Ooredoo Oman (formerly Nawras) is an Omani telecommunications company owned by

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(formerly the Qtel Group). It is the Sultanate's first privately owned telecommunications company and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 58 million customers as of 31 December 2023. It sells voice and data services over, among others, 2.75G, 3G+, 4G, 5G and Fiber. Since 2010, it has been listed at the

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, and is the fourth largest telecom company by market capitalisation.

History

Founded in 2004, the company sells landline voice and internet. It also has prepaid and post-paid mobile phone plans, and mobile internet service. The home broadband and voice was handled by WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) technology but is being switched to

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. Ooredoo was first to deploy 3G+ and is the only operator to deploy WiMAX commercially in Oman. The company also sells WiFi products for cafés, restaurants, hotels and schools. Ooredoo has set up the largest public Wi-Fi zone in Oman, OoredooWiFi in the Muscat Grand Mall. In 2015, they installed a

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network across Oman. Ooredoo has won the award for Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in Oman 2022. The event was organized by the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) at the Annual Conference and Investor Relations Awards Ceremony in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The accolade recognizes the company's effective relations with its shareholders, analysts, and other stakeholders within the investment community. Ooredoo has been named the Most Innovative Digitally Transformed Telecom Company – Oman 2023 at the Global Business Outlook (GBO) Awards.

References

External links

Official website
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Telecommunications companies of Oman Telecommunications companies established in 2004 2004 establishments in Oman Companies based in Muscat, Oman