The telecom towers business in India is lucrative with long-term growth prospects. Growth in telecom subscribers, falling average revenue per user (ARPU) and increasing teledensity are driving growth of telecom towers in India. The market is expected to witness 17% p.a. growth from 2008-2015 with the estimated requirement of 554,000 towers by 2015.

The report provides a brief overview of the telecom towers industry, tower requirement estimates, level of tower sharing and types of towers. The report also provides a brief description of the various business models under which telecom tower companies operates. The infrastructure sharing section highlights various types of infrastructure sharing arrangements and TRAI initiatives to encourage infrastructure sharing in India.

The competitive landscape identifies type of telecom tower companies, major telecom tower companies, new entrants in the market and tower infrastructure suppliers for various telecom operators in India. The report also highlights major PE/VC deals and level of M&A activity in telecom tower sector.