Editing Communications in Iran (section)

==Consumer electronics==
{{See also|Industry of Iran#Retail industry|List of Iranian companies|Maadiran Group|Labor and tax laws in Iran#Smuggling|l1=Retail industry of Iran|l4=Smuggling in Iran}}
The [[Middle East]] consumer electronics and technology sector amounts to a $37 billion high (2008), according to a study by the Dubai-based subsidiary of GfK-MEMRB Marketing Services.
The study also predicts that the market will continue riding the wave of growth to hit $39–$40 billion in 2009. Mobile and smartphones make up 41 percent of the entire digital consumer market with sales of $10 billion expected in 2008. It's followed by desktop and notebook computers at $5 billion and LCD televisions at $4 billion. The study also reveals the market structure by channel where, in Iran and the UAE, independent retailers still lead with 60-percent share in volume for product categories such as digital cameras, LCD televisions and mobile phones. However, large retailers like Plug-Ins, Emax and Sharaf DG are also making their presence felt by capturing the remaining 40 percent. The digital consumer technology sector is expected to see retail sales in excess of $24 billion by the end of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3285/html/economy.htm |title= Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 12/02/08|website=www.iran-daily.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213134529/http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3285/html/economy.htm |archive-date=February 13, 2009}}</ref>

[[Iran]]’s domestic [[consumer electronic]] market, defined as including computing devices, mobile handsets and video audio and gaming products, was estimated at $7.3 billion in 2008 ($8.2 billion in 2010), with 47% market share for [[computer hardware]], 28% Audio/Video and 25% [[mobile phone]] (with growing demand for [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]]s, [[smartphone]]s and [[3G]] handsets).<ref name='CE'/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/iran-consumer-electronics-report-q1-2010-279059.asp |title=Iran Consumer Electronics Report Q1 2010 Market Research Report – 15 December 2009 |publisher=Companiesandmarkets.com |date=2009-12-15 |access-date=2012-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005164825/http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/iran-consumer-electronics-report-q1-2010-279059.asp |archive-date=2011-10-05 }}</ref> Business Monitor International (BMI) forecasts that Iran’s demands for domestic consumer electronic devices will reach $10 billion by 2013 and $16 billion by 2016.<ref name="wsj.com"/><ref name='CE'>{{cite web |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3472/html/economy.htm#s398070 |title= Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 08/15/09|website=www.iran-daily.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918185849/http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3472/html/economy.htm#s398070 |archive-date=September 18, 2009}}</ref>

Held once a year, ''[[Iran International Exhibitions Company|ELECOMP]]'' is the greatest commercial event in Iran’s market of electronics and computer products and services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/121962/600-firms-to-take-part-in-Iran-s-ELECOMP-2016|title=600 firms to take part in Iran's ELECOMP 2016|date=12 December 2016|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214053219/http://en.mehrnews.com/news/121962/600-firms-to-take-part-in-Iran-s-ELECOMP-2016|archive-date=14 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/sci-tech/55632/iran-tech-show-holds-promise|title=Elecomp 2016: Iran Tech Show Holds Promise|date=18 December 2016|access-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220231115/https://financialtribune.com/articles/sci-tech/55632/iran-tech-show-holds-promise|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Computers===
{{See also|Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran|Parsé Semiconductor Co.|Data Processing Iran Co.}}
Iran is manufacturing some computer components under license from international companies, predominantly in the area of monitors. Eight Iranian companies are manufacturing monitors under licence of LG, Samsung, Hyundai, Benq, Tatung and CTX. Motherboard, keyboard, mouse, computer case, power supply, CPU, hard drive and printers are other components that are now manufactured locally.<ref name="Australian trade"/> Personal computer (PC) ownership in Iran stood at 7.3m in 2005, or 10.5 PCs per 100 people.<ref name="EIU"/>

Among the leading domestic telecoms equipment manufacturers is the Iran Telephone Manufacturing Company (ITMC), which has licensing agreements with [[Siemens]] and [[Alcatel-Lucent]] of France. ITMC is owned by TCI (45%), Industry Bank (35%) and Siemens (20%).<ref name="EIU"/>
Other manufacturers include Iran Communications Industries Incorporated and [[Parstel]]—which produces under licence from [[Daewoo]] Corporation, a South Korean firm. [[Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran#Subsidiaries|IDRO's Iran Info-Tech Development Co.]] is producing [[computer]]s under the brand name "SAHAND". Overall, ICT hardware sales were estimated to total US$700m a year in 2008.<ref name="EIU"/>