Asiacell expands coverage in Iraq

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Iraqi mobile operator Asiacell has expanded coverage of its wireless network to the city of Anbar, including the cities of Rawah, Ubaidi, Karbalah, Husaibah and Haditha. The expansion work has taken place under the telco plan to provide nationwide coverage in 2010. The campaign has put special emphasis on the western and southern regions.

Asiacell is the country’s second largest cellco by subscribers behind Zain Iraq, with a customer base of 7.74 million at March 31, 2010 and representing a market share of 37.2%.

According to Asiacell’s Chairman, Faruk Mustafa Rasool, making sustainable investments in its infrastructure is one of its main priorities due to its significant contribution to the development of the Iraqi telecoms sector and in raising the sector’s competitiveness in terms of quality and standards. He added that the telco is proud of being the first company to provide coverage for all of Iraq, and pledge to continue to follow the same ambitious methodology in delivering on its promises to the subscribers through providing them with the best telecom services wherever they are.