Ooredoo and Iraq's ITPC partner to land FIG subsea cable in Iraq
Cable was first announced last month, completion is now slated for Q4 2027
News - Iraq
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Ooredoo Group to build subsea cable to connect the Middle East
Will connect seven countries in the Arabian Gulf
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Ooredoo secures $552m financing for data center expansion
Telco looks to upgrade existing portfolio across MENA
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Cloudflare: Governments directed Internet shutdowns during exam periods in Middle East
Syria, Algeria, and Iraq all turn off Internet to prevent cheating
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Exa Infrastructure and Socar Fiber to develop terrestrial cable connecting Turkey, Greece, and Georgia
Will provide an alternative to the Red Sea corridor
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Iraq and Kuwait sign agreement to create telecoms route to Europe
Will create a new route, amid a challenging time for the region's subsea cables
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BT signs connectivity agreement with Iraqi gas company BGC
Will help provide connectivity across the country
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Ooredoo, Zain, and TASC create largest tower company in MENA
Expects deal to close next year
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Iraq Gov't launches National Data Center
Facility inaugurated by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani
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Ooredoo, Zain, and TASC Towers in talks to combine tower units
Will create the biggest TowerCo in the Middle East and Africa
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Iraqi telecoms regulator orders Korek to pay $800m in unpaid fees
The tough times continue for the operator
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Iraq's Korek Telecom told it owes $1.65 billion to Kuwait's Agility
Relates to allegations of fraud and corruption dating back to 2011
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Ericsson hit with $206m fine by DoJ around activities in Iraq, China, and Djibouti
The vendor violated a 2019 deal with the US prosecutors
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Kurdistan opens data center for government services
But war and grid issues have hampered IT growth in Iraq
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US terror victims sue Ericsson over alleged bribes to ISIS and al Qaeda in Iraq
Ericsson says it will fight the case, despite admitting that it probably did give money to ISIS
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Ericsson, CEO, and CFO hit by class action lawsuit over ISIS dealings in Iraq
Lawyers call on shareholders to join the suit
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Ericsson admits it broke a $1bn deal with the DoJ by covering up payments to ISIS terrorists
Ericsson stock is now "uninvestable," say analysts
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Ericsson workers were kidnapped when telco sent them to negotiate with ISIS
It's not clear if Ericsson helped pay for their release
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Ericsson shares fall after it admits it may have paid ISIS terrorists
Telco paid money to unknown recipients, for transport routes in Iraq to evade customs
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US Army wants to deploy modular data centers in Iraq
The notice is looking for delivery of Schneider Electric's SmartShelter Containers