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    • Oman’s Mobile Telecommunications Subscriptions Reach 8.4 Million by End-July 2026

    By on September 8, 2026
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    Muscat (ONA): The total number of mobile telecommunications subscriptions in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 1% by the end of July 2026, reaching 8,435,420 subscriptions, compared with the end of July 2025, according to the latest data issued by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

    The data showed that active postpaid mobile subscriptions increased by 6.8% to reach 1,326,014 subscriptions, while active prepaid mobile subscriptions decreased by 2.6% to 5,394,199 subscriptions. Subscriptions to Internet of Things (IoT) machine-to-machine (M2M) services recorded growth of 9.3%, reaching 1,715,207 subscriptions by the end of July 2026.

    In terms of fixed internet technologies, Fiber-to-the-Home/Building (FTTH/B) subscriptions increased by 6.4% to reach 366,686 subscriptions by the end of July 2026.

    In contrast, Fixed 5G subscriptions declined by 3.6% to 209,796 subscriptions, while Fixed 4G subscriptions fell by 69.1% to 5,333 subscriptions. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) subscriptions decreased by 21.4% to 8,677 subscriptions, while satellite broadband subscriptions recorded the highest growth rate among fixed internet technologies, rising by 148.1% to 1,871 subscriptions.

    The total number of active fixed telephone subscriptions also increased by 0.5% to reach 441,306 subscriptions by the end of July 2026. International internet bandwidth capacity increased by 31.8%, reaching 5,382,003 megabits per second (Mbps) by the end of July 2026.

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