The Global Telecoms Towers Market Report 2015
The telecommunications infrastructure market has seen rapid growth over the last ten years, driven by major factors including rising number of mobile subscribers, 3G, Long Term Evolution (LTE-4G) deployment and increasing government support towards strengthening telecom infrastructure, and a diversification of assets by telecommunications companies looking to focus on their core business. Additionally, growing environmental concerns is further driving the shift towards off-grid telecom towers. Telecom towers are either owned by individual telecom service providers, or shared among multiple service providers in order to save capital and operational costs. In order to provide uninterrupted telecom services, telecom towers have to be connected with a continuous power supply source. This report analyses and presents an overview of the global Telecom Towers market including the Asia-Pacific region, The Middle East, Africa, Latin America, North America.
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- 167 pages of comprehensive analysis
- 66 tables, charts, and graphs quantifying the market in detail
- Global Telecoms Towers market forecasts between 2015 and 2025
- Forecasts for the 7 global regional markets within the Global Telecoms Towers market:
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- CIS
- Latin America
- Africa
- Middle East
- A SWOT analysis that examines the Telecoms Towers market
- 48 key companies identified and profiled operating within the Telecoms Towers market, including 2015 market share information.
Executive Summary
Benefits of the Report
Intended Audience
Report Contributors
Methodology
Introduction to the Telecoms Towers Market
Development of the Mobile Market
4G ROLL OUT
Base Stations and Towers
Base Stations
Table 1: Base Stations - Types
Types of Towers
Monopole Towers
Table 2: Types of Towers
Lattice Tower
Guyed Tower
Stealth Towers
Tower Disguises
Table 3: Types of Stealth Towers
How Base Stations Work
The Components of a Base Station
Antenna Characteristics
Typical Tower Components
Microwave Dish
Base Transmitter Station
Generator
Ground Space
Table 4: Typical Tower Components
Telecoms Towers Technology Sharing
Passive Infrastructure Sharing
Active Infrastructure Sharing
Figure 1: Active Infrastructure Sharing
Tower Sharing: Limitations with Wind/Weight
Figure 2: Infrastructure sharing
Site Sharing
Figure 3: Site Sharing
RAN Sharing
Figure 4: RAN sharing
Origin of RAN Sharing
Cost Reduction or Operation Independence
Seamless Connection of Shared and Dedicated Networks
Independence of Services in RAN-Sharing
Balance between CAPEX and OPEX
Reducing Pressure for Operators
Gaining Industry Popularity
Multi-Operator Radio Access Networks (MORANs)
Antenna Sharing
Figure 5: Mast sharing
Impact of Remote Radio Heads
Figure 6: Mast sharing
Impact of Smart Antennas
Business Models
Figure 7: Global 3G Subscriber Forecast to 2017 (Million)
Inter-operator tower sharing
Third-party tower companies
Table 5: Tower Business Models
Third-Party Vendor Tower Company
Lease Accounting
Table 6: Tower Sharing Business Models
Transfer to a Separate Entity
Table 7: Joint Control of Tower
Commercial Imperatives for Sharing
Benefits of Infrastructure Sharing
Possible Negative Impact
Global SWOT of Telecoms Towers Industry
Global Telecoms Towers Industry Outlook
Table 8: Global Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 8: Global Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Drivers & Restraints of the Global Telecoms Towers Market
Drivers of the Telecoms Towers Market
Market Entry
Network Maturity
Commercial Drivers
Expanding Geographic Coverage on MNOs
Outsourcing Tower Infrastructure
Restraints of the Telecoms Towers Market
Zoning Restrictions
Capital Expenditure to build new sites
Reliable Power Supply
Raising Capital for Towerco Deals
Regional Telecoms Towers Market Outlook
Table 9: Regional Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 9: Regional Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
North America Telecoms Towers Market For
Table 10: North America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 10: North America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 11: North America Telecoms Towers SWOT
Cell Tower Construction to show Strong Growth in U.S.
Small Cell Sites gaining momentum
Figure 11: Carrier Wireless Capex Forecasts 2015
AT&T To Decrease Cap Ex Slightly
Verizon To Keep The Course
Sprint Holding Fairly Steady
T-Mobile Slightly Increasing Their Budget
FCC hopes to raise $10B from AWS-3 auction
Key risk factors include:
European Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 12: European Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 12: European Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 13: European Telecoms Towers SWOT
Table 14: Notable Asia-Pacific Tower Deals
Figure 13: Estimated tower numbers across Europe (macro structures only)
Strategic Partnerships
Tower Sales On The Way
Spain's Abertis shines spotlight on potential of European towers market
Table 15: Spain: Numbers Of Mobile Base Stations By Air Interface, 2008-2013
The Italian Tower Market
Telecoms Italia Turnaround Due to Towers Listing
Figure 14: Operating Expenses By Type (EUR), H113 vs H114
Asia-Pacific Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 16: Asia-Pacific Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 17: Asia Pacific Telecoms Towers SWOT
Figure 16: Estimated Asian tower count comparisons
India Telecoms Towers Market
Investment into Indian Telecoms Market
Government Initiatives
Regulatory Changes Boost India's Tower Market
Table 18: Viom Networks: Key Consolidated Financial Indicators (INRmn)
India's Infratel tempts operators with towers buyout
Figure 17: Bharti Infratel Key Indicators, 2013-2014
Reliance Infratel Sale Stirs India's Towers Market
Figure 18: Comparison Of Indian And International Tower Companies, 2014
Bangladesh’s Tower Market Restructuring
Sri Lanka Telecoms Taxes: Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain
Figure 19: Sri-Lanka Mobile Subscription Market Shares, Q414
Tower Transfers
Table 19: Notable Asia-Pacific Tower Deals
CIS Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 20: CIS Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 20: CIS Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 21: CIS Telecoms Towers SWOT
Strategic Options For CEE Operators Includes Tower Sales
Network Sharing A Popular Option
Ukraine Tower Market Outlook
Latin America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 22: Latin America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 21: Latin America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 23: Latin America Telecoms Towers SWOT
Mexico Marching on
Regulatory Regime Hinders Chilean Tower Market
Macro-Economic Turbulence and Government Policy Stagnating Argentina's Tower Market
Figure 22: Telecom Operators Market Share (%), 2011-2014
Figure 23: Latin America 3G/4G Penetration 2012-2018
Positive Developments in the Brazilian Telecoms Tower Market
Figure 24: Brazil Mobile Broadband Connections ('000)
Telecoms Tower Market in Peru to Expand Rapidly
Figure 25: Peru Mobile Market Data 2013-2019
Figure 26: Latin America Rural Populations (%), 2010-2020
New Regulations to Boost Telecoms Competition and Capacity
Figure 27: Peru Telecoms Market Share (%), 2011-2014
Table 24: Notable Latin America Tower Deals
Africa Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 25: African Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 28: African Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 26: African Tower Industry Tower Count
Table 27: African Telecoms Towers SWOT
Table 28: Notable African Tower Sharing Deals
Figure 29: African Towerco Footprints
Airtel Africa Offloads Towers
Figure 30: Approximate Number Of Sites Under Management, September 2014
Figure 31: Count differentiating towers that are owned from those that are managed and marketed by towercos
Nigerian MTN-IHS Deal Confirms Take-Off Of Tower Outsourcing Services In Country
Figure 32: Nigeria Mobile Market Growth
South Africa Tower Market Still Lucrative
Figure 33: Estimated macro tower count in South Africa
Looking East
Promising Market Opportunity in North Africa
Middle East Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 29: Middle East Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 34: Middle East Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 30: Middle East Telecoms Towers SWOT
Saudi Arabia Market Outlook
Kuwait Outlook
Regulatory Developments
Table 31: Select Regulation Surrounding Site-Sharing
Table 32: Site-Sharing Regulation
Industry Trends And Developments
Telecom Italia Values Tower Unit at Up to US$2.6 Billion in IPO
IHS Holding to tap capital market for US$800m to expand African operations
IHS secures Africa’s largest tower transaction to date
Cell C Expansion Drive
Reliance Jio Infocomm Signs Lease Agreement With Bharti Infratel Towers
Reliance Communications Enters into Agreement with Aircel
Bharti Infratel Inks Agreement with Omnigrid Micropower
Zimbabwe Tower Sharing Row
Eaton Towers acquires Airtel towers in 6 countries.
Eaton Towers plans US$350m expansion
IHS Holdings Acquires 1,100 towers in Zambia and Rwanda from Airtel
Indus Towers converts 4,300 sites into green, solar hybrid sites in West Bengal
American Tower Corp plans to acquire India’s Viom Networks
Indus Towers to convert 3,000 street lamps in New Delhi into telecom towers
CAT Telecom to complete the formation of Telecom Tower Company
GTL to sell off Assets
Solusi Tunas Pratama to divest
China Tower Co to take ownership of towers
EI Towers’ interest in RaiWay continues
Tele2 Croatia and Huawei sign 3G roll out contract
Market Overview
Competitive Landscape
Figure 35: Leading Towerco Companies by Tower Count
COMPANY PROFILES
Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A.
American Tower Corporation (AMT)
Arqiva Ltd
Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd
Apollo Towers Myanmar Ltd
Aster Pvt Ltd
Axiata Group Berhad
Bharti Infratel Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
Brazil Tower Company (BTC)
China Tower Company
Crown Castle International Corp.
Digital Multimedia Technologies, S.p.a.
Deutsche Funkturm GmbH
Eaton Towers
edotco Group
EI Towers S.p.A.
FPS Towers SAS
Frontier Tower Solutions
GTL Infrastructure Ltd
Global Tower LLC
Grupo TorreSur
Helios Towers Africa LLP
HIS Towers Plc
Inti Bangun Sejahtera Tbk (IBST)
Indus Towers Ltd
Inti Bangun Sejahtera Tbk (IBST)
KGI Wireless
KIN Towers
Konsortium Jaringan Selangor (KJS)
Mitratel (PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi)
Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL)
Mobilitie LLC
Protelindo (PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia)
Quippo Telecom Infrastructure, Ltd.
Reliance Infratel Limited
Retower Asia
Russian Towers LLC
SBA Communications Corporation
Shared Access, LLC
Tata Teleservices Limited
Telediffusion de France S.A. (TDF)
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk
TowerCo LLC
TowerCom Ltd
Tower Vision India Private Limited
Viom Networks
Wireless Infrastructure Group Ltd
Glossary Of Terms
Methodology
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Disclaimer
Appendix A
Appendix B
Benefits of the Report
Intended Audience
Report Contributors
Methodology
Introduction to the Telecoms Towers Market
Development of the Mobile Market
4G ROLL OUT
Base Stations and Towers
Base Stations
Table 1: Base Stations - Types
Types of Towers
Monopole Towers
Table 2: Types of Towers
Lattice Tower
Guyed Tower
Stealth Towers
Tower Disguises
Table 3: Types of Stealth Towers
How Base Stations Work
The Components of a Base Station
Antenna Characteristics
Typical Tower Components
Microwave Dish
Base Transmitter Station
Generator
Ground Space
Table 4: Typical Tower Components
Telecoms Towers Technology Sharing
Passive Infrastructure Sharing
Active Infrastructure Sharing
Figure 1: Active Infrastructure Sharing
Tower Sharing: Limitations with Wind/Weight
Figure 2: Infrastructure sharing
Site Sharing
Figure 3: Site Sharing
RAN Sharing
Figure 4: RAN sharing
Origin of RAN Sharing
Cost Reduction or Operation Independence
Seamless Connection of Shared and Dedicated Networks
Independence of Services in RAN-Sharing
Balance between CAPEX and OPEX
Reducing Pressure for Operators
Gaining Industry Popularity
Multi-Operator Radio Access Networks (MORANs)
Antenna Sharing
Figure 5: Mast sharing
Impact of Remote Radio Heads
Figure 6: Mast sharing
Impact of Smart Antennas
Business Models
Figure 7: Global 3G Subscriber Forecast to 2017 (Million)
Inter-operator tower sharing
Third-party tower companies
Table 5: Tower Business Models
Third-Party Vendor Tower Company
Lease Accounting
Table 6: Tower Sharing Business Models
Transfer to a Separate Entity
Table 7: Joint Control of Tower
Commercial Imperatives for Sharing
Benefits of Infrastructure Sharing
Possible Negative Impact
Global SWOT of Telecoms Towers Industry
Global Telecoms Towers Industry Outlook
Table 8: Global Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 8: Global Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Drivers & Restraints of the Global Telecoms Towers Market
Drivers of the Telecoms Towers Market
Market Entry
Network Maturity
Commercial Drivers
Expanding Geographic Coverage on MNOs
Outsourcing Tower Infrastructure
Restraints of the Telecoms Towers Market
Zoning Restrictions
Capital Expenditure to build new sites
Reliable Power Supply
Raising Capital for Towerco Deals
Regional Telecoms Towers Market Outlook
Table 9: Regional Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 9: Regional Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
North America Telecoms Towers Market For
Table 10: North America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 10: North America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 11: North America Telecoms Towers SWOT
Cell Tower Construction to show Strong Growth in U.S.
Small Cell Sites gaining momentum
Figure 11: Carrier Wireless Capex Forecasts 2015
AT&T To Decrease Cap Ex Slightly
Verizon To Keep The Course
Sprint Holding Fairly Steady
T-Mobile Slightly Increasing Their Budget
FCC hopes to raise $10B from AWS-3 auction
Key risk factors include:
European Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 12: European Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 12: European Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 13: European Telecoms Towers SWOT
Table 14: Notable Asia-Pacific Tower Deals
Figure 13: Estimated tower numbers across Europe (macro structures only)
Strategic Partnerships
Tower Sales On The Way
Spain's Abertis shines spotlight on potential of European towers market
Table 15: Spain: Numbers Of Mobile Base Stations By Air Interface, 2008-2013
The Italian Tower Market
Telecoms Italia Turnaround Due to Towers Listing
Figure 14: Operating Expenses By Type (EUR), H113 vs H114
Asia-Pacific Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 16: Asia-Pacific Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 17: Asia Pacific Telecoms Towers SWOT
Figure 16: Estimated Asian tower count comparisons
India Telecoms Towers Market
Investment into Indian Telecoms Market
Government Initiatives
Regulatory Changes Boost India's Tower Market
Table 18: Viom Networks: Key Consolidated Financial Indicators (INRmn)
India's Infratel tempts operators with towers buyout
Figure 17: Bharti Infratel Key Indicators, 2013-2014
Reliance Infratel Sale Stirs India's Towers Market
Figure 18: Comparison Of Indian And International Tower Companies, 2014
Bangladesh’s Tower Market Restructuring
Sri Lanka Telecoms Taxes: Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain
Figure 19: Sri-Lanka Mobile Subscription Market Shares, Q414
Tower Transfers
Table 19: Notable Asia-Pacific Tower Deals
CIS Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 20: CIS Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 20: CIS Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 21: CIS Telecoms Towers SWOT
Strategic Options For CEE Operators Includes Tower Sales
Network Sharing A Popular Option
Ukraine Tower Market Outlook
Latin America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 22: Latin America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 21: Latin America Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 23: Latin America Telecoms Towers SWOT
Mexico Marching on
Regulatory Regime Hinders Chilean Tower Market
Macro-Economic Turbulence and Government Policy Stagnating Argentina's Tower Market
Figure 22: Telecom Operators Market Share (%), 2011-2014
Figure 23: Latin America 3G/4G Penetration 2012-2018
Positive Developments in the Brazilian Telecoms Tower Market
Figure 24: Brazil Mobile Broadband Connections ('000)
Telecoms Tower Market in Peru to Expand Rapidly
Figure 25: Peru Mobile Market Data 2013-2019
Figure 26: Latin America Rural Populations (%), 2010-2020
New Regulations to Boost Telecoms Competition and Capacity
Figure 27: Peru Telecoms Market Share (%), 2011-2014
Table 24: Notable Latin America Tower Deals
Africa Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 25: African Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 28: African Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 26: African Tower Industry Tower Count
Table 27: African Telecoms Towers SWOT
Table 28: Notable African Tower Sharing Deals
Figure 29: African Towerco Footprints
Airtel Africa Offloads Towers
Figure 30: Approximate Number Of Sites Under Management, September 2014
Figure 31: Count differentiating towers that are owned from those that are managed and marketed by towercos
Nigerian MTN-IHS Deal Confirms Take-Off Of Tower Outsourcing Services In Country
Figure 32: Nigeria Mobile Market Growth
South Africa Tower Market Still Lucrative
Figure 33: Estimated macro tower count in South Africa
Looking East
Promising Market Opportunity in North Africa
Middle East Telecoms Towers Market Forecast
Table 29: Middle East Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, AGR%)
Figure 34: Middle East Telecoms Towers Market Forecast 2013-2025, ($m, %)
Table 30: Middle East Telecoms Towers SWOT
Saudi Arabia Market Outlook
Kuwait Outlook
Regulatory Developments
Table 31: Select Regulation Surrounding Site-Sharing
Table 32: Site-Sharing Regulation
Industry Trends And Developments
Telecom Italia Values Tower Unit at Up to US$2.6 Billion in IPO
IHS Holding to tap capital market for US$800m to expand African operations
IHS secures Africa’s largest tower transaction to date
Cell C Expansion Drive
Reliance Jio Infocomm Signs Lease Agreement With Bharti Infratel Towers
Reliance Communications Enters into Agreement with Aircel
Bharti Infratel Inks Agreement with Omnigrid Micropower
Zimbabwe Tower Sharing Row
Eaton Towers acquires Airtel towers in 6 countries.
Eaton Towers plans US$350m expansion
IHS Holdings Acquires 1,100 towers in Zambia and Rwanda from Airtel
Indus Towers converts 4,300 sites into green, solar hybrid sites in West Bengal
American Tower Corp plans to acquire India’s Viom Networks
Indus Towers to convert 3,000 street lamps in New Delhi into telecom towers
CAT Telecom to complete the formation of Telecom Tower Company
GTL to sell off Assets
Solusi Tunas Pratama to divest
China Tower Co to take ownership of towers
EI Towers’ interest in RaiWay continues
Tele2 Croatia and Huawei sign 3G roll out contract
Market Overview
Competitive Landscape
Figure 35: Leading Towerco Companies by Tower Count
COMPANY PROFILES
Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A.
American Tower Corporation (AMT)
Arqiva Ltd
Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd
Apollo Towers Myanmar Ltd
Aster Pvt Ltd
Axiata Group Berhad
Bharti Infratel Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
Brazil Tower Company (BTC)
China Tower Company
Crown Castle International Corp.
Digital Multimedia Technologies, S.p.a.
Deutsche Funkturm GmbH
Eaton Towers
edotco Group
EI Towers S.p.A.
FPS Towers SAS
Frontier Tower Solutions
GTL Infrastructure Ltd
Global Tower LLC
Grupo TorreSur
Helios Towers Africa LLP
HIS Towers Plc
Inti Bangun Sejahtera Tbk (IBST)
Indus Towers Ltd
Inti Bangun Sejahtera Tbk (IBST)
KGI Wireless
KIN Towers
Konsortium Jaringan Selangor (KJS)
Mitratel (PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi)
Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL)
Mobilitie LLC
Protelindo (PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia)
Quippo Telecom Infrastructure, Ltd.
Reliance Infratel Limited
Retower Asia
Russian Towers LLC
SBA Communications Corporation
Shared Access, LLC
Tata Teleservices Limited
Telediffusion de France S.A. (TDF)
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk
TowerCo LLC
TowerCom Ltd
Tower Vision India Private Limited
Viom Networks
Wireless Infrastructure Group Ltd
Glossary Of Terms
Methodology
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Disclaimer
Appendix A
Appendix B
