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Helios Towers to acquire Vodacom Tanzania towers

2013-07-22 09:39:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Helios Towers Tanzania (HTT) has reached an agreement with Vodacom Tanzania to acquire the mobile operator's tower network in the country for stock and cash, in Vodacom Group's first towers transaction. The partnership involves the transfer of 1,149 existing telecom towers from Vodacom to HTT and a commitment to a short-term roll-out which will see a significant increase in points of service owned by HTT and more than double HTT's existing presence in Tanzania. Under the deal, HTT will acquire all of Vodacom's existing passive infrastructure and supply Vodacom with a significant increase in points of service in Tanzania. The deal will enable Vodacom to lease back the infrastructure subject to a long-term contract. The deal will expand HTA's tower coverage in Africa to 4,700 owned towers. The transaction will see Vodacom acquire a 24.5 percent share in HTT.

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Forward Thinking Utility Companies Are Able To Reduce Carbon Emissions And Operating Costs By Converting To Progress Solar/Wind Light Towers

2013-07-22 03:33:44| pollutiononline News Articles

President Obama recently presented the latest version of his Climate Policy. In addition to plans to reduce high global warming potential gases, the President now recommends better preparing the country for future climate impacts, and has directed the EPA to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants

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Vodacom sells telecoms towers

2013-07-22 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

African mobile operators agrees sale and leaseback of more than 1,000 mobile towers in Tanzania.

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Those Cute Little Baby Cell Towers Could Pose Big Security Problems

2013-07-15 22:28:04| TechNewsWorld

Two researchers at cybersecurity firm iSec Partners have cracked the security of a Verizon femtocell. Femtocells, also called "small cells," are low-power cellular base stations that wireless carriers, including Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, either sell or give to consumers. They connect to the service provider's network through broadband and support multiple cellphones.

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