Iran to offer wholesale fibre access

The government of Iran plans to open up state-owned fibre networks to third-party service providers. A report from the Financial Tribune says that the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) is inviting licensed operators to apply to utilise spare capacity on networks which have been deployed by the state-backed Telecommunications Infrastructure Company (TIC). The country’s main broadband providers include Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI), Pars Online, Shatel, MobinNet and MTN Irancell.