The latest Iraqi communications news, including developments and opportunities in communications and media from Iraq Business News.
By John Lee. An Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary, Lucent Technologies World Services Inc. (LTWSI), has agreed to pay the United States $4.2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it submitted misleading testing certifications to the Army in connection with the design, construction and modernization of Iraq’s emergency communications system, the Department of Justice announced today. […]
Kuwaiti telecom operator Zain will continue its fight against a substantial fine imposed on its Iraq operations despite some of the unit's bank accounts being frozen. Zain Iraq, the country's number one mobile operator with an estimated 53 percent market share, was hit with the fine of $262 million in February 2011 for putting 5 […]
Iraq's three main mobile phone companies -- Zain, Asiacell and Korek -- have appealed against a communications regulator decision to fine them for failing to list on the local stock exchange, reports Reuters. Iraq's Communications and Media Commission (CMC) fined the companies for missing the August 2011 deadline to list on the local bourse, which […]
By John Lee. Zain Iraq has had its funds seized in all Iraqi banks until it pays a $262 million fine for selling 5 million SIM cards without permission, Bloomberg reports. “We have warned them to pay the fine,” Ahmad al-Omari, a member of the Communications and Media Commission’s trustee board, told the news agency. […]
By John Lee. Vodafone and Zain have jointly announced a Partner Market agreement that will significantly expand Vodafone’s Partner Market presence in the Middle East and provide Zain customers with greater support in Vodafone’s global footprint. Under the non-equity partnership agreement, Vodafone will work with Zain companies in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq […]
By John Lee. Zain has confirmed rumours that it is close to sealing a deal with Vodafone that would allow the global telecoms group to expand access to networks across countries including Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Bahrain. According to the report from Reuters, Zain has said that it is "at an advanced stage in negotiations […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Minister for Communications, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, has resigned, accusing Prime Minister Nouri Maliki of refusing to stop "political interference" in his ministry. Mr Allawi is a member of the Sunni-backed Iraqiyya bloc, and a cousin of its leader Ayad Allawi. "I present my resignation because I have become incapable of working […]
By John Lee. Vodafone, the world’s second-largest mobile-phone company, is said to be nearing an agreement with Zain to expand access to networks across countries including Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Bahrain. According to a report from Bloomberg, the deal would let UK-based Vodafone lower roaming fees and share handset- purchasing costs. Vodafone is seeking to tap […]
By John Lee. Following delays in its required stock market listing, which resulted in the imposition of fines by Iraq's communications regulator, Zain Iraq has announced key changes in its senior management, starting with the CEO Emad Makiya, who has stepped down from his post on Wednesday: Zain Iraq, an operating company of Kuwait's Mobile […]
By John Lee. Hermes Datacomms Middle East, a UK-based Wide Area Network communications specialist, has secured a contract to provide microwave and fibre connectivity to the Iraqi operation of Consolidated Contractors Company, a pan-regional conglomerate involved in the construction sector. According to the report from ITP, the company will provide a dedicated managed fibre circuit […]
By John Lee. Asiacell has become the first mobile operator to reach an initial agreement to list on the Iraqi bourse, according to a report from Reuters. The company, part of Qatar Telecommunications, along with its two rivals Zain Iraq and Korek, were required to float their shares on the stock market as a condition […]
Wide Area Communications specialist Hermes Datacomms has announced the appointment of a key member of staff to the team in Iraq. Vincent Davies (pictured) is the first British ex-pat to join the team and will take on the role of Technical Manager with the primary aims of improving in-country support and helping to build customer […]
