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- 31 May 2019
American Tower to Acquire Eaton in $1.85Bn Deal
American Tower Corporation (ATC) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eaton Towers Holding Limited, which owns and operates approximately 5,500 communications…
- 10 Oct 2023
American Tower Africa to Replace 30% of its Diesel with Biodiesel
American Tower Africa (ATC) has announced plans to replace 30% of the diesel fuel it uses across its network of cellphone tower sites, with biodiesel. ATC’s intention to utilise biodiesel comes after…
- 24 Nov 2014
American Tower, Airtel to Ink Deal for 4,800 Phone Masts
American Tower Corp has agreed to buy more than 4,800 communications towers in Nigeria from Bharti Airtel Ltd, the companies said on Monday, without disclosing the deal value. Bharti Airtel, India's…
- 12 Oct 2022
Airtel Africa Partners American Towers Corporation to Expand Green Network
Airtel Africa and American Tower Corporation (ATC) have entered into a multi-year partnership that will enable Airtel, via ATC’s Africa operation, to utilise communication sites to support its…
- 13 Feb 2024
Group Seeks to Jail American Tower’s Nigeria CEO for Contempt of Court
Incorporated Trustees of Human Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre have asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to commit the Managing Director of ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure…
- 14 Nov 2023
ATC Africa Partners MTN Nigeria to Boost Connectivity with Green Energy Sites
ATC Africa, a branch of American Tower Corporation, has formed a strategic partnership with MTN Nigeria, the leading mobile network operator in the country, to enhance wireless connectivity through…
- 7 Dec 2023
IHS Reportedly Seeking to Foil ATC’s Deal on MTN Nigeria Towers
IHS Holding has offered improved commercial terms to MTN Nigeria for the lease of 2,500 towers it lost to American Tower Corporation (ATC) saying the move would prevent network disruption in Africa’s…
- 15 Jul 2025
Over 5,600 Pupils to Benefit as ATC, ProFuturo Partner on Tech-Driven Learning
American Tower Corporation (ATC) Nigeria and the ProFuturo Foundation have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming the educational sector through digital innovation and technology.…
- 28 Oct 2024
ATC, ProFuturo Expand Digital Education Programme to Nigeria
American Tower (ATC), a provider of digital communications infrastructure, and ProFuturo, a digital education programme promoted by the Telefonica Foundation and Spanish not-for-profit banking…
- 24 Jun 2024
Court Dismisses Base Stations Lawsuit Against ATC, MTN
ATC Nigeria, a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation, and MTN Nigeria scored a major victory in court last week over constructing or operating base transceiver stations “within close proximity” to…
- 7 Jul 2025
No More Excuses: NCC Sets Tough August Deadline to Tackle Telecom Hitches
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given telecom tower operators in the country August 2025 deadline to fix persistent network hitches in their facilities or face regulatory sanctions. The…
- 8 Sept 2014
Bharti Airtel Targets $1Bn From Sale of Nigeria Towers
Bharti Airtel is expected to reach an agreement on the sale of its telecom towers in Nigeria for more than $1 billion within the next three weeks. American Tower Company (ATC) is believed to be…
- 21 Jun 2018
Obaseki Lauds ATC Nigeria Over Digital Village
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has commended the American Tower Company (ATC) Nigeria, for the laudable initiative in supporting the state government’s skills development programme for youth…
- 15 Jan 2014
Etisalat Hires Standard Bank for Nigeria Tower Sale
Etisalat, the Gulf's top telecom operator, has hired Standard Bank as an advisor for the planned sale of transmitter towers by its Nigerian affiliate, three banking sources aware of the matter said.…
- 1 May 2016
Telcos Need Over 180,000 BTS to Shore up Service
Mobile telecommunications operators in the country require over 180,000 base transceiver stations to effectively cover the country with improved quality of service, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 21 Dec 2015
Tower Rentals now the Biggest Cost to 4G ISPs
Even as it is economical compared to ownership, tower rental is now the biggest cost outlay for most 4G internet service providers (ISPs) as the major players in the space lament increasing cost of…
- 4 Apr 2017
Telcos Decries High Tower Rentals Cost, Data Tariff
High cost of tower rental as well as unregulated data price have conspired to hobble internet service delivery, according to some telecommunications operators and internet service providers. Tower…
- 12 Oct 2017
IHS, Zain Sign $165m Tower Portfolio Agreement
Mobile communications infrastructure company, IHS has entered into agreements to buy and leaseback the passive physical infrastructure of Kuwait-based mobile operator, KSCP (Zain), for US$165…
- 17 Nov 2023
MTN Nigeria Plans Tower Contract Revisions
MTN Nigeria is now focusing on revising tower contracts and embracing green energy initiatives, according to leadership of the telecom giant. Karl Toriola, chief executive officer, MTN Nigeria Karl…
- 4 Oct 2021
IHS Towers Kicks Off IPO
IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world, announced today that it has commenced an initial public offering…
- 26 Feb 2020
IHS Eyes $7Bn from Africa’s Biggest IPO
IHS Holding Ltd., wireless towers operator has hired banks to oversee what may be the biggest initial public offering of an African company in the U.S., according to people with knowledge of the…
- 22 May 2016
Tower Maintenance Cost Rises to $104m Monthly
The cost incurred in the maintenance of telecommunications towers in the country has risen to $104 million from $80 million every month in the past one year, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now…
- 5 Aug 2020
MTN Seeking to Sell Stake in Jumia
MTN Group is planning to sell part or all of its $243 million interest in Jumia Technologies AG as Africa’s biggest wireless carrier looks to pay down debt and enter new markets, according to people…
- 3 Nov 2019
MTN to Sell $534m Worth of Towers
MTN Group Limited has concluded all plans set to sell its $534 million stakes in tower assets in West African and East African countries Ghana and Uganda respectively. Consistent with its plan…
- 5 Mar 2018
African Broadband Operators Increase Investment to Meet Soaring Data Demand
An urgent requirement for new investment into telecom and broadband infrastructure in Africa is driving a fresh flurry of mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, investment and financing activity, as the…
- 10 Aug 2015
Etisalat, IHS in Tower Sale/Leaseback Deal
Etisalat Nigeria has completed the transfer of 555 telecom towers to Africa's IHS, the second tranche of a sale and leaseback deal announced last year, the Gulf's biggest telecommunications operator…
- 7 Mar 2017
NCC Talks Tough on QoS, Pleads for Forex for Telcos
Worried by the degenerating Quality of Service (QoS) provided by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and other service providers, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday read the riot…
- 6 Oct 2025
ntel Gets Fresh Capital Injection for 2026 Relaunch
cntel has secured another round of undisclosed funding set to return the company to commercial operations by early 2026. Soji Maurice-Diya, The funding, arranged by the Asset Management Corporation…
- 28 Dec 2023
Tech4Dev Moves to Empower 100,000 Africans by 2030
Tech4Dev has launched Taltrix, a business process outsourcing social enterprise, with the goal of becoming Africa’s largest outsourcing company by 2030 and employing 100,000 young Africans over the…
- 27 Apr 2020
Will 5G Actually Be The Death Of Us?
By Bimbo Lukman The world over, people are ascribing the coronavirus Pandemic to 5G technology. About two weeks ago, a friend sent me a link to a website via Whatsapp, wherein a former American…