Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first
telecommunications
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company 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 ...
and is the primary provider of
internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
services in the country. The government of Oman owns a 51% share in Omantel.
Omantel acquired 65% of WorldCall Pakistan in 2008.
In the biggest transaction of its kind in Middle East & North African Region (MENA), Omantel acquired 12.1% of
Zain Group
Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. (doing business as Zain), is a Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company founded in 1983 in Kuwait as MTC (Mobile Telecommunications Company), and later rebranded as Zain in 2007. Zain has a commercial ...
stake worth of $2.19 billion in 2017, making it the second largest shareholder with 21.9% stake.
Omantel has established itself as a major international hub, with currently ten submarine cables landing in Oman, e.g. TWA, EIG, PLAG, Falcon, EPEG, SMW-3, Mena, POI, OMRAN, GBI and
BBG.
In 2015 it announced a project that will implement
FTTH
Fiber to the ''x'' (FTTX; also spelled "fibre") or fiber in the loop is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide all or part of the local loop used for last mile telecommunications. As fiber op ...
technology in the country. The same year, it won an award for its human resources standard of quality.
Omantel is the first telecommunication operator in Oman to launch a 5G network.
"Omantel launches mobile 5G services in Oman"
''SatelliteProMe.com'', February 15, 2021. Accessed 03 March 2021
See also
* 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 ...
* Vodafone
Vodafone Group Public limited company, plc () is a British Multinational corporation, multinational Telephone company, telecommunications company. Its registered office and Headquarters, global headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It ...
* Telecommunications in Oman
Oman Telecommunication Company (Omantel) 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 200 ...
* Telephone numbers in Oman
Telephone numbers in Oman have a country calling code of +968 and an 8-digit National Significant Number (NSN).
Major telecom operators are Omantel, Ooredoo, Awasr, Renna, and Friendi.
Allocations
The 8-digit National Significant Number (NSN) ...
References
External links
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Telecommunications companies of Oman
Internet service providers of Oman
Telecommunications companies established in 1996
Omani brands
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