Regional Telecom, a communications service provider in Northern Iraq, and Alcatel-Lucent have launched 4G LTE network Iraq under the Fastlink brand. Alcatel-Lucent is providing its end-to-end 4G LTE solution, including base stations, IP mobile backhaul for 4G LTE and existing 3G CDMA traffic and Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

“Industry trends as well as our own experiences make it perfectly clear that high-speed mobile broadband is the major growth opportunity for the foreseeable future, and we are excited to be able to bring this impressive capability to our customers in Iraq,” said Kawa Junad, Chairman of Regional Telecom.

According to Alcatel-Lucent, it has more than 35 LTE contracts for commercial deployments including two of the largest LTE network roll-outs, and is engaged in more than 40 LTE trials worldwide.