The issue of replication of telecommunications facilities stays an issue of problem. When I was requiring framework sharing amongst telcos some people believed that Safaricom can not share its towers given that it has spent a whole lot.
Framework sharing isn’t about distributing your towers to competing joyriders. It is about leasing them to other telcos in order to lower costs of procedure. In doing so, you transform the tower into an income producing possession and not simply an expense centre.
Remarkably, Safaricom is making use of framework sharing to accelerate the presenting of its network in Ethiopia. Safaricom is leasing framework from Ethio Telecommunications which was once a syndicate. Infrastructure sharing reduces prices and benefits the setting.
In Kenya, ATC which has and runs towers for leasing to telcos is currently putting up lots of brand-new towers. Remarkably, the majority of these towers are replicating currently existing ones. The majority of are simply a few meters from the competitors’ towers. It would make even more sense if such towers were put up in upcoming locations without towers.
CA requires to create and apply policies to ensure telcos share towers and stay clear of duplication of framework. This is what will certainly lower the cost of telecoms and enhance network quality. It will certainly additionally guarantee that even remote areas are covered.
Writer: Ephraim Njega