17/09/2025 03:32 AST

The latest data from the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) shows that Oman's telecommunications sector continued to achieve remarkable growth rates by the end of July 2025.

The statistics reveal that the total number of mobile service subscriptions reached 8,153,859 by the end of July 2025, a 15.5% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

Postpaid mobile subscriptions increased by 3.3% to 1,241,626, while prepaid subscriptions rose by 4.9% to 5,342,870.

Internet of Things (IoT) subscriptions saw exceptional growth of 105%, reaching 1,569,363.

As for internet services, mobile broadband subscriptions rose to 5,595,686, while fixed broadband subscriptions increased by 2.9% to 591,972.

Fiber optic subscriptions grew by 11.2% to 344,505 and fixed 5G subscriptions increased by 1.8% to 217,657.

In contrast, subscriptions for some older technologies declined as fixed 4G subscriptions dropped by 41.2% to 17,261 and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) subscriptions fell by 47.5% to 11,036.

Satellite subscriptions, however, increased by 13% to 754.

Meanwhile, other subscriptions (including internet over power lines, Ethernet, and leased lines) decreased by 11.9% to 759 by the end of July 2025.


Times of Oman

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