The challenge of building telecom towers in rural areas

02 June 2022

The challenge of building telecom towers in rural areas is mostly a question of money and risk. Through the Network as a Service (NaaS) business model, NuRAN can provide a fully operational rural radio access network. interconnected to the MNOs core network. The MNO can now reach new customers with little to no investment and negligible risk. NuRAN finances the deployment by taking a portion of the revenue generated by the sites, allowing the MNO to focus on their urban build. MNOs effectively achieve positive EBIDTA from day 1, whilst fulfilling their coverage obligation and without any capital expenditure. NuRAN’s strategy is to build, optimise and efficiently operate rural networks. Each step is carefully thought out and executed, from planning to financing, from integration to operation. MNOs can therefore expand and upgrade their networks to meet coverage obligations and capacity needs without capital investment. If you need wireless infrastructure for rural areas that is financially sustainable and profitable with minimal monthly cost per subscriber, then NuRAN is your best option.

NuRAN is offering the world’s most affordable, lowest power consuming, and easiest to deploy products supporting 2G, 3G and 4G technology. These products have been engineered with rural in mind. NuRAN is the best option for MNOs to grow their market presence in terms of subscribers and coverage. This technology opens a new world of possibilities for low density, low-income and remote population.

To summarise, NuRAN is the one-stop-shop for rural mobile connectivity by providing the entire network infrastructure from tower to power as well as technology, support, and integration. NuRAN is effectively a rural network enabler for MNOs and other organisation looking to bridge the digital divide. Over the course of the contract, NuRAN takes care of the rural site selection, the radio and the backhaul planning and the managed services.