Europe Fibercos and Towercos Market Dynamics and Opportunities
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Europe Fibercos and Towercos Market Report Overview
Fibercos and towercos in Europe are heading toward organic growth strategies for controlling debts and sustaining rollout targets. Furthermore, infrastructure companies are trying to reduce their carbon emissions by generating power to support their operations.
Large consumer base and favorable regulatory environment in Europe have made the region the most viable choice for investments from international telecommunications players. Additionally, a surge in demand for high-speed connectivity in the European economies is encouraging telecom companies to strengthen their presence as they acquire established network companies with existing infrastructure and facilities. For instance, in April 2023, the Middle Eastern operator STC group entered the European market for the first time by purchasing more than 4 800 sites across Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia from United Group for $1.3 billion, via its ICT infrastructure company, TAWAL.
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The Europe fibercos and towercos market research report provides an overview of the drivers and trends that will shape the telecom industry. This report highlights the main drivers for towercos and fibercos, emergence and growth in Europe, and an overview of the key models for towercos and fibercos in the region. The Europe fibercos and towercos market analysis further deep dives into the latest developments and regional trends in this space. The report also offers an overview of the positioning and future growth strategies of different types of towercos/fibercos (e.g., pure-play and telco-led) can adopt.
Key Towercos Models | · Pure-play Towercos
· MNO-led Towercos (Co-Owned) · MNO Controlled Towercos · JV Towercos |
Key Fibercos Models | · Pure-play Fibercos
· State-controlled Fibercos/NB Company · Telco-led or Telco-controlled Fiberco · JV Fibercos |
Key Companies | · Cellnex
· Cornerstone · Nextfibre · VMO2 · CityFibre · KPN |
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Europe Fibercos and Towercos Market Models and Drivers
Towers play a crucial role in ensuring mobile connectivity and with the increasing 5G data traffic, there is a major opportunity for the towercos. The key towerco models are pure-play towercos, MNO-led towercos (co-owned), MNO controlled towercos, JV towercos. The key factors that will boost the adoption of towercos are capex reduction, asset monetization, regulatory obligations and avoidance of assets duplication and achievement of coverage targets. Towercos are further encouraging facilitation of mobile coverage expansion by monetizing their infrastructure needs. ESG-focused initiatives are also gaining momentum. Towercos and telcos are gradually transforming from an energy consumer to an energy producer, using generated power to support operations. For instance, Cellnex plans to utilize solar panels to generate power to support 45% of its facilities in Spain. It also aims to supply over 10% of its total energy needs with on onsite self-generation by 2026.
Fibercos are diverse, with smaller players addressing market gaps and JV fibercos enabling shared investment costs and improved rollouts. Telcos are spinning off their fiber assets into fibercos, while existing fibercos use joint ventures, partnerships, and divestitures to raise capital for network expansion. The key fiberco models are pure-play fibercos, state-controlled fibercos/NB Company, telco-led or telco-controlled fiberco, JV fibercos. The key factors that will boost the adoption of towercos are capex reduction and asset monetization. Furthermore, sharing rollout costs and accelerating coverage coupled with bridging the gaps left by major fibercos will also propel the fibercos market demand in Europe.
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Europe Fibercos and Towercos Market: Companies and their Latest Developments
- In September 2023, PTI announced the acquisition of 1,225 sites hosting SFR and 752 sites hosting Bouygues in France. PTI will possess over 3,600 sites in France post this transaction.
- In October 2023, Florida-based towerco Phoenix Tower International (PTI) entered the German market by acquiring NOVEC GmbH, which operates 220 telecommunication sites there.
- In November 2023, Orange reached an agreement with the French government to improve the connectivity in the AMII zones. With this agreement, Orange will connect additional 1,120,000 homes with fiber by the end of 2025.
- In January 2024, two alternative networks, Freedom Fibre and VX UK have agreed to combine their business. Infrastructure investment company InfraBridge will control and manage the merged entity which owns 285,000 household footprints.
- In February 2024, CityFibre, a UK-based fibre only operator, won five new contracts under the Project Gigabit programme. The company will expand its network to over 650,000 premises.
Europe Fibercos and Towercos Market Companies
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Scope
- Section 1: Fibercos & Towercos Key Models, Drivers and Market Trends in Europe: this section provides a brief description of the different models of fibercos and towercos in Europe, the primary drivers for the creation of such companies, and the fiberco and towerco regional trends.
- Section 2: Fibercos & Towercos Latest Developments in Europe: this section provides an overview of the latest developments in the N3fiberco and towerco market in Europe including telcos splitting their assets into separate fibercos/towercos, M&As, joint ventures, IPOs, and new entrants.
- Section 3: Case Studies: this section examines three fibercos and towercos (both telco-related and pure-play), providing context and background to their creation, how they scaled up, and the evolution of their growth strategy, as well as key takeaways to consider for other telcos/fibercos/towercos.
- Section 4: Key Takeaways and Recommendations: this section provides a summary of key takeaways and recommendations for fibercos, towercos, telcos, and ISPs and a summary of expected market opportunities and growth directions.
Key Highlights
- M&A activities slow down as consolidation increases. Towercos and fibercos move more from expansion strategies to more organic growth.
- ESG is drawing more attention. Infrastructure companies are trying to reduce their caron emission by generating power to support their operations.
- International players see the potential in the European region and making efforts to enter the market by our chasing existing players.
- Major operations acquiring existing networks in rural areas to facilitate roll outs and improve service offerings.
Reasons to Buy
- Gain a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the models and drivers of fibercos and towercos in Europe.
- Understand the strategies and investments that fibercos, towercos, and telcos are taking to remain competitive in an increasingly densifying market – especially in relation to 5G and FTTH/B rollouts.
- Know more about the overview of current strategies pursued by fibercos, towercos, and telcos, as well as future growth opportunities.
- Craft adapted strategies and policies to seize the opportunities offered by the fiberco/towerco space – including assets monetisation, spurring broadband coverage targets, funding next technology generation deployments, and positioning for growth in new areas including edge computing and IoT. This information is helpful for telcos, fibercos, towercos, regulators, governments, institutional investors, and telecom executives.
Altice
Blue Sites Telco
Boldyn Networks
Bouygues
BT
Cellnex
CityFibre
ConnectiviTree
Cornerstone
EE
Everest Infrastructure Partners
Fiber Telecom
FibreCo
Gigaclear
GIP
GLIL
HoldCo
Iliad
InfraVia Capital Partners
KKR
Liberty Global
MBNL
MIF
NetCo
Nextfibre
Oak Holdings
OnTower Poland
Openreac
Orange
Orange Totem
Phoenix Tower International
Primevest Capital Partners
SFR
stc Group
Stonepeak
TAWAL
Telefonica
Three
United Group
Upp
Vintage Towers
Virgin Media O2
Vodafone
Wireless Infrastructure Group
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the key factors driving the Europe fibercos and towercos market growth?
The key factors driving the Europe fibercos and towercos market growth are capex reduction and assets monetization, sharing of rollout costs, and meeting of coverage targets among others.
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Which are the key companies in the European fibercos and towercos market?
PTI, Cellnex, VMO2, TAWAL, NextFibre, CityFibre are few of the key companies in the European fibercos and towercos market.
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Which are the main models in the European fibercos and towercos market?
The key models in the European fibercos and towecos market are JV towercos, pure-play fibercos, and MNO controlled towercos among others.
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