An increasing number of towercos are viewing the small cell market as a key area for growth, especially in developed markets where operator focus has shifted to urban infill and densification. With 2015 seeing small cell equipment sales pass the US$1bn mark for the first time, technological advances making multi-operator neutral host small cells readily available and market forecasts that by 2020 over 80% of small cell deployments will involve third parties – TowerXchange spoke to Alan Law, Chair of the Small Cell Forum to better understand the role that towercos could play in this rapidly expanding industry.
The growth and rollout of the global small cell market and the role for towercos in multi-operator neutral-host deployments
