{"id":4719,"date":"2012-01-26T23:21:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T23:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2012-11-14T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T13:58:14","slug":"8ta-to-sign-agreement-with-atc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/4719\/8ta-to-sign-agreement-with-atc\/","title":{"rendered":"8ta to sign agreement with ATC?"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband BusinessTech has received information from a well-placed source that Telkom<\/a>\u2019s mobile arm, 8ta<\/a>, is close to concluding a tower sharing agreement with American Tower Corporation<\/a> (ATC).<\/p>\n

ATC owns and operates wireless and broadcast communications sites, renting the sites out to telecoms operators to serve their wireless needs.<\/p>\n

In 2011 ATC concluded a deal with SA operator, Cell C<\/a>, where it acquired a large portion of the cellular operator\u2019s towers – with Cell C becoming an anchor tenant.<\/p>\n

An agreement with ATC could potentially have a positive impact on the speed of 8ta\u2019s network expansion.<\/p>\n

The process of receiving the necessary permissions to build towers and backhaul networks is one of the biggest factors in slowing down network growth. An ATC-8ta partnership would remove this hurdle and allow for rapid footprint expansion for 8ta.<\/p>\n

8ta did not directly confirm that they are close to an agreement with ATC, but the group said that they view co-location, or mobile infrastructure sharing, as an appropriate alternative that can contribute significantly to lowering the cost of network deployment.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs such, the company continually explores opportunities to co-locate however possible in the various areas in which it seeks to expand its footprint,\u201d 8ta said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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