Telecom Tower Trends: Market Research Report

December 2013 | 33 pages | ID: TA8A26BDF2FEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

'Telecom towers are referred to as cell sites or cell towers that are built for providing services within a specified region. Telecom towers exhibit different cellular ranges, which primarily depends on the size, frequency and power ratings of the transmitter, and on overlap offered by other towers in the region.'

The report analyzes and presents an overview of Telecom Towers market worldwide encompassing India, Africa, Middle East, and Indonesia. Supported with 1 market data table, the report provides a review of market trends, growth drivers, and strategic industry activities of major companies worldwide. In addition, 80 companies operating in the Telecom Towers arena worldwide including American Tower Corp., Aster Pvt. Ltd., Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Bharti Infratel Ltd., Eaton Towers Ltd., GTL Infrastructure Ltd., and others are profiled.

Contents

1. TELECOM TOWERS – A MARKET OVERVIEW

A Prelude
India - A Major Telecom Tower Market
Market Overview
Emergence of Tower Industry
Types of Towers
Ground Based Tower
Roof-Top Tower
Regulatory Scenario
Growth Prospects
Market Drivers
New Service Roll Outs to Drive Growth in Indian Tower Infrastructure
Growth Inhibitors
Lack of Dedicated Power Grid Supply Poses Challenges
Environmental Concerns
Construction of Telecom Towers - Prerequisites & Challenges
Challenges in Deploying Towers
Maintenance - The Bigger Issue

2G LICENSE CANCELLATIONS DAMPENING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Emerging Trends
Green Mobile Telecom Towers
Competitive Scenario

Table 1. Indian Telecom Tower Market by Company (2012) Percentage Market Share Breakdown by Volume for Indus Towers, BSNL, Reliance Infotel, GTL Infra, Viom Networks, and Others

Major Indian Players and their Important Attributes
Indian Telecom Towers Market Witnessing Significant Consolidation

2. KEY REGIONAL MARKETS

Africa
Tower Sharing - New Trend to Reduce Operational Costs
Nigeria
Middle East
Indonesia

3. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

IHS to Expand Market Presence in Africa
MTNL to Install Carrier Ethernet Switch Routers in Mumbai
Reliance Jio Infocomm to Lease Bharti Infratel Towers
Reliance Communications Inks Agreement with Aircel
Reliance to Setup New Telecom Towers in India to Offer Seamless Connectivity
Smile Telecom Holdings Forms Partnership with Alcatel to Offer LTE Technology
Axiata Group to Collaborate with Idea Cellular
Bharti Infratel Inks Agreement with Omnigrid Micropower
Bharti Infratel Enters into Partnership with OMC Power
Bharti Infratel Inks Memorandum of Understanding with GSMA
Bouygues Telecom Inks Deal with Antin Infrastructure Partners
BSNL to Spin-off Telecom Tower Business
Eaton Towers to Set Up New Transmitter Towers in Africa
Eaton Towers Acquires Telecom Towers from Warid Telecom Uganda
Infotel Broadband to Establish New Towers for 4G Services
Orange Uganda and Eaton Towers Ink Definitive Agreement
RITCOE Unveils Innovative Simulation Tool for Telecom Towers Operators
SBA Communications Takes Over Wireless Towers from Brazilian Broadband Wireless Carrier
SBA Communications Acquires TowerCo II Holdings
Smartfren Telecom Divests Tower Assets to IntiBangun Sejahtera
Tower Bersama Takes Over Towers from Indosat
Viom Networks to Use Alternative Power Resources for Tower Operations
Wendel Inks Subscription Agreement with IHS Holding
XL Axiata to Divest Telecom Towers
Ascend Telecom Merges with India Telecom Infra
India Telecom Infra and New Silk Route Merge
Indus Towers Introduces Solar Power Pilot Program for Mobile Phone Towers
Tigo DRC Divests Towers to Helios Towers
Air Liquide and BhartiAirtel Announce New Pilot Project
American Tower Acquires Essar Telecom Infrastructure
GTL Infrastructure Acquires Tower Assets from Aircel
KEC International Acquires SAE Towers
MSIF-led Consortium Acquires Stake in Viom Networks
Reliance Communications Inks Deal with GTL Infrastructure
Vodafone Ghana Inks Agreement with Eaton Towers

4. MARKET PARTICIPANTS

AAPL Infra Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Abertis Infrastructure SA (Spain)
American Tower Corporation (USA)
Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Associated Power Structures Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Aster Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
AT&T Towers (USA)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (India)
Bharti Infratel Ltd. (India)
Big Bend Towers (USA)
BTS Tower Development LLC (USA)
Capital Telecom (USA)
Central States Tower (USA)
CiG Wireless Corporation (USA)
Communication-Enhancement LLC (USA)
ComSites West (USA)
Crown Castle (USA)
CTI Towers, Inc. (USA)
Day Wireless Systems (USA)
Delmec Engineering Ltd. (Ireland)
Diamond Communications LLC (USA)
Eaton Towers Ltd. (UK)
Effioa Indus Capital Ltd. (India)
Essenn Telecom Ltd. (India)
Foresite Towers LLC (USA)
Ganges Internationale Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
GTL Infrastructure Ltd. (India)
Helios Towers (Nigeria)
Helios Towers Africa (UK)
Helios Towers Ghana (Ghana)
Hemphill LLC (USA)
Herreros (Chile)
Horizon Tower LLC (USA)
Horvath Communications, Inc. (USA)
ICOMM Tele Ltd. (India)
Indus Towers Ltd. (India)
Industrial Communications (USA)
InSite Towers LLC (USA)
JNS Towers LLC (USA)
KEC International Ltd. (India)
KGI Wireless, Inc. (USA)
Krish Global (India)
MasTec, Inc. (USA)
Mer Telecom Ltd. (Israel)
Message Center Management, Inc. (USA)
Mid Atlantic Tower LLC (USA)
Minnesota Towers, Inc. (USA)
Multiband Corporation (USA)
NU TEK India Ltd. (India)
Poly Qual India Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Pragati Electrocom (P) Ltd. (India)
PT Sarana Menara Nusantara TBK (Indonesia)
PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure TBK (Indonesia)
PT. Solusi Tunas Pratama Tbk (Indonesia)
Ramboll Group A/S (Denmark)
Reliance Infratel Ltd. (India)
Russian Towers LLC (Russia)
SAE Towers Holdings LLC (USA)
Safe Towers Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Safeer Integrated Systems Company LLC (UAE)
SBA Communications Corporation (USA)
SCANA Corporation (SCANA Communications) (USA)
Skyway Towers (USA)
Subcarrier Communications (USA)
Sujana Towers Ltd. (India)
Synergy Creations (I) Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Synergy Telecommunications (India)
Tarpon Towers LLC (USA)
Telava Wireless, Inc. (USA)
The AN Wireless Tower Company (USA)
Tower Acquisitions (USA)
Tower Vision India Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Towercom Ltd. (Ireland)
Towerking. com (USA)
Trident Structures Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Unitech Power Transmission Ltd. (India)
Viom Networks Ltd. (India)
Wireless Properties (USA)
Xingular Telecom Projects India Pvt. , Ltd. (India)
Zamil New Delhi Infrastructure Pvt. , Ltd. (India)

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