MAP > Internet Providers in Oman

Oman has been establishing a progressive mobile sector that has substantial coverage of 4G LTE and the 3G networks. While important 5G growth has not been expected until the year 2020, there have been some trials already conducted. The mobile broadband subscriptions have been on the growing path, and two major mobile operators, namely Omantel and Ooredoo Oman have competed, and this is partly due to the rise of the MVNOs. The third mobile network operator license was up for the tender throughout the year 2017, and four operators showed interest in the bidding for this license.

But, in the year 2017 on October, the government announced that the tender process had been canceled. There were reports that this license would later get awarded to the local consortium instead. Recently, we have seen a renewed push towards enhancing the fixed broadband infrastructure for this country, and this is especially the fiber-based networks. Fiber optic service provider, by the name Asawr, got to be partially acquired in the early 2018m and this is going to allow for the fresh investment in its own high-speed network. In line with its National Broadband strategy, the Oman Broadband Company hopes to be able to have all the homes as well as business connected to the National broadband infrastructure by the year 2040.

This country has been positioned to be the technology hub in the Middle East as it has been located between Europe, Asia and Africa and it has access to various submarine cable systems. For the various seasons, Equinix, among the largest data centers globally in the world selected to be able to partner with the Omantel in the mid-2018 and jointly build the new data center in this country. Some of the companies mentioned in this report include Oman Telecommunications Company, Oman Mobile, Awasr-Oman, Ooredoo Oman, FRiENDi, Majan Telecom, and Integrated Telecommunications Oman.

Some of the key developments in this report include:
• VoIP subscriptions have been on the rise in this country.
• A third mobile network operator licenses up for tender in Oman in the year 2017 that was later on canceled.
• Mobile sector in this country had become very competitive in recent years, and this is largely due to both markets becoming very saturated and the rise of the MVNOs.
• Oman has been demonstrating progress in both the fixed as well as mobile telecoms.