03 December 2024

Glenn Katz, Chief Commercial Officer, Telesat

The Asia Pacific region embodies a rich and diverse mix of peoples, cultures, geographies – and economic development. While we often associate Asia with digital sophistication, there have long been big differences between advanced countries like Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, and rural and developing areas such as are found throughout many parts of Southeast Asia. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2023-2024 noted that while the Asia region saw a global-leading 9% growth rate in digitally deliverable exports from 2015 to 2022, only six economies made up 85% of that amount with the least developed countries representing less than 1% combined.

29 November 2024

Let’s agree on one thing: doing business blind is never a good idea. The more valuable data tower companies have, the better business they can do—that’s just the nature of doing business.

For TowerCos in Africa, scaling often means adding new towers to the portfolio. But there’s another way to grow: maximizing revenue from your existing infrastructure. Both approaches are good, but one challenge remains universal—if you don’t know what’s on your towers, you can’t make the most of them.