Africa’s telecom giants are increasingly turning competitors into partners as a $100 billion digital infrastructure funding gap makes it impossible for any single operator to finance the continent’s broadband, 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and financial technology ambitions alone.
The shift marks one of the biggest changes in Africa’s telecom industry in decades. Operators that once spent billions building separate towers, fibre networks and transmission systems are now pushing for shared infrastructure models, arguing that collaboration has become essential for survival and growth in the digital economy.
Leading the campaign is MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile operator, which says the traditional telecom model of competing through ownership of physical infrastructure is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
Speaking on the future of digital infrastructure in Africa, Ebenezer Asante, MTN Group senior vice president, told Semafor that operators should continue to compete on services and innovation, but ownership of underlying infrastructure should increasingly
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