Iran - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband

1. Executive summary

2. Key statistics

2.1 Country overview

3. Telecommunications market

3.1 Overview of Iran’s telecom market

4. Regulatory environment

4.1 Background

4.2 The Fourth Five-Year Development plan (2005 - 2010)

4.3 Activity in 2008/2009 - the start of privatisation and tender for third mobile licence

4.4 Regulatory authority

5. Fixed network operators in Iran

5.1 Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI)

5.2 Other licence holders/Zoha Kish

6. Telecommunications infrastructure

6.1 National telecom network

6.1.1 Next Generation Network

6.2 International infrastructure

6.2.1 Submarine and terrestrial cable networks

6.2.2 Satellite networks

7. Broadband and Internet market

7.1 Internet overview

7.1.1 Internet statistics

7.1.2 ISP market

7.1.3 Internet cafes

7.1.4 Censorship

7.2 Broadband overview

7.2.1 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

7.2.2 Internet via satellite (Ka band services)

8. Convergence

8.1 Overview of media convergence

8.2 VoIP

9. Digital media

9.1 Overview

9.1.1 2009 Presidential elections

9.2 Overview of broadcasting market

9.3 Satellite TV

10. Mobile communications

10.1 Overview of Iran’s mobile market

10.1.1 Mobile statistics

10.2 Regulatory issues

10.2.1 Third GSM licence

10.2.2 Second GSM licence

10.3 Mobile technologies

10.3.1 Local handset manufacture

10.4 Major mobile operators

10.4.1 Mobile Communications Company (MCCI)

10.4.2 MTN Irancell

10.4.3 Taliya/Rafsanjan Industrial Complex Islamic Cooperative Company (RIC)

10.4.4 Mobile Telecommunications Company of Isfahan (MTCE)

10.4.5 Telecommunications Kish Company (TKC)

10.5 Mobile voice services

10.5.1 Prepaid

10.5.2 Satellite mobile

10.6 Mobile data services

10.6.1 Short Message Service (SMS)

10.6.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

10.6.3 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

11. Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 - Country statistics Iran - 2008

Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2008

Table 3 - Internet user statistics - 2008

Table 4 - Broadband statistics - 2008

Table 5 - Mobile statistics - 2008

Table 6 - National telecommunications authority

Table 7 - Annual fixed-line objectives for the Fourth Five Year Plan - 2005 - 2010

Table 8 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2008

Table 9 - Internet users and penetration estimates - 1996 - 2008

Table 10 - Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2008

Table 11 - ADSL subscribers - 2000 - 2008

Table 12 - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2008

Table 13 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - 2008

Table 14 - Major mobile operators market shares - 2006 - 2008

Table 15 - MTN Irancell - Subscribers, revenue, ARPU and MOU - 2006 - 2009