What ATIS Group does

ATIS Group S.A. is a neutral telecommunications tower infrastructure operator headquartered in Vicente López, Argentina, providing shared physical infrastructure to mobile network operators (MNOs) across the Southern Cone. The company was founded in 2016 by Juan Pablo Blanco and Félix Hasenclever, both veteran telecom executives with prior stints at AT&T, Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia, and Mexico Tower Partners, and pioneered the independent towerco model in Argentina. Since a June 2022 majority investment by TowerCo Investments LLC (a private equity fund focused on telecom infrastructure led by Martín Otero Monsegur), ATIS has expanded from a single site to 1,012+ sites across Argentina (306), Uruguay (425+), and Paraguay (281+), serving major operators including Personal, Claro, Movistar, Directv, Tigo Paraguay, and Telefónica Móviles Uruguay.

The company's platform comprises three core service offerings: Build-to-Suit (BTS) custom infrastructure development, Co-Location enabling multiple operators to share a single site, and Sale & Lease Back (SLB) transactions where ATIS acquires operator-owned tower portfolios and provides long-term lease arrangements back to the seller. These services are delivered through six product categories: self-supported lattice towers, monopoles, guyed/braced masts, urban street poles, rooftop installations, and camouflaged structures designed to minimize visual impact. Every site is designed with additional capacity for co-location, structurally improving unit economics as tenancies grow beyond the anchor tenant.

ATIS generates revenue primarily through long-term (10-20 year) recurring tower space rental contracts with MNOs, supplemented by one-time BTS project fees and SLB transaction proceeds. Growth has been driven by a combination of organic BTS deployment, opportunistic acquisitions of operator portfolios (SBA Torres Argentina, Telefónica Uruguay Phase 1 and 2, and pending Lati Paraguay from Millicom), and municipal partnerships enabling multi-operator deployments in public spaces. The company is currently backed by TowerCo Investments LLC as majority shareholder, with an additional US$10 million equity investment from IDB Invest under evaluation, and employs a management team with deep Latin American telecom and towerco operational experience.

Name

ATIS Group

Legal name

ATIS Group S.A.

Website

https://atis-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ATIS Group is a neutral telecommunications tower infrastructure operator in the Southern Cone, providing Build-to-Suit, co-location, and Sale & Lease Back services to mobile network operators across Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay with 1,012+ sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecom Tower Infrastructure

NAICS

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (5324)

akta.pro primary industry

Tower Operations & Maintenance (Field Services) (HDAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Telecom tower infrastructure
• Neutral host operator
• Tower co-location services
• Build to suit towers
• Sale leaseback infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Vicente López

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tower Space Rental: ATIS earns recurring rental income by providing physical tower space to multiple telecom operators. Each site is designed with capacity for co-location, allowing multiple tenants per tower. Revenue is generated through long-term space rental contracts with operators including Personal, Claro, Movistar, Directv, Tigo, and Telefónica Móviles Uruguay.
2. Build-to-Suit Project Fees: One-time fees for developing custom infrastructure projects tailored to specific operator requirements and site characteristics, including towers, monopoles, masts, and rooftop structures.
3. Sale & Lease Back Transactions: ATIS acquires existing tower portfolios from operators in exchange for upfront payment, then generates ongoing revenue through long-term lease arrangements with the selling operator continuing to use the infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ATIS Group is a neutral telecommunications tower infrastructure operator in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) that owns, builds, and leases physical tower sites to mobile network operators. Its three core service offerings are Build-to-Suit (custom infrastructure development), Co-Location (multi-operator shared sites), and Sale & Lease Back (acquiring operator tower portfolios and leasing them back long-term), supported by a portfolio of more than 1,000 tower sites.

Product overview

ATIS Group is a neutral telecommunications tower infrastructure operator providing a unified platform of tower infrastructure services across the Southern Cone (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay). The portfolio consists of three core service offerings: Build-to-Suit (BTS) for custom infrastructure development, Co-Location for shared infrastructure enabling multiple operators, and Sale & Lease Back (SLB) for asset monetization. Supporting these services, ATIS offers six product categories for tower infrastructure: Self-Supported Towers (lattice structures), Monopoles (tubular solutions), Masts (guyed/braced structures), Street Poles (urban rapid-deployment), Rooftops (city solutions), and Camouflaged Solutions (aesthetic integration). The company operates over 1,000 sites serving major telecom operators including Personal, Claro, Movistar, and Telefónica.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Build-to-Suit (BTS) Custom infrastructure development service that adapts to specific client needs and location characteristics, including macro coverage solutions (towers, monopoles, masts, rooftop structures) and low-height solutions for public spaces. Aimed at mobile network operators needing tailored tower sites.
• Co-Location (Co-Ubicación) Shared infrastructure service allowing multiple telecom operators to install equipment on the same ATIS-owned site, reducing time to market and operational costs for each carrier. Each ATIS site is dimensioned with additional capacity for multiple tenants.
• Sale and Lease Back (SLB) Business model in which ATIS acquires existing tower infrastructure assets from telecom operators and provides them back through long-term lease agreements, freeing operator capital while ATIS assumes operational responsibility for the assets.
• Self-Supported Towers (Torres Autosoportadas) Lattice tower structures that achieve significant heights without additional stabilization elements, ideal for locations with limited ground space and in windy areas. Offered as part of ATIS's physical infrastructure product portfolio for telecom operators.
• Monopoles (Monopostes) Robust self-supporting tubular solutions, flat or faceted, used for medium or low height requirements with minimal ground space needs; can be reinforced for high-wind regions. Part of ATIS's physical infrastructure product portfolio.
• Masts (Mástiles) Guyed or braced masts composed of slender triangular-section columns supported by tensioned cables, used to achieve significant heights requiring large ground area for anchoring. Part of ATIS's physical infrastructure portfolio.
• Street Poles (Postes en Vía Pública) Innovative rapid-deployment structures designed for extremely limited urban spaces, housing equipment within the framework to minimize visual impact. Targeted at dense urban deployments in public spaces.
• Rooftops (Terrazas) Solutions for densely populated cities including individual pedestals, single pedestals, wall-mounted installations, and small-scale masts, monopoles, or camouflaged towers deployed on building rooftops.
• Camouflaged Solutions Visual-impact-minimization solutions including decorative monopoles (sentinel screens), flagpole-type monopoles, rooftop enclosures, and totems designed for aesthetic integration with the urban environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces per-site capital investment required for telecom operators by enabling shared infrastructure co-location
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Millicom (NASDAQ: TIGO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026ATIS signed a definitive agreement with Millicom to acquire Lati Paraguay, a subsidiary operating approximately 300 wireless towers in Paraguay. As part of the deal, ATIS established a long-term lease agreement with Tigo Paraguay, ensuring continuity of its mobile services on ATIS infrastructure. This acquisition consolidates ATIS as the leading independent digital infrastructure operator in the Southern Cone.
• Telefónica Móviles UruguaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2024ATIS completed the acquisition of a second lot of telecommunications sites from Telefónica Móviles Uruguay, exceeding 400 sites in Uruguay. The deal doubled the number of sites ATIS rents from Telefónica in Uruguay and established a strategic alliance for long-term infrastructure cooperation, with ATIS committed to providing excellent service quality while maximizing site utilization through space sharing with other operators.
• SBA Torres Argentinas SRLmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2024ATIS acquired 100% of SBA Torres Argentina SRL operations, adding 80 towers and more than 120 space rental contracts to its portfolio. The acquisition brought ATIS's portfolio to over 500 cellular towers serving the main cellular operators in Argentina and Uruguay, accelerating wireless communications development in the Southern Cone.
• Municipality of TigresupportingOthersAgreement with the Municipality of Tigre for deployment of multi-operator structures in public spaces in Greater Buenos Aires. Over 35 sites deployed under this partnership in 2018.
• Municipality of LanússupportingOthersAgreement with the Municipality of Lanús for deployment of multi-operator structures in public spaces. Sites deployed in 2020 as part of Greater Buenos Aires expansion.
• Municipality of EscobarsupportingOthersAgreement with the Municipality of Escobar for deployment of multi-operator structures in public spaces. Over 25 sites deployed in 2019.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SBA Communications: Global towerco that previously owned SBA Torres Argentina (acquired by ATIS in Feb 2024). Direct comparator on business model — owning/leasing macro towers to MNOs — though SBA is far larger and globally diversified.
• Cellnex Telecom: European-listed towerco with growing Latin American presence. Operates the same neutral-host macro tower model and is a logical strategic acquirer of regional platforms like ATIS.
• American Tower Corporation: World's largest independent towerco with a global portfolio including Latin America. Closest public-market comparable for ATIS's neutral-host, multi-tenant tower leasing model.

Emerging players

• Helios Towers: Africa-focused emerging-markets towerco with a similar greenfield + SLB + co-location playbook. Useful comparable for tenancy ratios and emerging-market tower economics.

Direct peers

• Phoenix Tower International: Latin America and Caribbean-focused towerco backed by DigitalBridge/Stonepeak. Operates the same neutral-host tower model across multiple LatAm geographies and competes for the same SLB pipeline ATIS pursues.
• IHS Towers: Emerging-markets-focused towerco with significant Africa and Latin America operations. Highly comparable business model (BTS, co-location, SLB) and customer base (MNOs in developing markets).

Others

• Telefónica Móviles Uruguay: ATIS customer and SLB counterparty in Uruguay — sold two tranches of towers (now 400+ sites) while remaining a long-term tenant. Major recurring revenue counterparty.
• Millicom (Tigo): Major MNO customer and SLB counterparty — sold Lati Paraguay (~300 towers) to ATIS in Jan 2026 with a long-term leaseback. Strategic counterparty and important signal source for the regional SLB pipeline.
• DigitalBridge Group: Digital infrastructure investment platform (owns Phoenix Tower International). Comparable as both a competitor (via PTI) and a likely financial sponsor / acquirer of independent towercos like ATIS.
• TowerCo Investments LLC: Specialized telecom-infrastructure investment fund and majority shareholder of ATIS. Closest peer as a capital partner model for tower roll-ups in Latin America.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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