IQ Networks broadband cable extension
Sector: Road • Location: Iraq
Source: World Bank Group
IQ Networks, a wholesale Internet provider based in the northern autonomous region of Kurdistan, aims to carry international traffic through Iraq to link Asia and Europe, boosting Iraq's hopes of becoming an international hub for Internet traffic despite the country's internal chaos. The network follows Iraq's main oil and gas pipeline. It was nearing launch weeks before Islamic State 's sudden s
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Road, Broadband, Oil and Gas, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial
- Location
- Iraq
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | IQ Networks, a wholesale Internet provider based in the northern autonomous region of Kurdistan, aims to carry international traffic through Iraq to link Asia and Europe, boosting Iraq's hopes of becoming an international hub for Internet traffic despite the country's internal chaos. The network follows Iraq's main oil and gas pipeline. It was nearing launch weeks before Islamic State 's sudden surge last June enabled it to capture much of western and northern Iraq - areas through which the cable traveled. The company has built an extra 1,000 kms (620 miles) of fibre, re-routing the network further east at a cost of $30 million and should launch by the end of 2015 to replace lines and equipment overrun by Islamic State. source: http://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-internet-idUSL6N0WX2V120150401 |
Original sector | Information and communication technology (ICT) |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Road, Broadband, Oil and Gas, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial |
Article published date | 2024-09-21 |
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