Science and Technology

PayvandNews – Iran says South Africa’s MTN will invest as much as $1.1 billion in an ambitious fiber optic internet connectivity project which will be launched in eight major cities across the country. www.mtn.com Mohsen Baqeri-Chenari, the managing director of Iranian Net Communications and Electronic Services Company (INCESC), was quoted by the domestic media as saying that MTN would invest $560 million …

Al-monitor – The Iranian capital played host to the four-day FINEX 2017 exhibition April 15-18. The annual event gathered more than 250 Iranian entities involved in banking and finance. While organizers dubbed it an international expo, only three foreign firms took part. AUTHOR Alireza Ramezani One of the driving factors behind the reluctance of foreign companies to engage with FINEX 2017 was …

PayvandNews – Iran has launched an ambitious project to connect houses to a nationwide fiber optic network – what the administration of President Hassan Rouhani would provide citizens with an easy access to high-speed internet.  The project, which had been developed by Iran Telecommunications Company (ICT), was launched by Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi. photo by Islamic …

PayvandNews – Two major knowledge-based products including a humanoid robot dubbed ‘Surena Mini’ and a small animal imaging device have been unveiled today at the 5th laboratory equipment & chemicals exhibition (Iran Lab 2017). Iranian humanoid robot ‘Surena Mini’ and an imaging device for small animals were among the knowledge-based productions that were unveiled Monday during the opening of the …

PayvandNews – Iran has hashed out price differences with China to receive counselling on redesigning its only heavy water nuclear reactor, signing a deal on the project with the Chinese side, Iranian Foreign Ministry has said in a written briefing to parliament. Arak heavy-water reactor “The contract to receive counselling on the redesign was negotiated and signed in Beijing on …

PayvandNews – More than 1,600 candidates have filed to run in the Iranian presidential election as the official registration period ended. Among the last-minute entrants for the May 19 election was 55-year-old Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who arrived at the Interior Ministry just before the deadline on April 15. Ebrahim Raisi (L) against Hassan Rohani (R) Record number of …

PayvandNews – The Iranian Defense Ministry has showcased its recent technological achievements, including a jet designed indigenously for training purposes and other items that were being made public for the first time. The achievements were displayed during an exhibition at the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) in Tehran on Saturday. Mohajer-6 drone Iranian President Hassan Rouhani paid a …

Al-monitor – In the aftermath of the 2009 post-presidential election protests in Iran, social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube became popular platforms to disseminate videos and information from inside the country to the outside world. In response, authorities quickly blocked the sites, ultimately slowing their growth domestically. That restriction created an opportunity for a messaging app called Telegram to take …

techrasa.com -Iran’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology is determined to extend fiber optic networks to households and businesses around the country. Over 95% of the villages around the country are also getting access to high speed internet. Fiber optic networks have become a standard and reliable solution for internet connectivity in the recent years. Although the implementation of this …

RFL/RE – Registration for Iranians hoping to run in Iran’s May 19 presidential election opened in Tehran on April 11. The registration process will remain open for five days. Prospective candidates will be vetted by the Guardians Council, a group of powerful conservative clerics that has a record of disqualifying liberal and pro-reform candidates as well as women. Iran’s official …