Telecom Tower Industry

Indus Towers tanks 5%, hits over 2-year low on reporting net loss in Q3

The loss in the books was a result of adoption of stringent accounting practices by the Company due to continued shortfall in collections from one of the major customers, the company said.

Summit Digitel to offer tower sharing infrastructure services to Airtel

While providing pan-India coverage for 4G, the towers are strategically located for the implementation of 5G, the release added

Trai's suggestion to waive RoW charges to reduce network rollout cost: COAI

Telecom regulator Trai's recommendation to waive right of way charges for the next five years will significantly reduce the overall cost of network rollout for companies, industry body COAI said

Telecom firms stare at 750 bps loss by FY20 as operators exit co-locations

The report said ongoing consolidations have emerged as a "threat" for the tower companies

Tower companies follow in operators' footsteps with consolidation

A KKR-led consortium is in talks to buy Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel. If the deal goes through, it will help Bharti Airtel pare debt and take on Reliance Jio

Telecom tower tenancy ratio to rise to 2.9 by 2020: Study

Mainly on account of expansion of 3G and onset of 4G technologies