Iraq coverage

Quality tier A. Two or more networks, comfortably above 40 Mbps, 5G in the major cities.

70.6

Mbps median

networks available

Which network you get

Carrier	Role	5G
Zain Iraq	Primary, used by default	4G only
Asiacell	Failover, used when the primary degrades	4G only
Korek	Failover, used when the primary degrades	4G only

You do not choose between them. If the network you are on gets congested we move you to the other one automatically, in the middle of your trip, and tell you afterwards.

A single carrier provider cannot make this move.

How we measure

Orbislo devices report connection quality on real traffic, never synthetic speed tests, because a speed test spends your data to tell us something we can measure for free. Reports carry the carrier, the radio type, the throughput and a coarse location of roughly one kilometre. No precise location is ever collected, nothing is published below a sample of 25, and you can switch the whole thing off in one tap.

Measured from real sessions, never from a speed test we ran ourselves.

What happens in Iraq when the network is busy

Congestion is not a fault, it is a Tuesday evening. The question is what your eSIM can do about it, and for most travel eSIMs the answer is nothing: one wholesale agreement per country, one network, and no way out except buying a second eSIM from somebody else while standing in the street.

Here, Orbislo traffic runs over Zain Iraq, Asiacell and Korek. When the network you are on degrades we move you to another one, mid trip, without you asking, and tell you afterwards rather than interrupting you at the time.

Questions about Iraq

Which network will I be on in Iraq?

Zain Iraq, Asiacell or Korek. Orbislo moves you to whichever is performing better where you are standing, without asking you and without you noticing.

Can I tether a laptop?

Yes, on every plan, at the same allowance as your phone data and at no extra cost. At 70.6 Mbps a tethered laptop in Iraq is comfortable for a full working day.

What if I get no signal at all in Iraq?

Open the app and use your free rescue data: 100 MB a month, on every account, in over 200 countries, and it works at a zero balance. It exists for exactly this moment, because needing data in order to buy data is not a situation anybody should be put in. If that cannot find a network either, message us from the app and we will sort it.

Will my phone work in Iraq?

If it supports eSIM and is not carrier locked, yes. We check your exact model before you pay and tell you plainly if it will not work, rather than taking the money and leaving you to find out on arrival.

Coverage nearby

Iraq plans from $0.85 Middle East regional plan Compare every country

How Iraq compares across Middle East

Speed rank: 7 of 11 destinations we have measured in Middle East
Regional median: 72 Mbps
Upstream networks: 3, Zain Iraq, Asiacell, Korek
5G: No, LTE only, with 5G licensed but not yet on sale
Next fastest nearby: Israel, 72 Mbps
Next slowest nearby: Oman, 64 Mbps
Cities with their own page: 3: Baghdad, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, Erbil

Nearby destinations in Middle East

Qatar: Qatar, 101 Mbps median, 2 networks
United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates, 96 Mbps median, 2 networks
Kuwait: Kuwait, 86 Mbps median, 2 networks
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia, 83 Mbps median, 2 networks
Bahrain: Bahrain, 78 Mbps median, 2 networks
Israel: Israel, 72 Mbps median, 2 networks
Oman: Oman, 64 Mbps median, 2 networks
Türkiye: Türkiye, 57 Mbps median, 2 networks
Jordan: Jordan, 38 Mbps median, 2 networks
Lebanon: Lebanon, 28 Mbps median, 2 networks

Cities with their own page

Al Mawşil al Jadīdah: Erbil International Airport, nearest airport EBL, 76 km from Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
Baghdad: Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base, nearest airport BGW, 18 km from Baghdad
Erbil: Erbil International Airport, nearest airport EBL, 8 km from Erbil