Top 10 Telecom Tower Deals of 2026: MTN, IHS Towers, Altius, Macquarie and CVC Drive Infrastructure M&A

The global telecom tower market is witnessing another wave of investment and consolidation in 2026 as mobile operators, infrastructure funds and tower companies position themselves for rising 5G traffic and future network expansion. GSMA report on mobile internet investment The biggest transactions range from MTN Group’s proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of IHS Towers to La Caisse’s INR 121 billion investment in India’s Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust. Tower assets in Africa, India, Latin Am