Helios Towers Africa presents at the 2012 AfricaCom conference in Cape Town
Helios Towers Africa (“HTA” or the “Company”), the leading, independent, telecoms towers company in Africa, gave a keynote speech at the 2012 AfricaCom conference at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
At the conference Charles Green, Chief Executive Officer of HTA, delivered a presentation on models and strategy for effective telecoms infrastructure sharing and also participated in a panel session which discussed what operators need to know when considering an infrastructure sharing strategy.
Charles’ presentation explained the varying factors behind demand for telecoms towers provision, which included: the growth in mobile subscribers, the need for telecoms coverage and capacity, and the huge infrastructure investment required to provide telecoms towers.
Charles also explained why the independent tower model of infrastructure sharing is so successful. He noted that because independent tower companies’ core business is operating network infrastructure the sharing model facilitates: improved site ‘uptime’, financial certainty via Service Level Agreements, superior cost savings and a reduced carbon footprint. An additional benefit is the delivery of better networks via the increased availability of capital and coverage in rural areas becoming more economically viable.
Charles concluded his presentation by detailing how the cost efficiency provided by the independent tower model enables a greater investment in technology including power saving solutions and remote monitoring systems.
At the AfricaCom conference, HTA was also the recipient of the prestigious ‘Best Network Improvement’ award. This award seeks to recognise an ‘eye-catching, successful initiative that has significantly improved a network in Africa’.
Charles Green, Chief Executive Officer of HTA, commented:
“We are delighted to attend AfricaCom again this year and spread the word on the market drivers behind the independent tower model of infrastructure sharing. Telecom tower sharing is a landmark in Africa’s fast-growing telecoms sector, and acts as an enabler for the increased use of telecommunications in rural as well as urban areas. Much of its attraction is that tower sharing brings benefits to operators and customers alike. Telecoms operators can focus on serving their customers rather than looking after their infrastructure. Customers gain a better service for less money. The carbon footprint is reduced. Everybody wins.”
