Cell tower REITs expect continued demand for wireless capability to fuel growth prospects in the United States and select foreign markets for many years to come, according to executives presenting at REITWEEK 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum.
Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) President and CEO Benjamin Moreland pointed to a 60 percent growth rate in data demand in 2014. At the same time, he noted that information technology firm Cisco anticipates a seven-fold increase in data demand by 2019.