Infrastructure sharing is not without its technical and competitive challenges but the benefits and potential cost savings are well-documented. Less well-documented is the possibility that new communication technologies will make exclusive ownership of the physical infrastructure even less attractive in the future.
MNOs that recognise the impact of these new technologies and embrace them as part of their long-term business strategy will enjoy a more sustainable business model that makes them more agile when it comes to demand for new services. Tower sharing may eventually be seen as the first step they take in becoming digital service providers where their resources are focused not on building and maintaining physical infrastructure, but on providing diverse services with multiple revenue streams.
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