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- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…