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AFRICAN TOWERS

GH · 2009 → 2026

15+ years building Ghana's shared tower network.

From the first in-building DAS deployment in 2011 to 250+ co-location sites across all 16 regions — a timeline of indigenous infrastructure building in Ghana.

// Timeline · 2009–present

  1. 2009 Foundation

    African Towers Ltd incorporated in Accra

    A group of Ghanaian telecom professionals incorporates African Towers Ltd with a mandate to build and operate shared passive infrastructure for Ghana's mobile operators. The NCA grants type approval for co-location services. Offices established at Asylum Down, Accra.

  2. 2011 First deployment

    Ghana's first co-located in-building DAS commissioned

    African Towers commissions Ghana's first multi-operator in-building distributed antenna system in a major Accra commercial building — a shared installation serving two anchor tenants simultaneously and proving the neutral-host model at scale in an indoor environment.

  3. 2013 First shared tower

    First shared monopole tower completed; neutral-host model formalised

    The company completes its first purpose-built shared monopole tower in Greater Accra, with three mobile operators on a single structure from day one. A formal neutral-host commercial framework is developed and adopted as the company's standard leasing model for all future sites.

  4. 2015 Regional expansion

    Expansion to Ashanti and Western regions; private-equity investment secured

    Expansion beyond Greater Accra begins with a pipeline of sites in Kumasi (Ashanti) and Takoradi (Western). Private-equity investment is secured to fund accelerated build-to-suit deployment. The company grows to 50 co-location sites.

    50 sites

  5. 2016 Power-as-a-service

    Power-as-a-service launched; managed generator fleet established

    African Towers launches a power-as-a-service offering, taking ownership of the generator and battery backup infrastructure at every managed site. A 24/7 NOC is established in Accra to monitor power, equipment and site security across the growing portfolio. The 99.95% uptime SLA is introduced.

  6. 2018 100-site milestone

    100 co-location sites reached; Northern and Central regions added

    African Towers crosses the 100 co-location sites milestone and extends coverage to the Northern region (Tamale) and Central region (Cape Coast). The NOC is upgraded to full remote monitoring with automated alert escalation. Total tenants on managed sites exceeds 220.

    100 sites

  7. 2020 Small-cell programme

    Small-cell programme launched; 150+ shared sites

    A dedicated small-cell deployment programme begins, targeting high-density urban locations — markets, transport hubs, university campuses and CBDs — where macro towers cannot deliver the required capacity. The total portfolio passes 150 co-location sites.

    150 sites

  8. 2022 Fibre backhaul

    200+ sites; dark-fibre backhaul programme begins

    The portfolio surpasses 200 co-location sites. A dark-fibre backhaul programme begins, connecting high-traffic sites in the Accra–Tema–Kumasi corridor with owned fibre infrastructure. This reduces backhaul cost for MNO tenants and opens a new revenue line for the company.

    200 sites

  9. 2024 Present

    250+ sites across all 16 Ghana regions; 99.95% power uptime

    African Towers operates 250+ co-location sites spanning all 16 Ghana regions — 300 towers, 56 in-building DAS deployments, 55 rooftop structures and a growing small-cell fleet. Four MNOs (MTN, AirtelTigo, Telecel, Surfline) lease space on the shared infrastructure under long-term anchor-tenant agreements. Power-as-a-service maintains a fleet-wide 99.95% uptime SLA.

    250+ sites

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