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Smart Technoligies & Engineering (STE) AFRICA
About Us
Smart Technoligies & Engineering (STE) AFRICA is a leading provider of telecommunication towers and passive infrastructure in 16 high-growth African markets. With our expertise in emerging markets, we offer comprehensive solutions for communications infrastructure across the Middle East, Africa, and the Levant.
Our two decades of experience have equipped us with:
- Extensive operational knowledge
- Strong relationships with stakeholders
- A proven track record of success in both existing and new markets
To deliver exceptional value for our customers and achieve sustainable growth, we leverage our key strengths:
- Market leadership: We are the leading provider in most of our markets, supported by a high-quality asset base and service.
- Reliable revenue: Our business model features long-term contracts, ensuring a stable and predictable revenue stream.
- Consistent growth: We have a proven history of both organic and inorganic growth.
- Customer satisfaction: We are committed to delivering high-quality service to our customers.
- Experienced leadership: Our founder-led management team brings a unique operational perspective, backed by seasoned investors.
By combining our expertise, experience, and strong foundation, STE is well-positioned to continue leading the way in telecommunication infrastructure solutions across emerging markets.
Smart Technoligies & Engineering (STE) AFRICA
Our Customers
STE is a leading provider of critical telecommunications infrastructure, serving major mobile network operators (MNOs) in emerging markets. We enable mobile connectivity for nearly 600 million people across nine countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
With a portfolio of over 40,000 towers, STE is one of the world’s largest independent contractors for build-to-operate solutions. We are the resident company in 16 of our 29 markets and the market leader in eight, including in the Middle East and Africa. As one of the few multinational telecommunications infrastructure providers focused exclusively on emerging markets, we are committed to organic and inorganic growth in both existing and new regions.
Engineering excellence is at the heart of our operations. We offer a comprehensive range of telecommunications infrastructure services, including innovative technologies like fiber connectivity and small cell capabilities.
Our core business model is centered on building new towers and providing colocation opportunities. By promoting infrastructure sharing and investing in hybrid power solutions, we are committed to sustainability and driving connectivity across our markets.
STE’s solutions play a vital role in facilitating digital inclusion, empowering communities with access to education, healthcare, employment, financial services, and more. Through mobile connectivity, we are helping to improve lives in the regions we serve.
Smart Technoligies & Engineering (STE) AFRICA
Our Business
Since its founding in 2001, STE has established itself as a leading player in the high-growth, emerging market communications infrastructure sector. We serve mobile network operators (MNOs), providing critical infrastructure that benefits both end-consumers and broader communities by accelerating access to mobile communications.
Throughout the evolution of 2G, 3G, 4G, and now 5G, we have supported MNOs in our markets by owning, operating, sharing, and constructing communications infrastructure. Our business strategy is guided by the following strategic objectives:
- Capitalize on growth opportunities: Identify and seize significant growth opportunities in existing markets.
- Optimize asset utilization: Maximize the efficiency of our existing assets.
- Consolidate towers: Expand our market presence through tower consolidation in new and existing regions.
- Reinforce market position: Strengthen our market position through innovative solutions and value-chain expansion.
- Drive profitability: Deliver strong financial returns to our shareholders.
- Improve community and environmental impact: Continuously enhance our positive contributions to the communities and environment we serve.
Our vision and growing presence are driving further expansion:
Existing Market Expansion
- Continuous assessment: Regularly evaluate opportunities within our existing markets to identify areas for growth.
- Organic growth: Drive organic growth through 3G, 4G, and 5G rollouts, new spectrum auctions, and increased coverage and capacity requirements.
- Diversification: Explore new opportunities in related communications infrastructure, such as distributed antenna systems (DAS), small cells, and fiber connectivity.
Identifying New Markets
- Leverage strengths: Utilize our expertise and technology to expand into new emerging markets through a disciplined approach to capital deployment.
- Focus on fundamentals: Target geographies with strong fundamentals and opportunities to partner with leading MNOs.
- Build relationships: Foster partnerships with multi-jurisdiction MNOs and other service providers.
- Identify new avenues: Collaborate with partners to explore new areas of cooperation and provide value-added services to support our customers’ network optimization and rollout acceleration.
Contact us today to discuss your project!
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