titleInternet in Kurdistan <subtitle type="text"></subtitle> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://marcopolis.net"/> <id>https://marcopolis.net/</id> <updated>2024-04-29T16:03:04+00:00</updated> <author> <name>Marcopolis</name> <email>info@marcopolis.net</email> </author> <generator uri="http://joomla.org" version="1.6">Joomla! - Open Source Content Management</generator> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://marcopolis.net/internet-in-kurdistan/feed/atom.htm"/> <entry> <title>Telecom and ICT Sector in Iraq and Kurdistan: Deployment of 4G LTE, IPOs and Other Developments 2013-05-30T10:04:02+00:00 2013-05-30T10:04:02+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/telecom-and-ict-sector-in-iraq-and-kurdistan-deployment-of-4g-lte-ipos-and-other-developments.htm Jacques Yétérian editor@marcopolis.net <p><a href="telecom-and-ict-sector-in-iraq-and-kurdistan-deployment-of-4g-lte-ipos-and-other-developments-3005.htm"><img style="border-width: 0px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;" src="images/stories/kurdistan-report/2013/sector-analysis/telecom-sector/telecom-services-iraq-intro.jpg" alt="Iraq's and Iraqi Kurdistan: Telecom and ICT Sector " height="224" width="420" /></a></p> <div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: left;"></div> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 0px;">Autonomous Kurdistan has found itself with a comparative advantage in the telecoms department, with defacto faster Internet connections and consistent mobile service compared to the rest of federal Iraq.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p><a href="telecom-and-ict-sector-in-iraq-and-kurdistan-deployment-of-4g-lte-ipos-and-other-developments-3005.htm"><img style="border-width: 0px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;" src="images/stories/kurdistan-report/2013/sector-analysis/telecom-sector/telecom-services-iraq-intro.jpg" alt="Iraq's and Iraqi Kurdistan: Telecom and ICT Sector " height="224" width="420" /></a></p> <div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: left;"></div> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 0px;">Autonomous Kurdistan has found itself with a comparative advantage in the telecoms department, with defacto faster Internet connections and consistent mobile service compared to the rest of federal Iraq.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Korek Telecom: Erbil-based Company Top Player in Iraqi Mobile Space 2013-03-21T14:27:03+00:00 2013-03-21T14:27:03+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/korek-telecom-erbil-based-company-top-player-in-iraqi-mobile-space.htm Jacques Yétérian editor@marcopolis.net <p><a href="korek-telecom-erbil-based-company-top-player-in-iraqi-mobile-space-2103.htm"><img style="border-width: 0px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;" src="images/stories/kurdistan-report/2013/sector-analysis/korek-telecom/korek-telecom-intro.jpg" alt="KOREK TELECOM: Erbil-based company top player in Iraqi mobile space" height="224" width="420" /></a></p> <div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: left;"></div> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 0px;">Korek is a big player in Iraq now, "we have nationwide coverage. We increased our market share by 4 percent in less than a year: we moved from 11 to 15.7 percent."</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p><a href="korek-telecom-erbil-based-company-top-player-in-iraqi-mobile-space-2103.htm"><img style="border-width: 0px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;" src="images/stories/kurdistan-report/2013/sector-analysis/korek-telecom/korek-telecom-intro.jpg" alt="KOREK TELECOM: Erbil-based company top player in Iraqi mobile space" height="224" width="420" /></a></p> <div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: left;"></div> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 0px;">Korek is a big player in Iraq now, "we have nationwide coverage. We increased our market share by 4 percent in less than a year: we moved from 11 to 15.7 percent."</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Newroz Telecom is Building a High-Speed Broadband ADSL Network in Erbil and Dohuk 2013-03-20T08:45:30+00:00 2013-03-20T08:45:30+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/newroz-is-building-a-high-speed-broadband-adsl-network-in-erbil-and-dohuk.htm Jacques Yétérian editor@marcopolis.net <p><a href="newroz-is-building-a-high-speed-broadband-adsl-network-in-erbil-and-dohuk-2003.htm"><img style="border-width: 0px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;" src="images/stories/kurdistan-report/2013/sector-analysis/newroz-telecom/copper-wires-intro.jpg" alt="Newroz is building a high-speed broadband ADSL network in Erbil and Dohuk" height="224" width="420" /></a></p> <div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: left;"></div> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 0px;">Newroz Telecom is building a high-speed broadband ADSL network in Erbil and Dohuk and laying more than 1,500 kilometers of fiber-optic cable, according to the Newroz Telecom website.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p><a href="newroz-is-building-a-high-speed-broadband-adsl-network-in-erbil-and-dohuk-2003.htm"><img style="border-width: 0px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;" src="images/stories/kurdistan-report/2013/sector-analysis/newroz-telecom/copper-wires-intro.jpg" alt="Newroz is building a high-speed broadband ADSL network in Erbil and Dohuk" height="224" width="420" /></a></p> <div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: left;"></div> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 0px;">Newroz Telecom is building a high-speed broadband ADSL network in Erbil and Dohuk and laying more than 1,500 kilometers of fiber-optic cable, according to the Newroz Telecom website.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Iraqi Kurdistan's Newroz Telecom: Exclusive Interview About Projects, Government and other Issues 2013-02-08T00:00:00+00:00 2013-02-08T00:00:00+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/iraqi-kurdistans-newroz-telecom-exclusive-interview-about-projects-government-and-other-issues.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="iraqi-kurdistans-newroz-telecom-exclusive-interview-about-projects-government-and-other-issues-0802.htm"><img style="border: 0px none; margin: 5px; float: left;" src="images/stories/kurdistan-report/2013/kurdistan-interviews/newroz/Kawa-A-Junad-CEO-Newroz-telecom-Kurdistan-Region-of-Iraq.jpg" alt="Kawa A. Junad, CEO of Newroz Telecom (Kurdistan region of Iraq)" height="100" width="181" /></a></p> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #888888;"></p> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Newroz group is a regional telecom group. When Newroz Telecom began their operation in 2005 the internet penetration rate was almost zero. Newroz Telecom was the first company to interconnect Iraq around the world and replace the old connections. Following the recent negative experience in Iraq, Newroz Telecom is now focusing on Kurdistan only. The company plans to deploy 4G (LTE) all over the Kurdistan region of Iraq.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="iraqi-kurdistans-newroz-telecom-exclusive-interview-about-projects-government-and-other-issues-0802.htm"><img style="border: 0px none; margin: 5px; float: left;" src="images/stories/kurdistan-report/2013/kurdistan-interviews/newroz/Kawa-A-Junad-CEO-Newroz-telecom-Kurdistan-Region-of-Iraq.jpg" alt="Kawa A. Junad, CEO of Newroz Telecom (Kurdistan region of Iraq)" height="100" width="181" /></a></p> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #888888;"></p> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Newroz group is a regional telecom group. When Newroz Telecom began their operation in 2005 the internet penetration rate was almost zero. Newroz Telecom was the first company to interconnect Iraq around the world and replace the old connections. Following the recent negative experience in Iraq, Newroz Telecom is now focusing on Kurdistan only. The company plans to deploy 4G (LTE) all over the Kurdistan region of Iraq.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p>