Iraq Telecommunications - Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2007 to 2013

SUMMARY

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The number of mobile subscribers in Iraq for the three largest companies is at 9 million users at the end of 2006, representing a mobile penetration rate of approximately 33%.

The market added a total of 1.36 million subscribers over the quarter to end-2006, representing the strongest number of user additions since launching service in December 2003.

There are a large number of operators besides the top three, operating outside the registered spectrum. Many of these are using a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless local loop or WiMax equipment.

The addition of 9 million subscribers in a little over three years is a significant achievement given the state of security on the ground in the country. Nationwide competition has been a positive development in the Iraqi mobile market with Iraqna having begun 2006 with over 40% market share, and losing share in each quarter of the year, to end the period with a 32.8% share among the top three cellular providers.

Iraq telco services markets at $1.19 billion in 2006areanticipated to reach $1.5 billion for cellular systems and $2.26 billion for wireless local loop systems.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Iraq Cellular and Broadband Wireless Telecommunications Systems (WiMAX) Executive Summary

• Number Of Mobile Subscribers In Iraq
• US-Iraq Liaison
  • WiMAX / Broadband Wireless in Iraq
• Iraq Cellular Positioning
• Iraq Cellular Telecommunications Market Shares
• Iraq Telecommunications Market Forecasts
  • WiMAX Outpaces 3G
  • WiMAX Standards

1. Iraq Telecom Cellular and WiMAX Market Description and Market Dynamics

• 1.1 Iraq Telecommunications Infrastructure
  • 1.1.1 Iraq LAN Gateways
  • 1.1.2 Landline Fiber
  • 1.1.3 Wireless Broadband (WBB)
  • 1.1.4 GSM Mobile
• 1.2 Iraqi Telecom Seeks to Build Network
• 1.3 Iraq Telecom Institute
• 1.4 Cost-Effective, Rapid Network Deployment
  • 1.4.1 Fiber Networks
  • 1.4.2 Cellular Networks
  • 1.4.3 Broadband Wireless Access
  • 1.4.4 Satellite Technologies
• 1.5 Increased Availability of Licensed, Unlicensed (or License Exempt) Spectrum
• 1.6 WiMAX Forum
  • 1.6.1 WiMAX Forum Technology
  • 1.6.2 Market Opportunities Addressed by the WiMAX Forum
• 1.7 WiMAX Applications
  • 1.7.1 Wireless Computing
  • 1.7.2 Wireless Lifestyle
  • 1.7.3 WLAN Service Providers
  • 1.7.4 Public WLAN Applications
  • 1.7.5 Mobile Hot Spot Deployment
• 1.8 Market Driving Forces for Wireless Services
• 1.9 Wireless Communications Market Trends
  • 1.9.1 Convergence Means That Voice Becomes Data In The Wireless Network
• 1.10 Worldwide Wireless Communications Market Driving Forces
  • 1.10.1 Wireless Handset Go To Market Strategies
  • 1.10.2 Impact Of Voice Packet Architecture
• 1.11 Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Advantages
• 1.12 Wireless ISPs and Major Carriers
  • 1.12.1 Band Distinctions
• 1.13 Satellite Downlink
• 1.14 Hot-Spot Access Points
• 1.15 Wireless Enhances Productivity
  • 1.15.1 A Mobile Notebook PC
  • 1.15.2 Wireless LAN Home Network
• 1.16 Wireless Mobility For Small Business
• 1.17 Wireless Networking
  • 1.17.1 Increased Productivity with Wireless Mobility
  • 1.17.2 Lower Total Cost of Ownership
  • 1.17.3 Reduced Administration Costs
  • 1.17.4 Reduces End-User Downtime
  • 1.17.5 Stable, Cost-Efficient Platform
  • 1.17.6 Wireless Networking Business Benefits
• 1.18 Carrier-Grade WiMAX Services

2. Iraq Telecom Cellular and WiMAX Market Shares and Market Forecasts

• 2.1 Iraq Mobile Licenses
  • 2.1.1 Iraq Offers 3 New Mobile Licenses In August 2007
• 2.2 Iraq Cellular Telecommunications Market Shares
  • 2.2.1 Iraq Telecom Market Regional Liberalization In 2007
  • 2.2.2 Kalimat-Huawei Iraq Aims To Deliver Five Million CDMA Lines Of Service By 2011
  • 2.2.3 Motorola Key Supplier To Operators
• 2.3 Iraqi Communications & Media Commission (CMC) Fixed WiMAX Licenses
  • 2.3.1 Iraqi Cellular
  • 2.3.2 Iraq Communications
  • 2.3.3 Qatar Telecom Joins Group To Bid For Iraq Mobile License
  • 2.3.4 MTC Atheer Iraq
  • 2.3.5 Asiacell Company
  • 2.3.6 Orascom Telecom Holding
  • 2.3.7 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
  • 2.3.8 Iraqtel One Of The Recipients Of The National Wireless In The Local Loop (WiLL) Licenses
• 2.4 Iraq Telecommunications Market Forecasts
• 2.5 Iraq WiMAX Market Analysis
  • 2.5.1 Africa Mobile Networks Provide Model for Iraq
  • 2.5.2 WiMAX Market Driving Forces
  • 2.5.3 WiMAX Network Access And Transport
  • 2.5.4 WiMAX Broadband Market Driving Forces
  • 2.5.5 WiMAX Commercially Viable
  • 2.5.6 WiMAX Market Driving Forces
• 2.6 Landline Telephones In Iraq
• 2.7 Iraq WiMAX Subscriber Analysis
  • 2.7.1 Iraq Broadband Users
  • 2.7.2 Iraq Wireless WiFi and WiMAX Fixed Access Subscribers
  • 2.7.3 Iraq Wireless WiFi and WiMAX Mobile Access Subscribers

3. Iraq Mobile Cellular and WiMAX Systems and Product Descriptions

• 3.1 Iraq Mobile Auction
• 3.2 Iraq Cellular Systems
  • 3.2.1 Iraqna Mobile Pricing
  • 3.2.2 Iraqna International Calling
  • 3.2.3 Iraqna SMS Pricing
  • 3.2.4 Iraqna Mobile Marketing Positioning
  • 3.2.5 Iraqna Voice Mail
• 3.3 MTC Atheer Iraq:
  • 3.3.1 MTC Baghdad
• 3.4 Qtel Presence In The Middle East
• 3.5 Wataniya Telecom Consortium
• 3.6 Kalimat Telecom / Huawei Technologies
  • 3.6.1 Huawei Role In Kalimat Roll-Out Of The Iraqi Wireless Local Loop (WLL) Network
  • 3.6.2 VoEx International LLC Contract With Kalimat Telecom
  • 3.6.3 RedMAX WiMAX Products for Broadband Networks
  • 3.6.4 Redline Communications Supplies IEOC Of Egypt with Offshore Oil Rigs Wireless Broadband WiMax Solution -
  • 3.6.5 RedMAX WiMAX Products in Poland
  • 3.6.6 Sumitomo Offers WiMAX to Enforta BV Broadband Services To Regional Russian Cities
  • 3.6.7 Middle East WiMAX
  • 3.6.8 Mobily of Saudi Arabia Deploys Aperto Networks WiMAX in Top Metros
  • 3.6.9 Aperto As A Critical Strategic Systems Partner In The Middle East
  • 3.6.10 Nortel
  • 3.6.11 Redline IRAQTEL
• 3.7 Motorola Supplier For The US Military In Iraq & Kuwait
• 3.8 Alcatel 30-year presence in Egypt
  • 3.8.1 Egypt Market Figures
  • 3.8.2 Alcatel: A Partner For The Development Of Egypt
  • 3.8.3 Egypt First In The WIMAX Technology
  • 3.8.4 Algeria Arab World WiMAX Pioneer
  • 3.8.5 Algeria Opens Up Voice Market to VOIP
  • 3.8.6 Algeria -- Smart Link Communications (SLC)
  • 3.8.7 North Africa Algeria ICT and Telecom
  • 3.8.8 Alvarion Largest Pure BWA/WiMAX System Vendor With Activities In All Continents
  • 3.8.9 NextNet Wireless Active In Africa
  • 3.8.10 Unlicensed Bands 2.4 and 5.8 GHZ in Africa Can Be Used in Iraq
  • 3.8.11 WiMAX Spectrum Enforcement in Africa
  • 3.8.12 Alvarion and Tropos Partner to Deliver Innovative Municipal Wireless Broadband Solutions
  • 3.8.13 Alvarion BreezeACCESS Enabling Point-To-Multipoint Backhauling Sensors, Cameras And Traffic Systems Located Throughout A City
  • 3.8.14 Intel / ZTE WiMax in South Africa
  • 3.8.15 ZTE Wireless Products Top 150 Million Lines
  • 3.8.16 Alvarion Inter-Connect in Congo Expands Broadband Wireless Network
  • 3.8.17 Africa Mobile Networks Provide Model for Iraq
• 3.9 WiMAX Products
• 3.10 Redline's RedMAX Family
• 3.11 Huawei WiMAX
• 3.12 Air Broadband Communications / Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA)
  • 3.12.1 Fujitsu WiMAX

4. WiMAX Technology

• 4.1 WiMAX Technology / TD-CDMA / WiMAX in Wireless Broadband
  • 4.1.1 System-on-Chip (SoC)
• 4.2 IEEE 802.16e
  • 4.2.1 Fast pre-802.16e Mobility with Auto-Scanning
  • 4.2.2 WiMAX QoS
• 4.3 Compliance with the DFS Standard
• 4.4 CETECOM Spain
• 4.5 UMTS TDD Major Mobile Carriers, Orange And Nextel, Have Tested The Technology To Compete with WiMAX
  • 4.5.1 TDD Included Under The 802.16 Standard
• 4.6 IP Wireless Mobile TV in Western Europe
• 4.7 Broadband Unserved Rural Regions
• 4.8 IMS Network
• 4.9 WiMAX Mesh Partners
• 4.10 Shared Data Clustering
• 4.11 UK regulator Ofcom L-Band Auction Could Support WiMAX in UK
• 4.12 WiMAX Forum Certification Laboratory
  • 4.12.1 WiMAX Complements 3GPP
  • 4.12.2 WiMAX Spectrum Issues
  • 4.12.3 3.6 -4.2 GHz:
  • 4.12.4 FDD and TDD Status
  • 4.12.5 Spectrum Availability
  • 4.12.6 Working Party 8F (WP8F)
  • 4.12.7 700 MHz Spectrum
  • 4.12.8 Evolution Of Spectrum Availability
  • 4.12.9 Wireless Broadband WIFI, WIMAX, and Cellular Fixed Wireless
  • 4.12.10 WI-FI 802.11
  • 4.12.11 WiMAX 802.16
  • 4.12.12 Cellular Fixed Wireless or Wireless Local Loop
  • 4.12.13 WiMAX Ecosystem

5. Iraq Telecommunications Company Profiles

• 5.1 AsiaCell:
  • 5.1.1 AsiaCell MMS
  • 5.1.2 AsiaCell VMS
  • 5.1.3 AsiaCell SIM Price
• 5.2 Orascom:
  • 5.2.1 Mobinil
  • 5.2.2 Orascom Telecom Iraq
  • 5.2.3 Iraqna (Orascom):
  • 5.2.4 Iraqna Services Benefits
• 5.3 Mobi-Tel
• 5.4 MTC Atheer Telecommunications Iraq Profile
  • 5.4.1 Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC)
  • 5.4.2 Atheer Telecommunications Iraq
• 5.5 Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Acquired 51% of Wataniya Telecom
  • 5.5.1 Wataniya Telecom Posts KD 43.8 Million Net Profit in 1st Half - 2007
• 5.6 Qatar Telecom
• 5.7 Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company
• 5.8 Etisalat
• 5.9 Selected WiMAX Companies
• 5.1 Air Broadband Communications
• 5.2 Alvarion
  • 5.2.1 Alvarion Q4 And Full Year 2005 Revenue
• 5.3 Airspan
  • 5.3.1 Airspan / ArelNet
  • 5.3.2 Airspan / Radionet Oy
  • 5.3.3 Airspan Positioning
  • 5.3.4 Benefits of Airspan Solutions for Broadband Wireless Access
  • 5.3.5 Airspan Data, Voice and Media Services
  • 5.3.6 Airspan Quality of Service and Reliability
• 5.4 Alcatel / Lucent
• 5.5 Alvarion
  • 5.5.1 Alvarion And Accton Form Company To Develop Mass Market Consumer Devices For WiMax
  • 5.5.2 Alvarion's Core WiMAX Expertise
• 5.6 Aperto Networks
  • 5.6.1 Aperto and Veraz Partner to Deliver Voice and IMS Multimedia Services over WiMAX
  • 5.6.2 Aperto Networks and D-Link Taiwan Enter into Strategic Alliance
  • 5.6.3 Aperto PacketMAX System Gives Network Operators The Multi-Services Infrastructure
• 5.7 D-Link
  • 5.7.1 D-Link Global Presence
  • 5.7.2 D-Link Innovation Leader
  • 5.7.3 D-Link WiMAX CPE Market With 802.16-2005 Compliant Router
  • 5.7.4 D-Link Revenues
• 5.8 Fujitsu
  • 5.8.1 Services
  • 5.8.2 Products
  • 5.8.3 Fujitsu 2005 Financial Results
• 5.9 Huawei Technologies
  • 5.9.1 Huawei / Perfectum Mobile
  • 5.9.2 Huawei / DIGITEL
  • 5.9.3 Huawei / Vodafone
  • 5.9.4 Huawei Financial Data
• 5.10 Intel

List of Tables and Figures

• Figure ES-1
  • WiMAX/BWA in Iraq
• Table ES-2
  • Iraq Cellular Market Driving Forces
• Figure ES-3
  • Iraq Cellular Subscriber Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
• Figure ES-4
  • Iraq Telecommunications Cellular Services Market Forecasts, 2007-2013
• Table 1-1
  • WiFi Networks Point-To-Multipoint Access In Wireless Metropolitan
• Table 1-2
  • WLAN Market Participants
• Table 1-3
  • Changes In Communications Competitive Environment
• Table 1-4
  • Changes In Wireless Market Direction
• Table 1-5
  • Issues In Wireless Services Markets
• Table 1-6
  • Changes In Wireless Services Markets
• Table 1-7
  • Principal Competitive Factors In Wireless Communications Markets
• Table 1-8
  • Hot-Spot Access Point Services
• Table 1-9
  • Wireless Productivity Enhancement
• Table 1-10
  • Fixed Wireless Productivity Gain Benefits
• Table 1-11
  • Wireless Networking Internet Locations Business Benefits
• Table 1-12
  • Carrier-Grade WiMAX Services Functions
• Figure 2-1
  • WiMAX/BWA in Iraq
• Table 2-2
  • Iraq Fixed Wireless Market Driving Forces
• Figure 2-3
  • Iraq Cellular Subscriber Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
• Figure 2-4
  • Iraq Cellular Subscriber Telecom Subscribers Market Shares, Dollars, 2006 and First Half 2007
• Table 2-5
  • Asiacell Company Cellular Coverage
• Figure 2-6
  • Iraq Telecommunications Cellular Services Market Forecasts, 2007 - 2013
• Figure 2-7
  • Iraq Telecommunications Wireless Local Loop services Market Forecasts, 2007 - 2013
• Table 2-8
  • WiMAX Market Driving Forces
• Table 2-9
  • WiMAX Benefits
• Table 2-10
  • WiMAX Market Driving Forces
• Figure 2-11
  • Iraq Broadband Users, Forecasts, 2007 - 2013
• Table 3-1
  • Regions of Africa
• Figure 4-1
  • IMS Network
• Table 4-2
  • WiMAX Radio Frequency Spectrum
• Table 4-3
  • WiMAX Technology Benefits
• Table 5-1
  • Airspan Mobile WiMAX Positioning
• Table 5-2
  • Fujitsu's Products Categories
• Table 5-3
  • Fujitsu Earnings Forecast for Fiscal 2006
• Table 5-4
  • Fujitsu Statements of Operations
• Table 5-5
  • Huawei's Statement Of Operations