– Towers company readies an IPO – Automation can be a big money-saver, concludes report – China Mobile stays local for 5G core contract awards What’s up with…. IHS Towers, network automation, China Mobile In today’s news roundup, the latest mobile towers money-spinner, a look at the potential opex savings from network automation (courtesy of Nokia and Analysys Mason), and bad news for Ericsson and Nokia in China. IHS Towers, which manages more than 30,000 mobile tower sites across Africa (Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia), Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru) and the Middle East (just Kuwait), is cashing in…