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 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,...
The Common Market for Easter and Southern Africa (Comesa), via its Competition Commission, has approved the proposed acquisition of Madagascar Towers SA and Malawi Towers Limited by the UK’s Helios Towers. Helios Towers operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is incorporated in Malawi and Madagascar Helios Towers as Helios Towers Malawi Limited...
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...
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...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has finally lifted the suspension order it earlier placed on telecoms masts and towers in Abuja metropolis. The FCTA has therefore asked telecoms operators to commence fresh moves to regularise, update and settle all outstanding bills on their masts and towers to enable them resume installation of masts and...
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 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...
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...
Helios Towers is acquiring the passive infrastructure assets of Senegal’s number two mobile player Free Senegal for US$188.2 million. Through this transaction, Helios Towers will become the largest independent tower infrastructure provider in Senegal with 1,220 sites. Free Senegal is backed by a consortium of investors including Teyliom Group, Sofima and NJJ, a private holding...
