Our portfolio of Top Picks has started 2026 strongly, up 6% ytd already. This month we make no changes to our top picks. This note also includes key news & other thoughts, to try to help investors generate alpha within the EM Telco space.
Tower revenue trends were slightly slower across the board except for Indus Towers as it benefited again from VIL’s network catch up spend. EBITDA margins were roughly stable across EM except in Indonesia which faces the near-term pressure of the XL-Smartfren consolidation. Africa continue to perform well and the LatAm Towers space had a decent Q3.
[Communiqué de presse] Communiqué des groupes Bouygues Telecom, Free-Groupe iliad et Orange suite aux rumeurs de presse Communiqué de presseParis, le 22 janvier 2026 Communiqué des groupes Bouygues Telecom, Free-Groupe iliad et Orange suite aux rumeurs de presse Le consortium composé des trois opérateurs Bouygues Telecom, Free-Groupe iliad et Orange, confirme l’existence de discussions avec le Groupe Altice en vue de l’acquisition potentielle d’une grande partie des activités de tél...
2025 was a very strong year for African Telcos, as macro stabilized and pricing recovered across the continent but especially in Nigeria. We think 2026 should be more of the same as stocks re-rate due to strength in the core coupled with exposure to digital. Very strong performance by Airtel Africa means Vodacom becomes our top pick in Africa, and VEON our top pick overall.
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