ComTech

The original purpose of establishing ComTech was to enable its owners in utilizing their extensive experience in; technical engineering, telecom business and telecom financing to provide technical services and engineering tools to both wired and wireless telecommunications operations and investors based outside Iraq who are looking to enter the Iraqi market. We are a multi-cultural company with experience of over 90 professional engagements across 20 countries in 5 continents. We have acquired a broad knowledge base of many; equipment, devices, applications, interfaces, communications protocols and processes. The areas of expertise that the company has built its credibility is in; Network Planning, Network design, Network Performance Quality Audit, Competitive Benchmarking, Network Quality of Service (QoS) Assessment, Telecom Business Planning, Return on Investment (ROI) analysis, network Roll-out and site implementing. We have proven results delivering for over 60 networks design and implementations around the world. In addition, our management has an intimate knowledge of how both private and public business sectors operating in Iraq. Combining all the; technical, business and operational knowledge to provide an effective tool to ensure delivery of a complete end-to-end solution to our customers. In addition to mobile communications network services, ComTech is a reseller of Mobile Satellite and Internet Systems and Services. Since 2007 ComTech provided satellite communications systems and services not only for recreational viewers, but contracted with Government Agencies, Emergency Responders, Military, Corporations, Oil & Gas Companies, and private businesses to ensure remote communications and maintenance of business continuity. Our portfolio of services includes; installation and commissioning of Fixed Satellite Internet Ground Stations as well as Mobile Satellite Internet Systems for our clients. In addition, ComTech is a reseller of; wireless communications measurement equipment, engineering hardware tools, and analysis software applications to; telecommunications operators, infrastructure vendors and service companies in Iraq and the Middle East. ComTech has over 100 employees many of them have worked for large communications corporations prior to joining our company. Our portfolio of clients and customers is a testament to the pedigree and caliber of our staff. Our staff have successfully delivered work to the world's largest telecom Operations; British Telecom and Orange Telecom in the UK, Nextel (Sprint), AT&T in the USA, and a number of Middle East countries like; Saudi STC, Bravo Telecom, and NewGen in Jordan. To ensure diversity we have partnered with telecom consulting companies in both the USA and the UK. We provided advice a number of American, British and Dutch owned companies on; technical, financial and business framework which enabled them to; obtain, build and operate telecom licenses in Iraq. In 2008, ComTech conducted a study of the performance of the mobile operations in Iraq and identified that the lack of service quality and performance reliability are major and important issues that needs to be addressed. The results of the study showed these problems were due to a shortage of local expertise in; planning, implementation, optimization and growth management of the network. ComTech portfolio of services targeting major mobile operators and providing a full set of network services such as; planning, design, implementation, field measurement, network auditing, and performance optimization services, competitive benchmarking, and Auditing network Quality of Service (QoS). The range of experience includes Radio access Network, Core Switching network, Transmission, and Billing. We offer assessment of network quality from both operational and customer experiences to enable the operators determine the opinions of the customers of their network performance and service quality. Our services included; field measurements, data collection and analysis, Network performance Parameter KPI collection, analysis of data and KPI parameters. We have dedicated engineering teams specializing in network Quality of Service benchmarking of competing networks, service level assessment, and customer satisfaction surveys. We provide network operators with vital monthly network health check reports, QoS reports, and detailed graphs of customer opinions of the service quality. Our value-add is the recommendations that we provide the operators to make the necessary changes to improve and optimize the performance of each subsystem in their network. Since the formal establishment and registration of the Company in Iraq in 2007, ComTech has managed to enter into contracts with a number of prominent Mobile Network Operators, infrastructure and transmission equipment vendors. We also have provided the Iraqi government with advice and consultancy on strategy for the future of telecom in the areas of; optical fiber, fixed wireless communications and wired exchange expansion. In addition to providing direct engineering services to our clients, we provide subcontracting work to equipment vendors, construction Companies and service implementation companies. The range of subcontracting work includes providing; field measurements, data collection, data analysis, and optimization of the performance of the mobile network. We also have dedicated teams to perform site installation and commissioning of; BTS sites, antennas and cables installations as well as site auditing and inventory management. ComTech strategy is to expand its services portfolio in Iraq in a managed program to maintain its reputation as the best of breed, highest quality engineering and not to promise more than it can deliver. This strategy is built on our belief that ComTech can maintain its position and expand it through delivering high quality services consistently. 2. Who we are