The growth of independent telecom tower companies is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Raul Katz, a researcher and president of consulting firm Telecom Advisory Services.
Katz, one of the authors of a recent white paper by SBA Communications, says independent tower companies are a significant driving force behind Africa’s rapid 4G/5G expansion.
According to the paper, titled “The Independent Tower Industry as a Key Enabler of the Development of African Telecommunications”, tower expansion and related mobile internet services are a key component to bridge the digital divide for those remote areas that are too costly to reach with fibre infrastructure.
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The research highlights the role that these companies play in boosting 4G coverage, fuelling 5G infrastructure and enhancing mobile service quality.
Studies have shown that a 10% increase in independent towers translates to a minimum 5.95% increase in 4G coverage, a significant trend for underserved regions.
The discussion includes: the business of independent tower companies; history of telecoms infrastructure strategies; economics of owning cellphone towers; and investor appetite for such projects.
Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.
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