Indian infra giant Indus secures go-ahead for African entrance

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Towerco wins regulatory approvals and operating licences to launch in three African market, with build-out expected to commence in the coming months. CEO Prachur Sah aims to create “strong foothold” in Africa, as first orders from anchor tenant and shareholder Airtel come through…

This article includes:

  • Organisations: Airtel; Airtel Africa; American Tower; Bharti Airtel; Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV; Bharti Infratel; BSNL; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Helios Towers; Idea Cellular; IHS Towers; Indus; Indus Infra Trust; Indus Towers; MTNL; Reliance Jio; Towerco; Vodafone India; Vi.
  • Geographies: Africa; Bangladesh; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Chad; Congo-Brazzaville; Côte d’Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); Gabon; Ghana; India; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Seychelles; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia.
  • People: Christian de Faria; Jeremy Asher; Prachur Sah; Sunil Mittal; Vikas Poddar.
  • Themes: acquisitions; anchor tenant; capital expenditure; colocation; cost efficiency; debt-funded investments; energy efficiency; infrastructure equipment; infra build services; infra maintenance services; macro sites; masts; operating licences; opportunistic site acquisitions; organic expansion; regulatory approvals; site security; solar sites; telecom infrastructure; tower business; tower provider; tower rollout; towers; wireless infrastructure; wireless joint venture.

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