The latest Iraqi communications news, including developments and opportunities in communications and media from Iraq Business News.
By John Lee. Reuters' bureau chief in Baghdad has left Iraq after he was threatened on Facebook and denounced by a satellite news channel belonging to a Shiite paramilitary group. Journalist Ned Parker has previously detailed lynching and looting in Tikrit, following the city's liberation from the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). In addition to […]
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Traveling in an old car, young Iraqi filmmakers had taken off at noon Feb. 18 from the headquarters of the Iraqi Independent Film Center on Al-Rasheed Street, heading toward the National Theater. […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. NIQASH met with Maysoon al-Damluji, head of Iraq's Parliamentary Committee on Media and Culture, to discuss biased journalists, stolen antiquities and what problems can be expected after the extremists have […]
By John Lee. IQ Networks, a wholesale internet provider based in Sulaymaniya, expects to open a $100-million (120-billion-Iraqi-dinar) broadband cable from Turkey to Iraq's Gulf coast by the end of this year. Reuters reports that, after spending an extra $30 million to replace lines and equipment overrun by Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL), the company […]
By John Lee. Zain Group has announced that Wael Ghanayem, Chief Financial and Operating Officer of Zain Iraq will return to Zain Group to become part of the Group’s executive leadership in implementing its new strategic direction of transforming into an integrated digital mobile operator. In addition, Mr. Ghanayem will continue to support Zain Iraq, […]
By John Lee. A telecommunications analyst has said that the recent launch of 3G services in Iraq should stabilize the revenue and profit of Iraq’s mobile phone operators this year, following the difficulties caused by the war against the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). Omar Maher of EFG Hermes told Reuters that 2016 could see high […]
Level 3 Communications has announced it has been selected by internet and communication solutions provider, EarthLink Telecommunications -- the largest Internet Service Provider in Iraq -- to provide the secure global connectivity needed to support enterprise customers from EarthLink's Middle East location. EarthLink's 400-plus points of presence enable its customers to communicate in its local market. Yet the company faced the challenge […]
NYNEX satellite OHG, a leading VSAT systems operator and integrator, has grown its capacity contract with Avanti Communications to extend satellite broadband coverage across Iraq and Syria. Following the successful deployment to Afghanistan and Libya over the last two years via Avanti’s HYLAS 2 satellite, the latest contract extension will enable NYNEX to target professional […]
By John Lee. A study by online traffic analysts has found that Iraq hosts the world's highest percentage of pornographic websites. Joint research by Similarweb and The Next Web shows that around 11 percent of sites in the country are X-rated, with Egypt coming in second place with 9 percent, followed by Serbia and Japan […]
By John Lee. An Iraqi court has reportedly rejected a $4.5-billion (5.4 trillion Iraqi dinar) lawsuit against Zain. The case centers around Zain's $1.2-billion acquisition of Iraqna from Egypt's Orascom Telecom in December 2007, after the Egyptian company dropped out of the running for a long-term mobile licence. According to Reuters, the Kuwaiti firm then […]
By John Lee. Qatar-based Ooredoo has reported that its Iraqi subsidiary, Asiacell, substantially grew its customers during the year, increasing by 15% to 12.3 million compared to 10.7 million at FY 2013. In its 2014 Full Year Results, it said Asiacell faced the challenge of the growing security issue in the country during the year, […]
By John Lee. In its full-year results announced on Sunday, Zain Group CEO Scott Gegenheimer (pictured) said the escalation of political instability in Iraq in 2014 saw several million people displaced internally coupled with Zain Iraq enduring frequent temporary network interruptions and associated higher network operational costs: "These exceptional circumstances adversely affected the operation’s financial […]
