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CEO Weekends: Etisalat Nigeria to Sell 2,136 Towers to IHS & Lease Them Back

Sam Wakoba by Sam Wakoba
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towers-660x330Etisalat Nigeria has said it will sell 2,136 of its towers to IHS Holding Limited and lease them back in a move designed to promote network sharing, ensure higher quality, sustain reliable mobile services, lower overall costs and also promote a cleaner environment through reduced diesel usage and increased investments in alternative energy solutions.
The move will also help Etisalat to improve the quality of its network performance and to accelerate roll out of 2G and 3G coverage and new services to its customers.
Matthew Willsher, CEO of Etisalat Nigeria, said: “Continued demand for mobile connectivity along with increased consumption of data requires reliable and effective networks that are also cost efficient for network operators. The decision to sell our passive infrastructure to an experienced commercial partner, such as IHS, is part of our strategy to increase network coverage and capacity which is already rated number 1 for quality of service by the Nigerian Communications Commission.”
The transaction, follows a similar move by MTN Rwanda and MTN Zambia which saw IHS buy over 1,269 towers from the group and leased them back. Upon the conclusion of this transaction, IHS will own and manage over 6,540 towers in Nigeria all of which will be managed by the most advanced NOC in the country, providing customers with market and industry leading levels of passive network uptime. IHS will market services on the towers promoting tower sharing and colocation to help drive network improvements, better service to subscribers and economic growth.Issam Darwish, CEO of IHS, added: “We are delighted to have been trusted by Etisalat Nigeria with their passive network infrastructure. Our market-leading operations team, managed through a state-of-the-art network operations centre and our continual investment in better, more efficient systems and technologies will ensure that that trust is well-placed. This partnership will provide significant long-term benefits to Etisalat Nigeria, allowing them to focus entirely on marketing new customer propositions to a wider market.”

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Over the past 18 months, IHS has installed a large number of alternative energy sites in Nigeria. These investments in addition to further investments in its state-of-the-art Network Operations Centre (NOC) mean that uptimes of over 99% are achieved on its owned sites. Under the terms of this transaction, IHS has committed to investing a further US$100 million in the towers acquired, on advanced generators, efficient batteries and alternative energy solutions to reduce diesel consumption and improve efficiency of grid use.

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