Wireless Tower Market in Europe: MNO Regulatory Requirements and Debt Burdens Create Opportunities for Tower Companies

2017-03-31
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Published : Mar-2017
No. of Pages : 39
Table of Contents
List of exhibits 4
Executive summary 7
Section 1: Introduction 8
Section 2: Wireless towers market in Europe 11
Operator-owned vs. towerco-owned towers 12
Wireless tower count 13
Section 3: Wireless towers in Europe 14
Drivers 16
Inhibitors 20
Outlook 25
Section 4: Case studies 27
UK 28
Italy 30
Romania 32
Conclusions: Key findings and recommendations 33
Appendix: Acronyms and Definitions 36

List of Tables
Exhibit 1: Sources of wireless capacity 8
Exhibit 2: Heterogeneous networks (HETNETS) 9
Exhibit 3: Wireless tower market structure 11
Exhibit 4: Operator-owned vs. towerco-owned towers, selected countries, Europe, 2016 11
Exhibit 5: Wireless tower counts and top towercos, selected countries, Europe, Q1 2016 12
Exhibit 6: Main factors affecting the demand and need for wireless towers in Europe 14
Exhibit 7: Growth of LTE subscribers, Europe, 2015-2021 15
Exhibit 8: Monthly data traffic per smartphone, Europe, 2015-2021 15
Exhibit 9: Mobile data users who use video applications, Europe, 2015-2021 16
Exhibit 10: 4G Mobile handset penetration, Europe, 2015-2021 16
Exhibit 11: Recent government initiatives involving development of network infrastructure, Europe 17
Exhibit 12: Examples of recent MNO decisions involving tower infrastructure offloading, Europe 18
Exhibit 13: Major challenges faced by mobile operators and tower companies concerning the deployment of wireless tower infrastructure, Europe, 2016 19
Exhibit 14: Operational challenges faced by telcos and towercos in Europe 20
Exhibit 15: Potential benefits of mobile infrastructure sharing through joint ventures 21
Exhibit 16: Maximizing spectrum utilization through small cell implementation 22
Exhibit 17: Small cell shipments by segment 23
Exhibit 18: Outlook of factors impacting the deployment of wireless tower infrastructure, Europe 24
Exhibit 19: Recent major tower offloading deals, Europe 25
Exhibit 20: Wireless tower ownership, UK, Q1 2016 27
Exhibit 21: Growth of LTE subscribers, UK, 2015-2021 28
Exhibit 22: Outdoor mobile coverage, UK 28
Exhibit 23: Wireless tower ownership, Europe, Q1 2016 29
Exhibit 24: Recent tower deals in Italy 30
Exhibit 25: Growth of LTE subscribers, Romania, 2015-2021 31

List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Sources of wireless capacity 8
Exhibit 2: Heterogeneous networks (HETNETS) 9
Exhibit 3: Wireless tower market structure 11
Exhibit 4: Operator-owned vs. towerco-owned towers, selected countries, Europe, 2016 11
Exhibit 5: Wireless tower counts and top towercos, selected countries, Europe, Q1 2016 12
Exhibit 6: Main factors affecting the demand and need for wireless towers in Europe 14
Exhibit 7: Growth of LTE subscribers, Europe, 2015-2021 15
Exhibit 8: Monthly data traffic per smartphone, Europe, 2015-2021 15
Exhibit 9: Mobile data users who use video applications, Europe, 2015-2021 16
Exhibit 10: 4G Mobile handset penetration, Europe, 2015-2021 16
Exhibit 11: Recent government initiatives involving development of network infrastructure, Europe 17
Exhibit 12: Examples of recent MNO decisions involving tower infrastructure offloading, Europe 18
Exhibit 13: Major challenges faced by mobile operators and tower companies concerning the deployment of wireless tower infrastructure, Europe, 2016 19
Exhibit 14: Operational challenges faced by telcos and towercos in Europe 20
Exhibit 15: Potential benefits of mobile infrastructure sharing through joint ventures 21
Exhibit 16: Maximizing spectrum utilization through small cell implementation 22
Exhibit 17: Small cell shipments by segment 23
Exhibit 18: Outlook of factors impacting the deployment of wireless tower infrastructure, Europe 24
Exhibit 19: Recent major tower offloading deals, Europe 25
Exhibit 20: Wireless tower ownership, UK, Q1 2016 27
Exhibit 21: Growth of LTE subscribers, UK, 2015-2021 28
Exhibit 22: Outdoor mobile coverage, UK 28
Exhibit 23: Wireless tower ownership, Europe, Q1 2016 29
Exhibit 24: Recent tower deals in Italy 30
Exhibit 25: Growth of LTE subscribers, Romania, 2015-2021 31
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