | 0 comments

How to raise capital for tower transactions

Rapid fire Q&A with Daniel Lee, the rainmaker of emerging market towers
February 2014 | 1 comments

MTN announces sale of mobile network towers to IHS in Rwanda and Zambia

February 2014 | 1 comments

The TowerXchange due diligence dossier

February 2014 | 0 comments

A guide to tower transaction due diligence

February 2014 | 2 comments

How to evaluate emerging market towers...

January 2014 | 1 comments

What it costs and how long it takes to evaluate an...

January 2014 | 0 comments

Hardiman: He’s got the whole world in his hands...

January 2014 | 1 comments

TowerXchange Meetup Africa 2013: Event Report...

December 2013 | 1 comments

The prospects for ‘middle market towercos’ in Africa

Are second tier towercos investible?
December 2013 | 1 comments

Proof of Concept for Rural Infracos

The origins, business model, funding and future plans of Rural Infraco Connect Africa
December 2013 | 0 comments

AMN helping operators connect 108m new subscribers in rural Africa

Pioneering access service commissions the first of 200 sites in Benin
November 2013 | 2 comments

New towerco Infratel prepares to launch in Southern Africa

November 2013 | 1 comments

Democratic Republic of the Congo case study...

November 2013 | 1 comments

The future of the African tower industry (Sept 201...

September 2013 | 0 comments

Case study: infrastructure sharing in Tanzania...

September 2013 | 0 comments

The future of South Africa’s telecom towers...

September 2013 | 0 comments

Vodacom and Etisalat’s tower strategy

A sneak preview of the operator keynote panel session at the TowerXchange Meetup
September 2013 | 0 comments

How to manage towers in high risk markets

Frontier Tower Solutions have built and manage over 1,200 towers in Afghanistan and Iraq - and are now focused on deals in East Africa and the Americas
September 2013 | 0 comments

Helios Towers Africa to acquire 1,149 towers from Vodacom Tanzania

TowerXchange presents an exclusive interview with Helios Towers Africa CFO Andres de Orleans-Borbon
August 2013 | 1 comments

How to structure an active infrastructure sharing joint venture

August 2013 | 1 comments

How do Africa’s leading managed service provider...

July 2013 | 0 comments

How to ensure RF safety at African towers and roof...

July 2013 | 0 comments

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