NuRAN Wireless, a leading supplier of mobile and broadband wireless infrastructure solutions, recently announced that its first site has gone live in Cameroon.
It is reported that the site has already begun to generate significant traffic for the operator. Similarly, NuRAN will report on the site economics, such as the subscription rates, when the information becomes available. At the same time, an additional 48 of 242 sites are also nearing completion.
Eutelsat, NuRAN's satellite partner for the 122-sites batch in Cameroon, is prepared to ensure that the sites go live upon their planned rollout, as part of a satellite backhaul managed services agreement. As one of the leading operators in the commercial satellite business, Eutelsat boasts a fleet of 39 satellites serving broadcasters, video service providers, telecom operators, ISPs and government agencies operating across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
The Cameroon site is part of NuRAN's Network as a Service (NAAS) contract with Orange, which includes the building out of networking sites in Cameroon (242 sites total) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (2000 sites total), as announced on February 8, 2021 and March 11, 2021 respectively. Each site consists of towers and related equipment to be installed by NuRAN, with a particular focus on rural communities in Cameroon and DRC.
NuRAN's technology uses a carrier-grade GSM base station powered by solar energy, as part of a small-footprint (3 meters x 3 meters x 10 to 30 meters tall) remote tower.
Francis Letourneau, CEO, NuRAN
Although there have been some small delays with respect to shipping and logistics, we are extremely pleased to have finally announced our first live site. We expect that the following sites will be rolled out as previously communicated to our shareholders. The deployment of these sites will demonstrate our ability to execute on the NAAS business model and highlight the effectiveness and profitability of this model.
