NuRAN Wireless CEO to Meet African Telecom Leaders as Company Advances Tower Rollout and Next Phase of Growth
Key Highlights
- ➤29 additional towers activated in October, advancing NuRAN's African rollout
- ➤5,000-plus tower sites contracted with Orange and MTN across eight African countries
- ➤Operating network targeted to expand from approximately 300 to 1,650 sites by mid-2028
- ➤Expanded network could generate approximately US$15-20 million telecommunications revenue in 2027
- ➤CEO Francis Létourneau plans Africa Tech Festival meetings with operators, officials, and infrastructure partners
Expert Statements
Francis Létourneau, Chief Executive Officer of NuRAN Wireless
“NuRAN is approaching an important inflection point as we work to convert our contracted tower portfolio into a substantially larger operating network”
Francis Létourneau, Chief Executive Officer of NuRAN Wireless
“The activation of 29 additional towers in October demonstrates progress. Our next priority is to build a sustained deployment cadence toward 1,650 operating sites and the recurring revenue that scale could support.”
QUEBEC, QC / ACCESS Newswire / October 16, 2026 / NuRAN Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ:NUR) (link)(FSE:1RN) (link) ("NuRAN" or the "Company"), a leading provider of rural connectivity infrastructure in Africa, today announces that Chief Executive Officer Francis Létourneau plans to attend Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, South Africa, November 17-19, 2026, for meetings with mobile network operators, government representatives and potential infrastructure partners.
The meetings come as NuRAN advances its African tower rollout, including the activation of 29 additional towers in October. With more than 5,000 towers under contract with Orange and MTN across eight countries in Africa, the Company is focused on converting its contracted portfolio into operating infrastructure and recurring revenue while pursuing its longer-term objective of reaching 10,000 contracted sites.
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