Mr. Francis Letourneau reports

NURAN WIRELESS ADVANCES EDGE AI INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY FOR RURAL CONNECTIVITY SITES IN AFRICA

Nuran Wireless Inc. plans to expand its network-as-a-service platform into edge AI (artificial intelligence) and local compute infrastructure. The initiative marks an important step in Nuran's planned evolution from a pure network-as-a-service provider toward a broader infrastructure-as-a-service platform, designed to maximize the monetization and long-term value of the company's owned rural infrastructure base.

Nuran has more than 5,000 rural connectivity sites deployed and contracted with major mobile network operators. Many of the sites use off-grid solar power. Nuran finances, builds, owns and runs the sites. Major mobile network operators pay Nuran for connectivity services under multiyear agreements. Nuran keeps ownership of the assets when those agreements end. Management believes this creates a growing base of powered, connected, company-owned sites that can support additional digital infrastructure over time. By adding edge compute and local processing capabilities, Nuran seeks to increase the revenue potential of each site beyond mobile connectivity alone and position its footprint as a multiuse infrastructure platform for telecom, data, compute and future AI-enabled services.

Key points:

• Nuran plans to add modular edge compute nodes at select built sites.
• The strategy supports Nuran's evolution from network as a service toward infrastructure as a service.
• The first pilots are expected to focus on network data and local content storage, often called caching.
• Over time, the nodes could support future AI-driven services in Africa.
• The plan is designed to maximize monetization of existing power, real estate, connectivity and operational capabilities at each site.
• Nuran plans to work with current mobile network customers, technology partners and infrastructure partners.

Edge AI and local compute infrastructure at sites Nuran already owns

Rural connectivity sites require access to land, reliable power, local operations and field support. Nuran has developed these capabilities across its rural infrastructure footprint, with more than 5,000 sites contracted in total. Management believes this platform represents a valuable base of powered, connected and company-owned sites in markets where demand for digital infrastructure continues to develop. Nuran plans to further unlock this base by adding modular edge compute nodes, consisting of small computing units designed to process and store data closer to where it is used, directly at its built sites. This initiative is intended to expand Nuran's monetization opportunities beyond network access by making greater use of the site access, power, connectivity, operating capabilities and local presence already embedded in its platform. The strategy is designed to increase revenue density per site and deepen the long-term value of Nuran's rural footprint without requiring new roads, new buildings or new power systems.

If successful, this local compute layer could support mobile network operators in improving network performance, enable popular content to be stored closer to end-users through caching and provide a foundation for future AI-enabled services in Africa. The initiative may also align with increasing interest across African markets in local data-processing and data-residency solutions, creating potential additional opportunities for Nuran's infrastructure platform.

Management comment

"Our work in rural Africa has built a growing base of powered, connected sites that we own and operate, and that is a rare asset in these markets," said Francis Letourneau, director and chief executive officer of Nuran Wireless. "We see a clear path to unlock even more value from it. By testing modular edge compute nodes at select built sites, we aim to evolve from a network-as-a-service model into a broader infrastructure-as-a-service platform, monetizing not only connectivity but also the power, real estate, local presence and operating capabilities we already have. These are our plans, and we intend to test them step by step as we evaluate how local compute and future AI-driven services can strengthen the value of our rural infrastructure platform."

About Nuran Wireless Inc.

Nuran Wireless is a rural telecommunications infrastructure company connecting remote and underserved communities across Africa. Through its network-as-a-service model, Nuran finances, builds, owns, operates and maintains 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructure for mobile network operators seeking to expand coverage outside urban markets.

Nuran has more than 5,000 sites under contract, of which a portion have been built and are operating today. The company combines telecommunications engineering, low-power wireless technology, renewable-energy-enabled infrastructure, site selection and field operations to solve the economic and technical challenges of rural mobile coverage.

Nuran is also building on this foundation by developing plans to add modular edge compute nodes at select built sites, bringing local computing and future AI-driven services closer to the communities it serves.

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