Smart Contracts and Blockchain: Transforming Telecommunications Contracts

Labash, Huda; Ghazi Abdiwi, Faisal; Bektur Abyrahmanovich, Azimov; Najim Abood, Husam; Ali Abbas, Hasan

doi:10.22034/jipm.2025.728434

Smart Contracts and Blockchain: Transforming Telecommunications Contracts

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Huda Labash ¹

Faisal Ghazi Abdiwi ²

Azimov Bektur Abyrahmanovich ³

Husam Najim Abood ⁴

Hasan Ali Abbas ⁵

¹ Al-Turath University, Baghdad 10013, Iraq

² Al-Mansour University College, Baghdad 10067, Iraq

³ Osh State University, Osh City 723500, Kyrgyzstan,

⁴ Al-Rafidain University College Baghdad 10064, Iraq

⁵ Madenat Alelem University College, Baghdad 10006, Iraq

10.22034/jipm.2025.728434

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Background: Smart contract is defined as a self-executing contract that runs on the distributed ledger technology, called block chain and has attracted much attention as a promising application for improving efficiency, accountability and reliability in telecommunications and related sectors. But problems like scalability issues, recurrent resource inefficiencies, and threats posed by new quantum computing technologies hinder their broad usage and effectiveness. Solving these problems is crucially important to further development of blockchain systems and to provide for them ongoing stability in complex contexts.
Objective: Towards this goal, the current study proposes a comprehensive blockchain framework that incorporates these computational intelligence techniques and quantum-safe cryptography in an effort to address scalability, security, and efficiency issues. This research aims at solving practical problems and identifying the potential applications for blockchain in telecommunication and other fields.
Methods: An evidence-based approach including detailed literature reviews, qualitative expert interviews, and simulation studies was adopted. Experimental conditions involved latency, throughput, energy, and scalability factors in order to assess single-photon detection. Telecommunications providers engaged in pilot tests to determine the practical usability of the system.
Results: The improvement in the aspects of the system that was proposed were high improvements that were achieved as follows: 75% improvement in scalability, 25% improvement in latency, and the preferred quantum-resistant cryptography. Substantial gain in energy efficiency was estimated to be 40%, while field implementations ensured versatility of the system in the areas that differ from a city or even desert.
Conclusion: These findings provide support to the proposition that blockchain systems hold the key to revolutionizing telecommunications. With that, the solution of the critical limitations of this research makes it the basis for further development to maintain blockchain technology secure, scalable, and sustainable in the quantum period.

Keywords

KEYWORDS: Blockchain

Smart Contracts (SC)

Telecommunications

Scalability

Quantum-Resistant Cryptography (QRC)

AI-Driven Optimization

Energy Efficiency

5G Networks

Internet of Things (IoT)

Decentralized Systems

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