Nokia has announced a strategic partnership with iSAT Africa to enhance rural connectivity in Liberia.
The deployment will span over three years and cover approximately 200 sites across rural areas in Liberia, with the goal of delivering reliable, affordable network access to underserved communities.
Nokia Rural Connect solution features the vendor’s AirScale radio portfolio and Massive MIMO radios, remote radio heads, and base stations. iSAT Africa will also benefit from Nokia’s MantaRay Network Management solutions which will deliver a unified, automated view of the network, enhancing both monitoring and management capabilities, addressing critical challenges such as limited coverage and the wide digital divide in rural regions.
By extending network coverage beyond major cities, this partnership aims to drive socio-economic development in Liberia’s remote areas. The 200-site deployment will expand iSAT Africa’s network reach, offering mobile network operators a solution that is both cost-effective and highly efficient. This expansion will help rural communities access critical services, driving social and economic progress in the region.
Osama Said, Customer Team Head, West Africa and Enterprise at Nokia, said: “Our Rural Connect solution ensures robust coverage in remote areas, enabling voice and data services for communities that have been historically underserved.”
Said Rakesh Kukreja, Founder and Managing Director at iSAT Africa, said: “The Nokia Rural Connect solution offers lean, energy-efficient, and easy-to-deploy technologies that allow us to extend coverage into underserved areas. This deployment will strengthen our position as a leader in providing Networks-as-a-Service and improve lives by enabling reliable voice and data services and connect the unconnected.”
