What we finance, and who funds it
We arrange telecom and network equipment financing through major Canadian banks and specialised leasing institutions. Towers, antennas and microwave links, fibre splicing and deployment equipment, core routing, switching and transport gear, wireless access and small-cell nodes, and the power, backup and shelter systems that keep a site alive all qualify. New and quality refurbished carrier-grade equipment both work, and a full site build can be financed as one package rather than vendor by vendor.
Build-out schedules and the subsidy timing problem
Rural and underserved broadband builds are often supported by a funding program, and those programs reimburse on milestones rather than in advance. The operator still has to buy the equipment, pay the crews and energise the sites before the claim can be filed. Financing covers that working interval so the build proceeds on its engineering schedule instead of stalling between claims, and the structure can be set to anticipate the reimbursements rather than ignore them.
Equipment with a refresh cycle, not a lifetime
Network gear is replaced because standards move, not because it fails. A transport platform or an access node is superseded while still working perfectly, which makes term length a real decision rather than a formality: too long and the operator is paying for a generation they have already left behind. Terms are set against the technology cycle, and structures can leave room for a mid-term refresh so an upgrade does not require unwinding the arrangement.
Contractors building for someone else
A large share of this sector is contractors — splicing crews, tower crews, directional drilling outfits — who own the equipment but not the network. Their constraint is award-driven: the fleet has to exist before the contract is signed, and it has to be available when the award lands. Applications above $250,000 require financial statements. Tell us the gear and the build it serves, and the terms come back sized to the award rather than to a generic rate card.
