Liberia: Vanu will deploy at least 200 telecom towers for Orange over the next two years

About 62% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa lives in rural areas. These areas represent a market niche with high growth potential for telecom operators, as they are only weakly covered by telecom networks. Telecom operator Orange Liberia has begun implementing a service agreement signed last November with Vanu, Inc. to extend its mobile network to...

Telma Madagascar strengthens tower sites with first dual-band tri-sector radio

Telma Madagascar and Ericsson have deployed Ericsson’s three-sector, dual-band Radio 6626 across five major sites in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo. According to the companies, by combining three sectors and two frequencies in one radio unit, Ericsson’s Radio 6626 will enable Telma Madagascar to radiate all three sectors in their towers through just one radio unit. Additionally,...

Tower companies feel the wrath of Comesa

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Competition Commission (CCC) has fined Malawi Telecom Towers, Helios Towers Limited and Madagascar Towers SA a combined total of 0.05% of their turnover in the Common Market in the financial year of 2020 for failure to notify the organisation of their proposed acquisition on time. The...

Zambia: Infratel, Airtel Zambia advance tower sharing with colocation deal

Infratel Corporation Limited and Airtel Networks Zambia Plc have signed a tower colocation agreement that will allow Airtel to lease multiple installation-ready towers across the country’s ten provinces. According to the deal, signed on 22 March, Infratel will avail telecommunications tower infrastructure to Airtel to widen coverage. Infratel Corporation Limited, a company owned by the...

Ghanaian regulator consults on new rules for deployment of communication towers

Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has initiated a public consultation on revised guidelines for the deployment of communication towers. The purpose of the review is to include emerging industry standards and procedures for the installation of communication towers, facilitate the development of infrastructure to enhance the delivery of quality services and address environmental issues. Interested...

Ghana preps for telco tower management overhaul

Ghana has initiated its one-month public consultation for input on revised guidelines for the deployment of telecommunications towers. According to the National Communications Authority (NCA), the review will include emerging industry standards and procedures for the installation of communication towers, facilitate the development of infrastructure to enhance the delivery of quality service and address environmental...

Senegal: Helios Towers pens €160m deal with Free Senegal

Independent telecom infrastructure company Helios Towers has signed an agreement with Senegal’s second largest operator Free Senegal to acquire the mobile operator’s passive infrastructure assets. The deal, which will be fully financed by Helios Towers’ existing cash and debt facilities, is expected to close by Q1 2021 and is subject to customary completion conditions and...

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