Oman Telecommunication Company (
Omantel
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. The government of Oman owns a 51% share in Omantel.
Omantel acquired 65% of WorldCall Pakist ...
) has a monopoly in the landline telephone and internet access markets. Its arm
Omanmobile offers mobile services. The Omani government owns 70% of Omantel after 30% was listed for the public in 2005. In 2005 Qatar Telecommunication Company (Qtel) and partners were awarded the second license to offer mobile services in the country under the brand of Nawras, which is now rebranded as Ooredoo (
Ooredoo Oman
Ooredoo Oman (formerly Nawras) is an Omani telecommunications company owned by Ooredoo (formerly the Qtel Group). It is the Sultanate’s first privately owned telecommunications company, and serves two million customers as of August 2010. It se ...
). Oman now has 5 mobile networks offering internet. The networks providing 4G coverage are Oman mobile, Ooredoo,
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RedBull Mobileand Friendi.
In 2019,
Omantel
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. The government of Oman owns a 51% share in Omantel.
Omantel acquired 65% of WorldCall Pakist ...
introduce its first 5G coverage in the country.
In October 2007, the government overhauled Omantel board of directors and announced its plan to remerge the two arm of the company and to sell part of its share to a strategic partner. The government also slashed the royalty fee paid on revenue from 12% to 7%.
Telephone
Country Code: 00968
Market Summary (May 2020)
Landlines : 585,018
Mobile cellular
A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone, handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link whil ...
: 6,111,896
repaid (5,293,257) – Postpaid (818,639)
Fixed Broadband : 487,733
International Gateway :
Omantel
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. The government of Oman owns a 51% share in Omantel.
Omantel acquired 65% of WorldCall Pakist ...
,
OoredooTelecom Oman (TeO) Connect Arabia
Domestic: open wire, microwave, radiotelephone communications, limited coaxial cable and a domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations.
International: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat.
Internet
Country code (
Top level domain): OM
Fixed Internet Service (May 2020)
Narrowband Internet Subscriptions: 2,021
Broadband Subscriptions : 487,733
ADSL services were launched in 2005 in
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
through the provider
Omantel
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. The government of Oman owns a 51% share in Omantel.
Omantel acquired 65% of WorldCall Pakist ...
. As of 2020 there are 3 service providers for Broadband in Oman -
Omantel
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. The government of Oman owns a 51% share in Omantel.
Omantel acquired 65% of WorldCall Pakist ...
,
Ooredoo &
Awasr
Mobile Broadband
Both
Omantel
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. The government of Oman owns a 51% share in Omantel.
Omantel acquired 65% of WorldCall Pakist ...
and
Ooredoo offer access to the internet through their 4G network coverage. In addition
Renna Mobilean
RedBull Mobileoffer 4G internet using Omantel network, while Friendi mobile offers 4G network using Ooredoo network
Television
Broadcast stations: 13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999)
Televisions: 1.6 million (1997)
Radio
Broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
Radios: 1.4 million (1997)
In April, 2008, Nokia Siemens was appointed to replace parts of the existing radio network.
[Oman Mobile strengthens partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks, al-abwab.com, April 28, 2008.]
See also
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Omantel
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. The government of Oman owns a 51% share in Omantel.
Omantel acquired 65% of WorldCall Pakist ...
*
Ooredoo Oman
Ooredoo Oman (formerly Nawras) is an Omani telecommunications company owned by Ooredoo (formerly the Qtel Group). It is the Sultanate’s first privately owned telecommunications company, and serves two million customers as of August 2010. It se ...
Telecom Oman (TeO)Renna MobileRedBull Mobile*
.om
.om is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the ...
Notes
External links
Telecommunications Regulatory AuthorityOmantel - Oman Telecommunications Company phone company and ISP
Oman Mobile mobile telecommunication company
mobile telecommunication company
Ministry of InformationTelecom Oman (TeO)
{{Telecommunications
Telecommunications in Oman,
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...