DIPA appoints Manoj Kumar Singh as Director General

13 Aug 2024 CW Team

Manoj Kumar Singh, a well-known executive within the passive infrastructure industry, has been appointed as the Director-General of the Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) with immediate effect.

?I am delighted to join the Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) as Director General. I am confident that DIPA will continue to provide a neutral platform for Digital Infrastructure Industry players to grow together and contribute to building ?Aatm Nirbhar Bharat? through world class digital infrastructure? (Manoj Kumar Singh).

Prior to this, Singh served in key roles at Indus Towers between August 2008 to August 2024, one of the world?s largest towers companies, including as its Chief Regulatory Officer & CSR and its CTO & Chief of Regulatory Affairs & Sustainability.

The tower association?s current Director-General TR Dua has stepped down due to personal commitments effective September 30, 2024, having been with the association for over 13 years.

?A few months back, I requested the management to step down as DIPA Director General, due to personal commitments. I am delighted that they have finally accepted it? (T.R. Dua).

Dua served DIPA, formerly known as the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), since its inception in 2010.

The Delhi-based association represents the telecom infrastructure providers including Summit Digitel, American Towers, Indus Towers, Ascend Telecom, Cloud Extel, Pratap Technocrats, Crest Digitel, Signotox Towers, Applied Solar Technologies, iBUS Networks, SpaceWorld and Suyog Telematics.

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