IHS, a tower building company, while MTN is a telecommunication company. Tower sharing is something that has become quite common in Africa. Good coverage of a mobile network is what brings telecommunication companies money, and in this case in 2014 the two companies decide to cooperate and $500 million is committed for tower upgrades in order to ensure profit for both partners.

a. Analyze the above international business cooperation with clarifying the competitive advantages and disadvantages of this cooperation.

b. Analyze the impact of these form of international business cooperation on BOP.