IR

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Intel Environment

Military Alliance
Interior Intelligence Services	Ministry Of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)
Exterior Intelligence Services	Oghab 2 Counter-Intelligence
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

Type	Name	Ownership	Main Office	URL	Notes
3G 2100	Ertebatat Tamin Shams Novin Company (Tamin Telecom)			http://www.tamintelecom.ir/
GSM 900/1800	Ertebatat Tamin Shams Novin Company (Tamin Telecom)			http://www.tamintelecom.ir/
GSM 900/1800	Irancell Telecommunications Services Company (MTN Irancell)			http://www.irancell.ir/
GSM 900	KFZO (TKC)			http://www.tkckish.com/
GSM 900/1800	MCI			http://www.mci.ir/
GSM 900	Mobile Telecommunications Company of Esfahan (MTCE)			http://www.mtce.ir/
GSM 900	Rafsanjan Industrial Complex (Coop) (Taliya)			http://www.rafsanjan-ic.com/

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type	Name	Ownership	Connecting Point A	Connection Point B	URL/Notes
?	?	?	Kuwait	Iran	Unconfirmed
		Gulf Bridge International (GBI)		Iran	Albawaba

Vendor Appearance

• 10/2011: CREATIVITY for location positioning infrastructure

• 2010: ERICSSON accused of providing monitoring infrastructure

• 2009: TROVICOR / Nokia Siemens Networks: Lawful Interception System, Siemens Intelligence Plattform (exported from germany)

Articles / Events / Situations

Date	Source	Title	Tags
23.12.2011	businessweek.com	Bloomberg: Israel Didn’t Know High-Tech Gear Was Sent to Iran Via Denmark	DK IL IR SY ALLOT BLUECOAT
07.12.2011	NDR Zapp	German spyware for dictators (Flash) / (Youtube) / (with French subtitles)	BH DE EG IR OM SY TM DREAMLAB FINFISHER GAMMA TROVICOR
07.12.2011	NDR Zapp	Das Geschäft mit Sicherheitstechnologie	BH DE EG IR OM SY TM DREAMLAB FINFISHER GAMMA TROVICOR
31.10.2011	bloomberg.com	Iranian Police Seizing Dissidents Get Aid Of Western Companies	IR ERICSSON CREATIVITY
29.09.2011	bestvpnservice.com	Reports: Iran Blocked PPTP and L2TP VPN Protocols. SSTP VPN is Unstable.	IR Cryptoblockade
29.08.2011	Spiegel	Internet: "Ausschaltknopf fürs Netz" / Der Kommunikationswissenschaftler Philip Howard über Irans Drohung, das Land vom weltweiten Datenstrom abzukoppeln, und das weltweite Geschäft mit Zensursoftware.	IR Killswitch
23.11.2010	swedishwire.com	Sweden's Ericsson accused of monitoring in Iran	IR ERICSSON
29.08.2010	csrandthelaw.com	Iranian Journalist Files Alien Tort Statute Lawsuit against Nokia Siemens Networks	Siemens / Nokia / Trovicor IR
23.08.2010	the register	Nokia Siemens slammed for supplying snoop tech to Iran	IR TROVICOR
02.06.2010	nokiasiemensnetworks.com	Statement to the Public Hearing on New Information Technologies and Human Rights	IR Nokia Siemens TROVICOR
27.06.2009	Spiegel	EXPORT VON ABHÖRANLAGE: Bundesregierung nicht in Iran-Deal eingebunden	IR TROVICOR sigint li SIEMENS nokia DE
22.06.2009	Nokia Siemens Networks	Further to the statement published on June 22, 2009: Provision of Lawful Intercept in Iran	IR, SIEMENS, NOKIA, TROVICOR sigint
22.06.2009	Nokia Siemens Networks	Provision of Lawful Intercept capability in Iran	IR NOKIA SIEMENS TROVICOR sigint
22.06.2009	Spiegel	INTERNET: Die digitale Revolution	IR, SIEMENS, NOKIA, TROVICOR
22.06.2009	bbc.co.uk	Hi-tech helps Iranian monitoring	IR, SIEMENS, NOKIA, TROVICOR