IQ Group


iQ Group
Company typeTelecommunications
Founded2005
Area served
Middle East
Key people
Asoz Latif 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 began to work in new areas.[4] In 2023, it launched a partnership with Tencent.[5]

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.[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". International Finance. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. ^ Staff Writer (2023-07-13). "Iraqi tech CEO: Technology holds answers to nation's challenges". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. ^ "iQ Believes That Education Is Crucial for a Progressive Society". Telecom Review. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. ^ WebAdmin (2022-03-21). "Jan-Feb Issue - 2022". International Finance. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  5. ^ I, B (2023-01-16). "iQ Becomes First Official Partner of Tencent in Iraq | Iraq Business News". Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  6. ^ درويش, رهام (2023-07-04). "مسار الحرير للإنترنت.. مشروع عراقي يربط آسيا وأوروبا بعيداً عن السويس". CNN الاقتصادية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  7. ^ "iQ Group and the Silk Route: A Historical Road Enters the Future". 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  8. ^ "We Are iQ on LinkedIn: #silkroutetransit #globaltradeinnovation #iqgroup". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  9. ^ "The Silk Road Reborn: The Future of IP-Transit". Telecom Review. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  10. ^ "Issue 13 - The Global Economics". 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-10-22.