Asia-Pacific (APAC) Fibercos and Towercos Market Dynamics and Opportunities

Asia-Pacific (APAC) Fibercos and Towercos Market Report Overview

Governments in the Asia-Pacific region are driving network development through public-private partnerships (PPP). APAC region is a mobile-first market and fibercos are continuously investing in fiber to achieve wider coverage and faster connections. The rapid population growth and increasing use of data-consuming apps create a significant demand for data traffic. Moreover, this presents an opportunity for investors to acquire tower and fiber assets that can generate stable cash flow.

The APAC fibercos and towercos market research report provides an overview of fibercos and towercos state of play, developments, and strategies, including in the context of 5G and fiber network deployments. This report highlights the main drivers for the growth of towercos and fibercos in Asia-Pacific. It also gives an overview of the key models for towercos and fibercos in the region. It also entails an overview and set of recommendations on the positioning and future growth strategies that the different types of towercos/fibercos can adopt.

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APAC Fibercos and Towercos Market Drivers

The key factors driving the Asia-Pacific (APAC) fibercos market growth are capex reduction and assets monetization, sharing rollout costs and accelerating coverage, and copper switch-off and fiber migration among others.

Capex Reduction and Assets Monetization: With fiber infrastructure off their balance sheets, telcos witness reduced capex. The funds generated from the part sale of fiber assets or a stake in the fiberco represent a cash injection that can be used to benefit the business through investment into new revenue streams.

The key factors driving the Asia-Pacific (APAC) towercos market growth are capex reduction, asset monetization and regulatory obligations, and avoiding asset duplication among others.

Asset Monetization and Regulatory Obligations: It is a regulatory-driven structural separation to create a fair competitive playing field. Towercos wholesaling their towers to other telcos; MNOs pooling their tower assets and co-investing in tower rollouts, can reduce the risk of overbuild. It can also maximize the cost and coverage efficiency of a rollout.

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APAC Fibercos and Towercos Market: Latest Developments

Fiberco Developments in the APAC Region: Institutional investors are exploring investment opportunities in fiber networks. For instance, In April 2023, Singtel released a plan to carve out its infrastructure assets including data center business, subsea cable, satellite carrier business, and 5G MEC and cloud orchestration platform Paragon, and establish a digital infraco.

Towerco Developments in the APAC Region: Towercos are actively drawing investments through spinning off infrastructures and M&As. In January 2024, Canadian investment management company Brookfield Asset Management bought ATC’s Indian operation for a significant amount. The deal signifies the departure of ATC from India, after operating in the country for 17 years.

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Scope

• The report provides key models, drivers, and market trends related to fibercos and towercos in the Asia-Pacific region.
• The report provides fibercos & towercos latest developments in the APAC region.
• The report entails case studies, takeaways, and recommendations of the fibercos and towercos market in the APAC region.

Key Highlights

• Government and regulators are setting up policies to prompt network expansion. Some countries had hit their targets and expanded their fiber coverage to a new level.
• Fiber and tower assets are attracting a great number of investment interests including towercos, utility companies, and investment companies. This shows that acquiring telecommunication infrastructures are ideal investment that can provide recession resistance, stable cash flow, and great investment potential.
• Utility companies are purchasing fiber assets to add fiber networks to their service portfolios in response to the increasing demand for data traffic.
• Towercos and fibercos continue to offload their infrastructure assets. Some operators are also viewing their fiberco/towerco as a source of investment returns when they pare down the stake or attract institutional investment.
• A few countries in APAC are mobile-first markets, which have great potential for fiber network growth, as a rapidly growing population and considerably increasing adoption of data-consuming apps are creating massive demand for fast and reliable internet networks.

Reasons to Buy

• The report offers a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the models and drivers of fibercos and towercos in Asia-Pacific.
• The report describes 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.
• The report provides an overview of current strategies pursued by fibercos, towercos, and telcos, as well as future growth opportunities.
• The report will help telcos, fibercos, towercos, regulators, governments, institutional investors, and telecom executives craft adapted strategies and policies to seize the opportunities offered by the fiberco/towerco space.