Great presentation showcasing the various challenges and opportunities of rural connectivity at TIP Summit 2018 in London. NuRAN Wireless along with partners like AMN and directly with MTN,  are actively pursuing this initiative. The MTN Group CTIO outline how important NuRAN and Facebook contribution is for MTN objective to build over 4000 Ultra Rural sites by 2020. OC-2G as well as NuRAN LiteCell 1.5 are now approved toolkit  for Ultra and Ultra/Ultra Rural sites. OC-LTE shall be confirmed soon. Further more, Mr Fouladi announces the signature of a joint agreement with Facebook to conduct trials in Zambia and Nigeria.