Official conference announced for Iraqi telecommunications sector

The conference will be held in partnership with the Iraq National Communications and Media Commission (NCMC), the converged regulatory body for communications and media in Iraq.

The Iraq Mobile Telecommunications Licensing Conference will provide the official platform for discussing all issues relating to the awarding of Iraq's new mobile telecommunications licenses. The NCMC will soon be issuing tenders for the licensing of mobile telecommunications in Iraq and this conference shall form an essential part of the tendering process. All organisations interested in obtaining the new licenses should attend.

The conference will be bringing a high level delegation of 40 senior advisors and members to the summit, including two government ministers, NCMC Chief Executive Dr Siyamend Othman and nine commissioners. They wish to spend the two days in London explaining their requirements for mobile telecommunications in Iraq and the tendering process for the new licenses that will be issued in December 2005.

The whole range of mobile communications will be covered at the conference, including GSM, wireless local loop, emergency communications, trunking and IP telephony.

"The commission is enthusiastic that the conference will attract the leading telecommunications operators, investors, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, system integrators, consultants, service providers, software, security and IT companies and all parties interested in the mobile telecommunications industry in Iraq," said John Glassey, a director at International Procurement Services.

Due to the short timeframe leading up to the conference, interested parties should email us at telecoms@iraqdevelopmentprogram.org immediately for more information on attending.