Muscat: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is holding a press meet to review 2023 performance and plans ahead.

HIGHLIGHTS

Telecommunications sector statistics show an increase in mobile phone subscriptions in the Sultanate of Oman during the year 2023 by 3 percent, in mobile broadband by 5 percent, in fixed telephone by 3 percent, and in fixed broadband by 5 percent.

Plans to transfer all low speed ASDL subscribers to fibre network

The most prominent projects completed during the past year were the controls for investment in the infrastructure of fiber optic networks, the requirements for preparing an emergency management plan in the telecommunications sector, and the issuance of controls for public auction procedures for mobile phone numbers.

During the current year, the Authority is focusing on improving telecommunications services for the sectors of education, health, tourism, industry, transportation, environmental sustainability for the telecommunications and postal sectors, and innovation, scientific research, and development in the field of communications.

TRA completes launch of the early warning system in the coastal states in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority

The number of postal companies increased by 31 percent, to 63 in 2023, and the total number of workers on permanent contracts there is 1,676

The total revenues of companies licensed in the postal sector in the Sultanate reached about 20.6 million Omani riyals by the end of 2023, an increase of 14 percent compared to 2022.

Starlink Muscat gets license to provide communication services using satellite systems

Revenues up 12% in 2023, 100% of schools have Internet and Omanisation rate is 94%

Omantel: More than 90% of Internet content is local through its direct connection to content providers and local CDNs, and the launch of the Voice over WIFI service.

Awasr: Inauguration of the Omani Internet Exchange, linking leading institutions in the industry, networks, data centers and cloud services in the Middle East and beyond.

Ooredoo: launching new data centers at the global level in Suhar, Salalah and Barka, and a communications center to serve customers with hearing disabilities.

Vodafone: 50% growth rate in the subscriber base, and can be used in 29 countries with the local tariff