Industry Overview

The Rise of TowerCos Tower Companies (TowerCos) are evolving into digital infrastructure providers to better serve the dynamic demands of the sector – expanding from the traditional model of providing passive infrastructure to mobile network operators (MNO)s, to other activities such as enabling active equipment sharing, building alternate power options and improving operational efficiencies for clients.

TowerCos in emerging Asian countries are projected to reap these benefits by 2025:

For MNOS

USD 10 billion in savings

For consumers

Up to incremental USD67 billion incremental price improvement and GDP growth

For the world

Reduction of 5 to 17 million metric tonnes of carbon footprint

Source: EDOTCO x Roland Berger White Paper March 2022

Leading Equitable Next Gen Connectivity in Asia

Established in 2012, EDOTCO Group is the first regional and integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company in Asia, providing end-to-end solutions in the tower services sector from tower leasing, colocations, build-to-suit, energy, transmission and operations and maintenance (O&M).

EDOTCO Group operates and manages a regional portfolio of over 58,000 towers across Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Myanmar, and Laos. EDOTCO strives to deliver outstanding performance in telecommunications infrastructure services and solutions. Its state-of-the-art real-time monitoring service, echo, has driven significant improvements in field operations while maximising operational efficiencies in terms of battery, energy and fuel consumption for telecommunications infrastructure.