Company:iQ Group

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iQ Group
TypeTelecommunications
Founded2005
Area served
Middle East
Key people
  • Asoz Rashid (CEO)
Websiteiq.group

iQ Group (also known as iQ) is an Iraqi technology conglomerate founded in 2005. The company was initially established as a fibre-optic internet service provider in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.[1]

History

Founded in 2005, iQ began by building fibre-optic topology and cable routes across the country[2] to be able to provide internet services in Iraq.

iQ Group provides fibre-optic broadband services and wholesales capacity services to a range of customers, including businesses, NGOs, schools, hospitals.[3]

In 2020, with the arrival of the new CEO, Asoz Rashid, iQ group has begun to work in new areas.[4] In 2023, they launched a partnership with Tencent.[5] Additionally in 2023, they launched their IP-Transit Project: the Silk Route Transit.

Transit-connectivity

iQ Group Silk Route transit map

iQ Group's Silk Route Transit is a terrestrial fibre-optic infrastructure IP-Transit project that provides an alternative route to connect Europe and the Middle East together.[6]

Conceptualised in 2010, the Silk Route Transit consists of over 3500 kilometers of fiber-optic cable[7] laid across Iraq.[8] Its multilayer fiber-optic network supposedly provides the shortest alternative terrestrial route to connect Europe to Asia.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ WebAdmin (2022-03-21). "Jan-Feb Issue - 2022" (in en-US). https://internationalfinance.com/digital-issue-jan-feb-2022/. 
  2. ↑ Staff Writer (2023-07-13). "Iraqi tech CEO: Technology holds answers to nation's challenges". https://www.arabianbusiness.com/resources/all-of-iraqs-problems-can-be-solved-through-technology-says-asoz-rashid-ceo-of-iq-group. 
  3. ↑ "iQ Believes That Education Is Crucial for a Progressive Society" (in en-gb). 2023-01-25. https://www.telecomreview.com/articles/telecom-vendors/6720-iq-believes-that-education-is-crucial-for-a-progressive-society. 
  4. ↑ WebAdmin (2022-03-21). "Jan-Feb Issue - 2022" (in en-US). https://internationalfinance.com/digital-issue-jan-feb-2022/. 
  5. ↑ I, B (2023-01-16). "iQ Becomes First Official Partner of Tencent in Iraq | Iraq Business News" (in en-GB). https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2023/01/16/iq-becomes-first-official-partner-of-tencent-in-iraq-2/. 
  6. ↑ درويش, رهام (2023-07-04). "مسار الحرير للإنترنت.. مشروع عراقي يربط آسيا وأوروبا بعيداً عن السويس" (in ar). https://cnnbusinessarabic.com/technology/30678/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B7/. 
  7. ↑ "iQ Group and the Silk Route: A Historical Road Enters the Future" (in en-GB). 2023-07-26. https://www.theglobaleconomics.com/2023/07/26/iq/. 
  8. ↑ "We Are iQ on LinkedIn: #silkroutetransit #globaltradeinnovation #iqgroup" (in en). https://www.linkedin.com/posts/weareiq_silkroutetransit-globaltradeinnovation-activity-7069265565009219584-ON45. 
  9. ↑ "The Silk Road Reborn: The Future of IP-Transit" (in en-gb). 2022-10-25. https://www.telecomreview.com/articles/reports-and-coverage/6489-the-silk-road-reborn-the-future-of-ip-transit. 
  10. ↑ "Issue 13 - The Global Economics" (in en-GB). 2023-07-28. https://www.theglobaleconomics.com/magazine/issue-13/. 



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