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TowerXchange Meetup Americas

The exclusive meeting place for the Americas Telecom Tower Industry

June 3 - 4, 2025

Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina, Florida, USA

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Uniting the digital infrastructure leaders changing Latin America

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The event will boast a unique roster of the towercos, mobile operators, technology providers, government officials and digital innovators unlocking and transforming investment across the Americas. Combining TowerXchange's trusted partnerships with new ideas and new people, the 2025 event is not to be missed.

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Who attended Meetup Americas 2024? 

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Who attended Meetup Americas 2024?

200+

Decision-makers attended in 2024

37%

Towercos and MNOs

90+

different tower and MNO

41%

of towerco attendees at CXO level

10 Key Takeaways from the industry leaders that spoke last year

1. Collaboration between towercos, mobile network operators (MNOs), and regulators is crucial for fostering network development, addressing challenges, and improving regulations.

2. Educating communities and local authorities about the importance of critical infrastructure and addressing concerns about towers is necessary for streamlining permitting processes.

3. Sharing infrastructure, including towers, energy solutions, and data, is essential for cost-effective 5G deployment and bridging the digital divide in underserved areas.

4. Maintaining safety standards, providing training, and implementing best practices for contractors and tower climbers is a significant challenge that needs to be addressed by the whole industry across the region.

5. Spectrum availability and allocation play a pivotal role in enabling 5G rollout across Latin America, with countries at different stages of readiness. 60% of countries still have steps to take before spectrum is available to enable more rollout.

6. The workforce needs to be upskilled and expanded to meet the demands of 5G deployment, including expertise in fibre deployment, in-building solutions, and emerging technologies. When 5G deployment ramps up the industry is in danger of not being ready.

7. Financing and capital access are crucial for towercos, with a deep and interesting panel opening day two. Trends identified were towards sustainability-linked financing, joint venture financing, and partnerships to support the capital-intensive nature of the industry.

8. Currency volatility and inflation impact towercos' operations, necessitating risk management strategies like matching local-currency debt and exploring hedging options.

9. Diversification into adjacent businesses, such as fibre, data centers or power solutions, requires careful evaluation of synergies, growth potential, and capex requirements to ensure value creation.

10. Technology is a key enabler of operational excellence but the haphazard construction and management of some towers which have been constructed over the years poses challenges to rolling out best practices.

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Highlights from Meetup Americas 2024 

TowerXchange Meetup Americas 2024 | 10-11 June, Miami TX Meetup Americas 2023 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 11-12 July 2023

The Americas Telecom Tower industry: a new frontier for towercos

At the 11th annual Meetup Americas, TowerXchange delved into critical topics shaping the future of telecommunications infrastructure in Latin America, with a strong emphasis on energy as a service, 5G deployment, and collaboration among towercos, carriers, and government entities.

Key discussions revolved around several pressing questions:

  • Market Dynamics: Which Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) will be next to bring their towers to market? Will carve-outs become the preferred method as MNOs seek to retain value creation while outsourcing infrastructure?
  • Resilience in Challenging Markets: How can towercos demonstrate resilience in Latin America's more challenging markets.
  • Energy Solutions: What innovative energy solutions are being deployed to power tower infrastructure, particularly in remote and off-grid areas and how can renewable energy sources and energy-efficient technologies improve operational sustainability and reduce costs.
  • Regulation & municipalities: What role will governments play in fostering a conducive environment for towercos and carriers to drive growth in the municipalities.
  • Collaboration for Growth: Best practices for collaboration between towercos, carriers, and governments to accelerate network expansion and improve connectivity across the region.

Join us in 2025 as we explore the next stage of towerco growth and activity in the world's frontier towerco region. The TowerXchange Meetup Americas 2025 promises to be a pivotal event, addressing the unique challenges and opportunities in the Latin American telecom infrastructure sector.

2025 Agenda Topics Include

Customers

How can towercos squeeze efficiencies from their networks to offer easier and quicker services to their tenants?

AI

How will Generative AI impact mobile networks and how will the coming AI boom impact network deployments?

M&A

Towerco M&A continues as the cost of capital squeezes margins and MNO consolidation removes potential tenants.

Diversification

Towercos are moving up the mobile technology value chain and entering new verticals like edge, fibre and RAN.

NTN

Non-terrestrial networks are creating new opportunities for collaboration between network operators and towercos

Regulation

Understanding how The Gigabit Infrastructure Act is steering billions of dollars of investment in digital infrastructure.

Energy

How towercos are working with new partners to turn power problems into revenue opportunities

Governance

How can towercos balance commitments to decarbonise against soaring demand for digital infrastructure?
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Discussion topics from Meetup Americas included

  • Forging a collaborative future for carriers, towercos, and government

  • Delivering power solutions in LATAM markets

  • Revolutionising connectivity in LATAM through 5G

  • Keeping capital flowing into passive telecom infrastructure

  • Bridging the Gap with Regulators

  • TowerXchange Tech Talks | How technology can improve towerco operations

  • LATAM Countries Spotlight | Market overview: Challenges and opportunities

  • Agribusiness | rural connectivity in LATAM

What to expect in 2025 

  • A new exciting venue for 2025 

  • MNO delegations

  • LATAM Regulators

  • Interactive discussion groups 

  • Multilingual sessions (Spanish, English, Portuguese)

"The Roundtables were brilliantly aligned with the current industry needs, and enabled very comprehensive and actionable discussions and insights."

Ricardo Machado, Acernis

"My favourite part is the opportunity to gain different perspectives within the industry and to get to know the players in the tower industry."

Tiago Silva, Fisola

"This event is a great opportunity to learn from other peoples experiences - it certainly helped me understand some of the challenges I face"

Simon Robinson, Cellnex

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