TowerXchange understands that towers in Senegal, Mali, Guinea Conakry and Guinea Bissau are all on the market. The operations are all affiliates of Sonatel Group, which in turn is 42.33% owned by Orange, and all trade under the Orange brand.
The GSMA reports mobile penetration in Senegal at 85%, ARTP has it in the mid-90’s and BuddeComm has penetration at 100%. The GSMA reports that there were 2,900 cell sites in Senegal in March 2013, representing 85.3% coverage, up from 2,450 the previous year and forecast to rise to 3,250 sites next year. 2,050 of Senegal’s towers are on-grid, with 850 off-grid, of which 485 run DG 24x7, 150 are CDC-hybrids and 215 incorporate renewables.
