ACCESS Newswire·Oct 14, 2026, 7:35 AM ET

NuRAN Wireless Activates 29 Towers in October and Advances NuEnergy Infrastructure Platform

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NuRAN Wireless activated 29 towers in October 2026, advancing the conversion of its 5,000+ contracted sites into operating assets & recurring revenue.
The Company holds contracts with Orange & MTN across eight countries, representing over US$900 million in expected revenue over 5- to 10-year terms.
NuEnergy Africa Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary, was updated as a dedicated platform for solar, battery-storage, & hybrid power systems to improve site economics & generate complementary revenue.
NuEnergy's initial mandate includes providing Power-as-a-Service for NuRAN sites, community charging hubs, local energy services, productive-use energy, telecom ESCO services, edge-computing power infrastructure, & energy asset management.
Market data indicates a 731 million rural population in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 13% lacking mobile-internet coverage & 60% within coverage but not using mobile internet.
The global mobile phone charging-station market was valued at US$6.3 billion in 2023 & projected to reach US$25.2 billion by 2031.
The African telecom-tower & allied-infrastructure market is estimated at US$4.46 billion in 2025, growing to US$7.82 billion by 2035.
NuRAN appointed Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rams as Strategic Advisor for NuEnergy, leveraging his 11 years at Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile, advisory work for Vodafone, & 6 years as CEO of a rural solar minigrid company.
CEO Francis Létourneau stated that activating 29 towers demonstrates progress in converting the backlog into assets while NuEnergy aims to enhance value through solar, storage, & hybrid power systems.