Andean Telecom Partners (ATP)

What Andean Telecom Partners (ATP) does

Andean Telecom Partners (ATP) is a privately held digital infrastructure platform that builds, owns, acquires, manages, and leases telecommunications sites across the Andean region. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and operating through country-level subsidiaries in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Paraguay, ATP offers a converged portfolio spanning towers and rooftops, indoor and outdoor distributed antenna systems (DAS), multi-carrier small cells (including 5G-ready deployments), and carrier-neutral optical fiber networks. The company also provides site development ("We Build"), property and infrastructure management ("We Manage"), and an active M&A acquisition channel ("We Buy") for tower portfolios and metropolitan fiber assets.

ATP's revenue model is anchored by recurring long-term site leases to mobile network operators under pre-negotiated master lease agreements, supplemented by project-based build-to-suit revenue, managed services fees from property and infrastructure owners, dark fiber leasing or IRU agreements, and transaction-based income from acquisitions. Its primary customers are mobile network operators, followed by wireless internet service providers, broadcasters, property developers, real estate owners, municipalities, and data service providers. ATP is a portfolio company of Digital Bridge and has grown significantly through acquisitions, including Torres Unidas in December 2017 (1,644 sites) and BTS Towers in February 2022 (adding Ecuador and Paraguay). The company's stated technology differentiators include ExteNet-licensed iDUCT HVAC-based indoor DAS technology, IRU-based dark fiber economics, and multi-technology, multi-carrier outdoor distributed networks.

Name

Andean Telecom Partners (ATP)

Legal name

ATP Tower Holdings, LLC

Website

https://atpsites.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ATP is a private, Digital Bridge-backed owner and operator of wireless and fiber digital infrastructure in the Andean region, leasing towers, small cells, DAS, and dark fiber to mobile network operators across Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Paraguay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711), Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate, Leasing & Colocation Management (Landlords/REITs) (HDAIAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Structural & Civil Engineering for Sites (Design, Reinforcement, Foundations) (HDAIAKAI), Terrestrial Long-Haul Fiber Backbone Operators (Intercity/Interstate) (HDAIALAG), Wholesale Access & Last-Mile Leasing (local loops, bitstream, unbundling) (HDAIAEAH)

Keywords

• Tower leasing services
• Optical fiber networks
• Small cell deployment
• Distributed antenna systems
• Telecom infrastructure ownership

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Site Leasing: ATP leases owned and managed tower, rooftop, small cell, and DAS sites to mobile network operators and other wireless providers under long-term contracts. This is the core recurring revenue stream.
2. Site & Network Development (Build-to-Suit): ATP builds new telecommunications sites in strategic locations for carriers, generating project-based revenue. Teams secure locations, manage construction, and deliver completed sites on time and on budget.
3. Property & Infrastructure Management: ATP manages property leasing arrangements on behalf of landlords and infrastructure owners, earning management fees and revenue shares from co-location and site hosting agreements.
4. Mergers & Acquisitions (Asset Purchase): ATP acquires tower portfolios, metropolitan fiber networks, and other digital infrastructure assets from third-party owners, consolidating assets into its managed portfolio.
5. Dark Fiber & Private Dedicated Networks: ATP offers dark fiber leasing (lease or IRU) and private dedicated network solutions to data service providers, providing metro and inter-city connectivity on dedicated fiber lines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Andean Telecom Partners (ATP) owns, builds, acquires, manages, and leases shared digital infrastructure — including telecommunications towers, rooftops, small cells, distributed antenna systems (DAS), and metropolitan optical fiber networks — to mobile network operators, broadcasters, WISPs, property owners, and municipalities across the Andean region of South America. Its core recurring revenue comes from long-term site leases, supplemented by build-to-suit construction, property management services, and dark fiber/IRU offerings.

Product overview

ATP operates as a comprehensive digital infrastructure platform offering a unified portfolio of core infrastructure products (Small Cells, DAS, Optical Fiber, and Towers & Rooftops) complemented by four service lines (Site Leasing, Site Development/Build, Site Management, and Mergers & Acquisitions/We Buy). The company also provides municipal-focused services for Smart Cities, IoT, and Public Safety. The platform enables mobile network operators, broadcasters, WISPs, and IoT providers to access shared infrastructure assets across Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Ecuador, with the portfolio management service serving as the interface for property owners seeking to monetize their real estate assets through ATP partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Towers and Rooftops
• Small Cells
• DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems)
• Optical Fiber
• Site Leasing (We Lease)
• Site Development (We Build)
• Site Management (We Manage)
• Mergers and Acquisitions (We Buy)
• Smart Cities
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Public Safety
• Property Portfolio Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Deploy more than 300 small cells in Peru, 100-200 in Colombia, and around 100 in Chile within a single year (as stated in 2018)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ExteNet Systems (iDUCT Technology)coreTechnology or IntegrationExteNet Systems licenses its patented iDUCT technology to ATP for indoor DAS deployments. ATP leverages ExteNet's HVAC-based signal transmission technology to deploy cost-effective indoor mobile connectivity in buildings and venues across the Andean region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Phoenix Tower International: Phoenix Tower International owns and operates towers across Latin America and the Caribbean, with deep concentration in markets overlapping ATP's Andean footprint. It is the most directly comparable private tower platform in the region.
• IHS Towers: IHS Towers is one of the largest independent tower operators globally with substantial Latin American exposure. Its emerging-market tower-only model closely mirrors ATP's structural economics across multiple jurisdictions.
• Vertical Bridge: Vertical Bridge is the largest private tower operator in the United States, founded by Digital Bridge executives. ATP EVP Leo Sarria was Vertical Bridge's first employee; the two share Digital Bridge sponsorship and a private tower consolidation strategy.
• Torresec: Torresec is a private Latin American tower operator with assets across Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. It is a direct private-market competitor for Andean-region tower portfolios.

Broad incumbents

• Cellnex Telecom: Cellnex is the largest European tower operator and has expanded into Latin American markets. It competes for regional tower portfolios and shares ATP's tower-and-small-cell convergence thesis at much larger scale.
• American Tower Corporation: American Tower is the largest global REIT-owned tower operator with a significant Latin American portfolio. It sets the competitive benchmark for tower lease economics and is a potential counterparty for large portfolio transactions in ATP's markets.
• SBA Communications: SBA Communications is a leading global tower REIT operator with significant Latin American exposure. It is a directly comparable investment vehicle for investors benchmarking private tower assets like ATP.
• Crown Castle: Crown Castle operates U.S. towers plus a national fiber business supporting small cell densification — a converged infrastructure model highly analogous to ATP's towers-plus-fiber strategy.

Regional players

• Internexa: Internexa is a Latin American wholesale fiber operator with significant Colombian and Andean backbone assets, owned by ISA (ATP's 2017 anchor investor). It is comparable to ATP's fiber business and a potential wholesale counterparty.

Others

• DigitalBridge: DigitalBridge is ATP's parent investment firm and a global digital infrastructure asset manager. While not a direct operating peer, its portfolio includes multiple tower, fiber, and data center platforms comparable in strategy to ATP's converged thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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