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Simulated Lab · Telecom Site Acquisition · India
Module 1 · Acquisition

Tower TCO Lab

Build one tower site in India and see its total cost of ownership in INR. Choose the area, the tower type and the approvals route, then read Capex and Opex as separate heads, over the full life of the site.

1

Configure the site

Everything recalculates as you change it

Area type

Tower type

Tower height
Operators sharing the tower
Property type
Energy solution
Drives DG hours, battery and solar cost
Local body fee regime
Municipality, gram panchayat or authority fee
Approval and handover delay
Days the site waits after lease signing
Approvals options and tax treatment
Economic assumptions (all editable)
Discount rate
Analysis period
Lease term
Monthly rent or licence fee
Grid availability
Diesel price
Rent escalation per year
Energy cost escalation
Other opex escalation
Security deposit
Stamp duty and registration
Recurring local levy (INR per year)
Legacy municipal charge. Nil by default

2

Total cost of ownership

3

Capex and Opex, as separate heads

Capex is one-time and lifecycle spend. Opex repeats every year.

CAPEX

OPEX

4

Approvals desk

5

Year by year

Opex and lifecycle capex after day one, in nominal INR
6

Area and tower type, side by side

Same assumptions, nine combinations. Click one to load it.

7

What if?

Change in NPV of TCO against your current setup
8

Read-out and challenges

Challenge 1: cheapest per tenantFind the area and tower combination with the lowest cost per tenant at your current settings.
Challenge 2: public landMove a rural ground tower to public property. What happens to rent, approvals and total cost?
Challenge 3: delay is a costAdd 90 days of approval delay to an urban rooftop tower. How much does the idle time cost?

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