We are heavily investing in new services , first to introduce 4G + in country , and working on launching the new 4.75G . The virtual will be based on a solid data network .”

We move into the rural domain , where he is keen to emphasise its partnership with Canadian-based NuRAN Wireless ( Cameroon ’ s 26 million population is evenly split between cities and rural areas ). “ They have a very unique product , it ’ s a radiocoverage telecom product which is specifically designed for rural areas and can be quickly deployed ,” he said . Its rural network penetration stands at about 80 percent . “ Geographically we are not yet there , we will still have five years to continue the rural coverage – many of them are small hotspots .”

Alongside NuRAN , he Huawei , which are working closely with Orange to cooperate in virtualization and Core Network development . “ despite the serious competition and challenges that Huawei is encountering these days but still Huawei represent a very strategic vendor for Orange Cameroon and Orange in global . We are on fast development track with Huawei to

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