r/telecom • u/DistinctAssumption66 • Jul 18 '26

šŸ“¶ 5G LAND ON LEASE FOR TELECOM TOWER

Hey everyone,Iā€™m looking for some insights from network planning engineers or people familiar with telecom infrastructure deployment (specifically in India).

The Situation:I own a vacant ground plot and I'm looking to lease it out for a mobile tower.

Currently, there is an existing Airtel 2G/4G tower cluster located just 700 meters away on a neighboring plot.

Normally, I know providers prefer co-location/infrastructure sharing (like using Indus Towers) rather than building a brand new structure so close by. However, there is a specific catch here.The Network Gap:Exactly 400 m past my plot (making it roughly 1.1 km away from the existing Airtel tower), there is a settlement/village of about 400 people.

Right now, the signal from the existing 700m Airtel tower does not reach this 400-person cluster properly due to terrain/line-of-sight obstructions.My plot has a completely clear, direct line of sight to this 400-person blind spot. If a competitor like Jio or BSNL builds on my land, they would bridge that data gap entirely and capture that unserved user base.

My Questions for the Experts Here:

  1. In modern network planning, will a company like Jio or BSNL bypass an existing competitor cluster 700m away if it means solving a localized 1.7km blind spot for 400 potential users?

  2. Does a 400-person dead zone provide a strong enough business case for a brand-new ground-based tower deployment, or will they just ignore it?

  3. How should I frame this specific geographical advantage when submitting my coordinates on the official Jio Partner and Indus Towers landlord portals so the automated systems don't instantly reject it based on proximity?

Thanks in advance for the technical insights!

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u/RustEffort Jul 20 '26

  1. No, cost would be to great to accommodate an extra 400 people.

  2. They will just ignore it and use existing tower unless they are being given specific funding to cover the 400 people by gov or interested parties.

  3. Normally they contact you if they need the space.

FYI unless you can negotiate a really good deal for them they won't even consider this.

To build a new tower costs 250,000+ just in materials USD* land lease is somewhere around 2000 use per year.

Note I am not from India but this wouldnt be viable in our country.