Geographical analysis of the distribution of Zain Iraq telecom network services in Anbar Governorate using Geographical Information Systems (G.I.S) | ||
| Journal of University of Anbar for Humanities | ||
| Article 25, Volume 2021, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 4654-4686 PDF (1.44 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.37653/juah.2021.171543 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saad S. Shehab; Meshal F. Ghadhib | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study comes in the midst of the tremendous technological revolution achieved in the field of mobile communications, and deals with an analysis of "geographical distribution of telecommunications network services (Zain Iraq), which is the most widespread in Anbar Governorate compared with other mobile phone networks (Asia Cell and Cork) according to the spatial distribution of its towers and according to Administrative units and on the transport routes axes (express, main, secondary and rural) and according to the technology supported by the communication tower (2G, 3G), as well as analyzing the levels of coverage (cadastral and demographic) through the use of geographic information systems (GIS) programs and the use of standards approved by the company In its coverage of the area and population, the research concluded that the proportion of the area served by the network amounted to about (47.9)%, while the percentage of deficit was about (52.1)% for the un-served area throughout the governorate, and the district of (Rawa) came at the lowest percentage and in reality (33.9%), while the (Habbaniyah and Al-Karma) judiciary came with the highest percentage of covered area, at 100%. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| mobile phone; Efficiency; area | ||
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