IHS Towers

IHS Towers is one of the world's largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure, serving mobile network operators across emerging markets. Founded in 2001 in Lagos, Nigeria, the company is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker IHS. Sam Darwish, its founder, continues to lead as Chairman and CEO.

The company was established to build communications infrastructure in markets where expanding mobile connectivity outpaced what network operators could provide on their own. Its business rests on infrastructure sharing: allowing multiple communications providers to colocate equipment on the same towers. Its services include tower colocation and lease amendments, the development and build-out of new sites, fiber connectivity, small cells, in-building wireless solutions and distributed antenna systems (DAS), and rural telephony infrastructure.

Technical work spans shared network infrastructure, fiber connectivity, distributed antenna systems, small cells and in-building wireless solutions. Operating activity is concentrated in emerging markets, with Nigeria the founding location. The stated mission is broader network reach and connectivity through infrastructure sharing, with the aim of extending mobile coverage beyond what individual operators could achieve alone.

The company's operating footprint across multiple emerging markets and its status as a listed entity on the New York Stock Exchange place its commercial arrangements, infrastructure contracts and corporate governance within an international regulatory framework.