With over 60 years’ history in broadcast infrastructure, Arqiva is one of a uniquely European breed of towerco which has grown up from a solid history in television broadcasting and now owns a large chunk of both broadcast and telecommunications infrastructure in their home countries. Nicolas Ott, MD of Telecoms at Arqiva, spoke to TowerXchange to explain why he thinks the broadcast/telco infrastructure synergy works so well in Europe, how capacity solutions will be the next big area for growth, and how he sees the UK tower market developing.
TowerXchange: Please share Arqiva’s background. How was the company formed?
Nicolas Ott, MD Telecoms, Arqiva:
Arqiva is a private company owned by pension and infrastructure funds.
