# Towers MTN Group is set to acquire IHS Towers for $6.2 billion, a deal that could reshape the African telecom infrastructure landscape. This acquisition follows weeks of negotiations and will see IHS delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. ### About Towers This topic refers to the development and management of digital platforms and their communities. ### Engagements: [----------] (24h)  [Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/towers/time-series/interactions.tsv) Current Value: [----------] Daily Average: [----------] [--] Month: [-----------] -24% [--] Months: [--------------] +173% [--] Year: [--------------] +155% 1-Year High: [-------------] on 2025-11-23 1-Year Low: [---------] on 2026-02-18 Engagements by network (24h): X: [---------] Reddit: [------] Instagram: [---------] News: [-------] YouTube: [----------] TikTok: [---------] ### Mentions: [-----] (24h)  [Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/towers/time-series/posts_active.tsv) Current Value: [-----] Daily Average: [-----] 1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-28 1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-22 Mentions by network (24h): X: [-----] Reddit: [---] Instagram: [--] News: [--] YouTube: [-----] TikTok: [-----] ### Creators: [-----] (24h)  [Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/towers/time-series/contributors_active.tsv) [-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Towers in the last [--] hours which is down 4% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours Daily Average: [-----] 1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-28 1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-22 The most influential creators that mention Towers in the last [--] hours | Creator | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements | | ------- | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- | | [@rebaz_mohamad95](/creator/instagram/rebaz_mohamad95) | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-----] | | [@hamburgtowers](/creator/instagram/hamburgtowers) | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-----] | [View More](/list/creators/towers/100) ### Sentiment: 83%  [Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/towers/time-series/sentiment.tsv) Current Value: 83% Daily Average: 68% [--] Month: 74% +3% [--] Months: 74% -4% [--] Year: 74% -8% 1-Year High: 99% on 2025-12-15 1-Year Low: 26% on 2025-03-05 Most Supportive Themes: - High Engagement: (70%) The topic is experiencing a significant surge in user interactions, indicating strong community interest and activity. - Positive Sentiment: (80%) The overall sentiment surrounding the topic is overwhelmingly positive, suggesting a healthy and well-received community. Most Critical Themes: - Moderate Mentions: (30%) While engagements are high, the number of active posts is moderate, suggesting that a large portion of interactions may be replies or shares rather than new content creation. ### Top Towers News Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours *Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.* "Armada Hoffler to rebrand sell Harbor Point towers - Baltimore Business Journal Armada Hoffler is selling its three Harbor Point apartment towers containing [---] luxury units as part of a major restructuring and rebrand to AH Realty Trust" [News Link](https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2026/02/17/armada-hoffler-rebrand-harbor-point-apartments.html) [@bizjournals](/creator/x/bizjournals) 2026-02-17T22:45Z 51.2K followers, [---] engagements "Law Firm Inks Lease At SL Greens [----] Sixth SL Green Realty is stacking up wins at one of its Sixth Avenue towers. Patent law firm Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone inked a 43000-square-foot lease at [----] Sixth Avenue the landlord announced. The 10-year deal spans the entire 37th floor and part of the 36th floor at the 42-story tower. The asking rent was not disclosed. JLLs Lisa Kiell and Andrew Coe represented the tenant in the deal which was first reported by the New York Post. A Newmark team including Brian Waterman Jonathan Fanuzzi and Brent Ozarowski represented the landlord. The" [News Link](https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2026/02/17/law-firm-inks-lease-at-sl-greens-1185-sixth/) [@trdny](/creator/x/trdny) 2026-02-17T18:35Z 77K followers, [----] engagements "MTN reaches agreement to acquire IHS Towers in $6.2 billion deal - Nairametrics MTN Group has reached an agreement to acquire IHS Towers one of the worlds largest independent owners and operators of shared telecom infrastructure in an all-cash transaction that values the company at an enterprise value of approximately$6.2 billion. The deal follows weeks of negotiations between both parties which had been publicly reported earlier this month. …" [News Link](https://nairametrics.com/2026/02/17/mtn-reaches-agreement-to-acquire-ihs-towers-in-6-2-billion-deal/) [@Nairametrics](/creator/news/Nairametrics) 2026-02-17T15:57Z 260.4K followers, 256.3K engagements "Vancouver residents push back on plan they say will obscure rare mountain view - The Globe and Mail Proposed towers that would obstruct views from Trout Lake put citys view cones policy in spotlight" [News Link](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ee67d5aea065c5114ea723db8a4860e63fb66db65369eb7e7d9198f06a2acafe/A3JL2AE3AZDERKH64IMYJIZH5Q/) [@globeandmail](/creator/x/globeandmail) 2026-02-17T04:42Z 2M followers, [----] engagements ### Top Towers Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours *Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.* "One of the goals of the 'Covid' fake vaccine - just ONE - has been to ultimately destroy the fertility of humans on the road to the new far more synthetic 'human' (see 'SynBio') that would be more powerfully connected to the technologically-generated electromagnetic 'hive mind' being constructed through 5G/6G towers and the constant proliferation of low-orbit satellites of billionaires like Musk. Human procreation would also eventually be technological as they find they can no longer procreate sexually. When I was a kid in the 1950s and most of the 1960s you never heard of 'fertility clinics'" [X Link](https://x.com/davidicke/status/2024028019023593950) [@davidicke](/creator/x/davidicke) 2026-02-18T07:47Z 810.9K followers, 36.5K engagements "Yesterday it was reported that MTN Group completed a $6.2bn acquisition of IHS Towers. The first thing to note is that the entity that completed this deal was MTN Group (the South African telecoms giant) and it should not be confused with MTN Nigeria PLC (its Nigerian subsidiary). Another thing to note is that based on how the deal was structured MTN Group will only be paying $1.1bn cash - a direct hit to the Groups balance sheet. The other deal terms were structured. MTN Group already owns 25% of IHS; this deal will increase its stake to 100%. After the deal closes IHS will be delisted from" [X Link](https://x.com/Rufyb/status/2024019249430151632) [@Rufyb](/creator/x/Rufyb) 2026-02-18T07:12Z 26.1K followers, 54.7K engagements "EXPLAINED - MTN R35BN DEAL MTN Group has agreed to buy the remaining 75% of IHS Holding it does not already own in R35bn cash deal. The transaction values the Nigerian-based tower company at $6.2bn and will see IHS delist from the New York Stock Exchange. IHS operates towers across several African markets where MTN is active and earns about 70% of its revenue from the telecoms group. MTN said full ownership will strengthen network control improve margins and boost cash flow as mobile data demand and 5G expansion continue across Sub-Saharan Africas growing markets. Full details - Pictured -" [X Link](https://x.com/businessXplain/status/2023972743356538963) [@businessXplain](/creator/x/businessXplain) 2026-02-18T04:08Z 50.3K followers, 11.5K engagements "On 9/11 five Israelis were seen cheering and high-fiving as they filmed one of the Twin Towers burning. After being questioned by the police they claimed that they were there to document the event. "Well hold on. How did you know it was going to happen"" [X Link](https://x.com/thematrixb0t/status/2023935154633506875) [@thematrixb0t](/creator/x/thematrixb0t) 2026-02-18T01:38Z 273.2K followers, 86K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
Towers
MTN Group is set to acquire IHS Towers for $6.2 billion, a deal that could reshape the African telecom infrastructure landscape. This acquisition follows weeks of negotiations and will see IHS delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.
About Towers
This topic refers to the development and management of digital platforms and their communities.
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[--] Month: [-----------] -24%
[--] Months: [--------------] +173%
[--] Year: [--------------] +155%
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1-Year Low: [---------] on 2026-02-18
Engagements by network (24h): X: [---------] Reddit: [------] Instagram: [---------] News: [-------] YouTube: [----------] TikTok: [---------]
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1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-28
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[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Towers in the last [--] hours which is down 4% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-28
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-22
The most influential creators that mention Towers in the last [--] hours
| Creator | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
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| @rebaz_mohamad95 | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-----] |
| @hamburgtowers | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-----] |
Sentiment: 83%
Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: 83%
Daily Average: 68%
[--] Month: 74% +3%
[--] Months: 74% -4%
[--] Year: 74% -8%
1-Year High: 99% on 2025-12-15
1-Year Low: 26% on 2025-03-05
Most Supportive Themes:
- High Engagement: (70%) The topic is experiencing a significant surge in user interactions, indicating strong community interest and activity.
- Positive Sentiment: (80%) The overall sentiment surrounding the topic is overwhelmingly positive, suggesting a healthy and well-received community.
Most Critical Themes:
- Moderate Mentions: (30%) While engagements are high, the number of active posts is moderate, suggesting that a large portion of interactions may be replies or shares rather than new content creation.
Top Towers News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours
Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.
"Armada Hoffler to rebrand sell Harbor Point towers - Baltimore Business Journal Armada Hoffler is selling its three Harbor Point apartment towers containing [---] luxury units as part of a major restructuring and rebrand to AH Realty Trust"
News Link @bizjournals 2026-02-17T22:45Z 51.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Law Firm Inks Lease At SL Greens [----] Sixth SL Green Realty is stacking up wins at one of its Sixth Avenue towers. Patent law firm Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone inked a 43000-square-foot lease at [----] Sixth Avenue the landlord announced. The 10-year deal spans the entire 37th floor and part of the 36th floor at the 42-story tower. The asking rent was not disclosed. JLLs Lisa Kiell and Andrew Coe represented the tenant in the deal which was first reported by the New York Post. A Newmark team including Brian Waterman Jonathan Fanuzzi and Brent Ozarowski represented the landlord. The"
News Link @trdny 2026-02-17T18:35Z 77K followers, [----] engagements
"MTN reaches agreement to acquire IHS Towers in $6.2 billion deal - Nairametrics MTN Group has reached an agreement to acquire IHS Towers one of the worlds largest independent owners and operators of shared telecom infrastructure in an all-cash transaction that values the company at an enterprise value of approximately$6.2 billion. The deal follows weeks of negotiations between both parties which had been publicly reported earlier this month. …"
News Link @Nairametrics 2026-02-17T15:57Z 260.4K followers, 256.3K engagements
"Vancouver residents push back on plan they say will obscure rare mountain view - The Globe and Mail Proposed towers that would obstruct views from Trout Lake put citys view cones policy in spotlight"
News Link @globeandmail 2026-02-17T04:42Z 2M followers, [----] engagements
Top Towers Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.
"One of the goals of the 'Covid' fake vaccine - just ONE - has been to ultimately destroy the fertility of humans on the road to the new far more synthetic 'human' (see 'SynBio') that would be more powerfully connected to the technologically-generated electromagnetic 'hive mind' being constructed through 5G/6G towers and the constant proliferation of low-orbit satellites of billionaires like Musk. Human procreation would also eventually be technological as they find they can no longer procreate sexually. When I was a kid in the 1950s and most of the 1960s you never heard of 'fertility clinics'"
X Link @davidicke 2026-02-18T07:47Z 810.9K followers, 36.5K engagements
"Yesterday it was reported that MTN Group completed a $6.2bn acquisition of IHS Towers. The first thing to note is that the entity that completed this deal was MTN Group (the South African telecoms giant) and it should not be confused with MTN Nigeria PLC (its Nigerian subsidiary). Another thing to note is that based on how the deal was structured MTN Group will only be paying $1.1bn cash - a direct hit to the Groups balance sheet. The other deal terms were structured. MTN Group already owns 25% of IHS; this deal will increase its stake to 100%. After the deal closes IHS will be delisted from"
X Link @Rufyb 2026-02-18T07:12Z 26.1K followers, 54.7K engagements
"EXPLAINED - MTN R35BN DEAL MTN Group has agreed to buy the remaining 75% of IHS Holding it does not already own in R35bn cash deal. The transaction values the Nigerian-based tower company at $6.2bn and will see IHS delist from the New York Stock Exchange. IHS operates towers across several African markets where MTN is active and earns about 70% of its revenue from the telecoms group. MTN said full ownership will strengthen network control improve margins and boost cash flow as mobile data demand and 5G expansion continue across Sub-Saharan Africas growing markets. Full details - Pictured -"
X Link @businessXplain 2026-02-18T04:08Z 50.3K followers, 11.5K engagements
"On 9/11 five Israelis were seen cheering and high-fiving as they filmed one of the Twin Towers burning. After being questioned by the police they claimed that they were there to document the event. "Well hold on. How did you know it was going to happen""
X Link @thematrixb0t 2026-02-18T01:38Z 273.2K followers, 86K engagements
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