The latest Iraqi communications news, including developments and opportunities in communications and media from Iraq Business News.
Reuters, citing banking sources familiar with the matter, reports that Qatar Telecom (Qtel) plans to buy out a private equity partner's 19-percent stake in Iraqi telecoms operator Asiacell. Qtel, the Gulf state's former monopoly, has a 30-percent stake in Asiacell, Iraq's number two operator, while its partner MerchantBridge owns 19 percent. Morgan Stanley is reportedly […]
PRweek reports that the Iraqi unit of Kuwaiti telecoms company Zain has hired PR agency support in advance of its listing on the Iraq Stock Exchange. The firm has been planning an initial public offering (IPO) in Iraq since the summer and has asked London-based M:Communications to support communications relating to the listing process. M: […]
French company Alcatel-Lucent will build a $27 million (32 billion IQD) land-line communications network in the provinces of Diayla and Anbar, according to AKnews. Bassam Salem al-Zaidi, a Diyala Province spokesman, told AKnews that the company will start work "in the coming months" in Diyala, where it will connect 35,000 subscribers at a cost of $13 […]
Diabetics in Kuwait, Iraq and Palestine can now use their mobile phones to receive personalized alerts and information on exercise and diet, thanks to a new mHealth service being offered by Qtel Group companies there. Qtel Group will soon be offering this service in other countries where it is present. Representatives from the Qtel Group […]
In order to improve the quality of telecom services provided in Iraq, the Iraqi Telecommunications and Posts Company (ITPC) has sought to find the right partner to market its international traffic outside Iraq and to detect and eliminate fraud originating from and terminating into Iraq. And following a rigorous selection process among the leading telecom […]
Harris CapRock Communications, a global provider of fully managed communications for remote and harsh environments, has signed a two-year contract to provide Nabors Industries with satellite communications for multiple land rigs and a base office in Iraq. Harris CapRock’s Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services will provide Nabors personnel working on remote Iraq land drilling […]
Avnet Technology Solutions, an IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), will hold a special training program “HP Networking Academy” in association with HP Networking division. As part of Avnet’s Value Add program the training is designed to enrich the skill set of channel partners and to update them […]
Reuters reports that Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International (GBI) is completing the final stages of a submarine cable network that will give Iraq fast, reliable connections to other parts of the world for the first time. The network, expected to be fully operational by the end of the year, consists of a 13,000 km (8,078 miles) […]
In one of the largest deals of its kind in the Middle East, Zain, one of Iraq’s leading mobile telecommunications providers, has signed a US$650 million five-year network outsourcing agreement with Ericsson, the world's leading provider of telecommunications technology and services and its local partner SIM (Service in Motion). Under this agreement, Ericsson will optimize, […]
Hermes Datacommunications International Limited, a key specialist providing Wide Area Network communications to the upstream oil and gas industry has announced that they have received their trading license for Iraq. The Hermes Datacomms Iraq branch has been approved by the Republic of Iraq Ministry of Trade. By obtaining this license, Hermes Datacomms further secures its […]
This morning saw the launch of a major new guide to business in Iraq: Entitled "The New Iraq: 2012 Discovering Business", it was launched simultaneously in Dubai and at the "Iraq: Untapped Opportunities" conference in London. Published by Allurentis, in association with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the guide containes a wealth of case studies, […]
By Chris Bowers, British Consul General in Erbil. This article was originally published by Rudaw, and is re-published with permission by Iraq Business News. Like all the best ideas, the concept for a British Film Festival in Kurdistan Region came from a chat between two friends over a few drinks a few months ago. Those […]
