The latest Iraqi communications news, including developments and opportunities in communications and media from Iraq Business News.
By John Lee. The United States has criticised Iraq, among other countries, for its failure to protect intellectual property rights. In its recently-published 2022 Special 301 Report, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) says stakeholders continue to report notable levels of piracy through Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs) and illicit Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) apps in […]
Earthlink to use Nokia's GPON solution to improve coverage in Iraq's eight governorates Earthlink Telecommunications will use the Nokia solution over eight governorates/provinces in the country with high-speed and quality fixed access services to over 1.5 million subscribers, as part of one of the largest Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) projects awarded in the country. Earthlink will use […]
By John Lee. Mobile phone service Asiacell has reported a healthy increase in its customer base and revenue. In its financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2022, parent company Ooredoo said: "Asiacell reported revenue of QAR 883 million during Q1 2022, an increase of 4%, compared to QAR 852 million in Q1 2021, […]
By John Lee. Zain Iraq's Q1 2022 revenue increased by 5 percent to reach USD 194 million, according to the company's results statement for the first three months of the year. EBITDA grew by 8 percent to USD 81 million, reflecting an EBITDA margin of 42%. The operation reported a net profit of USD 3 […]
By John Lee. German-based interconnection platform operator DE-CIX and internet exchange IRAQ-IXP have signed a strategic partnership, in the context of the Capacity Middle East event, for the future operations of "IRAQ-IXP powered by DE-CIX". According to a press release from DE-CIX, IRAQ-IXP powered by DE-CIX will be operated by DE-CIX under the DE-CIX as […]
UNAMI and Iraqi Network for Social Media hold roundtable discussion on digital rights and digital security in Baghdad UNAMI, in cooperation with the Iraqi Network for Social Media (INSM), organized a roundtable on digital rights and digital security in Baghdad on Tuesday. This provided for the first time a platform for dialogue among Iraqi authorities, […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi students stranded in Ukraine Iraqi students are stuck in Ukraine and seem unable to flee due to the Russian invasion of that country. Click here to read the […]
By John Lee. Shares in Swedish telecom company Ericsson have again fallen sharply, following further disclosures about the its conduct in Iraq, and concerns that it had not cooperated fully with the US Department of Justice. In a statement on Wednesday, the company said: "On December 6, 2019, Ericsson entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement […]
By John Lee. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has included Iraqi companies on its newly-released 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Notorious Markets List). The Notorious Markets List highlights online and physical markets that reportedly engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy. "The global […]
By John Lee. Shares in Swedish telecom company Ericsson closed down nearly 11 percent on Wednesday after the company admitted that some of its employees may have bribed members of the Islamic State group (IS, ISIL, ISIS, Daesh) in Iraq. In a lengthy statement to the markets, the company said: "The investigating team also identified […]
By John Lee. Swedish telecoms company Ericsson has said it is reviewing its investigation into past compliance concerns in Iraq. In a press release, the company said: "Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has received questions from media regarding past compliance related matters in Iraq. It appears media will focus on the conduct of business in unstable regions […]
By John Lee. FastIraq Co. For Information Technology Ltd., which has a head-office in Baghdad, has won a contract with UNAMI for the provision of "Primary Internet Bandwidth to UNAMI and UNITAD offices in Iraq." The contract is valued at $184,800 and has a potential end date of 30th November, 2024. (Source: UN)
