“ OUR NEW VISION IS TO SHIFT THE BUSINESS MODEL FROM BEING AN EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER TO A NAAS AND TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE ”
NuRAN
xG Promo – David Parsons dramatically drop the total cost of ownership .
Despite only being CEO for one year , Létourneau is forging ahead and revealed plans for the CAD $ 500mn deal with Orange to work on 2,000 sites in DRC , which he predicts will be ready in 40 months . “ There ' s a lot of eyes on us to succeed , so we have created a strong ecosystem of partners ,” said Létourneau , speaking from the head office in Quebec , Canada .
“ This is a massive market opportunity . When we were negotiating the contract with Orange , the first plan was 500 sites in five years , but we wanted to see more market penetration , so we increased the number and time frame .”
“ OUR NEW VISION IS TO SHIFT THE BUSINESS MODEL FROM BEING AN EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER TO A NAAS AND TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE ”
FRANCIS LÉTOURNEAU PRESIDENT AND CEO , NURAN WIRELESS
NuRAN Wireless cites four areas in which they have a competitive edge :
• Ownership of the technology which is built for that rural market
• Lowest total cost of ownership for an operator in rural areas
• Flexibility of their business model
• Sustainability
Vision for future Létourneau spoke about stepping up to lead the company at the height of the pandemic and at a time when NuRAN was restructuring itself following a file for bankruptcy from its wholly-owned subsidiary and operating company , Nutaq Innovation Inc .
Within 12 months , Letourneau ’ s strategy of “ be first , be fast ” is now seeing multimillion projects in Africa and SE Asia , and the
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