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

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

Summary

Asia-Pacific (APAC) Fibercos and Towercos Market Dynamics and Opportunities a new Telecom Insider Report by GlobalData, provides an executive-level overview of fibercos and towercos state of play, developments, and strategies, including in the context of 5G and fiber networks deployments. This report highlights the main drivers for the emergence and growth of towercos and fibercos in Asia-Pacific, gives an overview of the key models for towercos and fibercos in the region, deep dives into the latest developments and regional trends in the towerco/fiberco space, and provides an overview and set of recommendations on the positioning and future growth strategies that the different types of towercos/fibercos (e.g., pure-play and telco-led) can adopt.

Section 1: Fiberco & Towerco Key Models, Drivers, and Market Trends in Asia-Pacific: this section provides a brief description of the different models of fibercos and towercos in Asia-Pacific, the primary drivers for the creation of such companies, and fiberco and towerco regional trends.

Section 2: Fiberco & Towerco Latest Developments in Asia-Pacific: this section provides an overview of the latest developments in the fiberco and towerco market in Asia-Pacific 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 market players' strategies, providing context and background to their creation, how they scaled up, and the evolution of their growth strategy.

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.

The report analyzes the key themes and market direction around fibercos and towercos in Asia-Pacific. It also provides fibercos, towercos, telcos, and ICT vendors with guidance on the best practices related to the fiberco and towerco market. It gives telcos insights and best practices into the key drivers and considerations to have when entering the market - e.g., when carving out their assets into a separate company - or thinking about fully selling their assets to existing fibercos/towercos.

The report reviews the strategy regarding the creation of fibercos and towercos to monetize assets, cut capex, cope with tower-sharing policies, and help fund the rollout of 5G and fiber networks. It also provides details on several fiberco and towerco key players, their evolution, and their growth strategies. The case studies section examines selected players, providing context and background to their strategies, how they scaled up, and the evolution of their growth strategy. The report concludes with key takeaways and recommendations for players in the fiberco and towerco market or considering a future market entry.

Scope

• 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 great amount of investment interests, including towercos, utility companies and investment companies. This shows that acquiring telecommunication infrastructures are ideal investments which can provide recession resistance, stable cash flow, and great investment potential.
• Utility companies are purchasing fiber assets to add fiber network to their service portfolios in response of the increasingly demand of 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.
• Some countries in APAC are mobile-first markets, which have great potential for fiber network growth, as rapidly growing population and considerably increasing adoption of data-consuming apps are creating massive demand for fast and reliable internet network.

• 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 - including asset monetisation, spurring broadband coverage targets, funding next technology generation deployments, and positioning for growth in new areas including edge computing and IoT.