RANsharing is always a controversial topic at TowerXchange Meetups. The RANsharing roundtable at the TowerXchange Meetup Europe 2016 was tremendously useful because MNOs and towercos both put their cards on the table, the discussion got a little tense, but ultimately all parties left better understanding a little more about what was at stake for one another. We summarise the debate here…
Introduction
If RANsharing is an exciting potential source of efficiencies for MNOs, it’s an equally daunting dampener of revenue potential for towercos. With so much at stake, it is perhaps unsurprising that negotiations between MNOs and towercos can get a little heated where RANsharing is concerned.