5.2.6 Iran Electronic Industries

Sanaye Eletronik-e Iran (Sairan or IEI) was established in 1972. With six subsidiaries and 5,000 experienced personnel including 700 qualified and highly trained engineer in different disciplines, IEI has developed a high potential in research and development which is the technological backbone of the company.

IEI is an amalgamation of different manufacturing plants and companies in different parts of the country and has 27 years of experience in electronics, optics, electro-optics, communications, computers and semiconductors. The six subsidiaries of IEI and their fields of activities are follows:

1.

Shiraz Electronics Industries (SEI) - Electronic Technology

2.

Iran Communications Industries (ICI) - Communications Technology

3.

Information Systems of Iran (ISIRAN) - Information Technology

4.

Electronics Components Industries (ECI) - Microelectronics Technology

5.

Iran Electronics Research Center (IERC) - Research & Development

6.

Isfahan Optics Industries (IOI) - Optics Technology

Detail of the first four divisions are provided in following sections.

 

Table 5.4: Contact Information for IEI.

In Shiraz	In Tehran
P.O. Box 71265-1589	P.O. Box 19575-365
Shiraz, Iran	Tehran, Iran
Tel: +98 71 641-000	Tel: +98 21 254-9272
Fax: +98 71 641-061	Fax: +98 21 254-8065
Telex: 332232 IEI IR	Telex: 212199 IEI IR
http://iran-export.com/iei

IEI is essentially a giant government owned group active in manufacturing and assembling products. IEI is a huge manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment of all sorts. Its telecom products include the assembly of mobile handsets under licence from the Belgian company Sagem.

IEI is seeking technology from foreign companies and is open to co-operation with new companies. Until now it has relied on South-East Asian companies for most of its product range.