Telecom Subscriptions

This dataset covers the data on the number of telephone and broadband subscriptions and their penetration rates (both fixed and mobile) in the Sultanate of Oman.

Dataset Description

Source	Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
Time period covered	2010 to 2021.
Frequency of update	Yearly.

Metadata

Field	Description
Year	The year in the format of YYYY.
Fixed Telephone Subs	The number of fixed telephone subscriptions in Oman.
Fixed Telephone Penetration	The penetration rate of fixed telephone subscriptions per household in Oman as a percentage. The TRA relies on data from the NCSI for determining the number of households in Oman.
Fixed Broadband Subs	The number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Oman.
Fixed Broadband Penetration	The penetration rate of fixed broadband subscriptions per household in Oman as a percentage. The TRA relies on data from the NCSI for determining the number of households in Oman.
Mobile Telephone Subs	The number of mobile telephone subscriptions in Oman.
Mobile Telephone Penetration	The penetration rate of mobile telephone subscriptions per inhabitant in Oman as a percentage.
Mobile Broadband Subs	The number of mobile broadband subscriptions in Oman. This includes handset-based and computer-based subscriptions.
Mobile Broadband Penetration	The penetration rate of mobile broadband subscriptions per inhabitant in Oman as a percentage.

For further details on the technical meaning of these fields, please refer to this ITU Handbook.

Data

Year	Fixed Telephone Subs	Fixed Telephone Penetration	Fixed Broadband Subs	Fixed Broadband Penetration	Mobile Telephone Subs	Mobile Telephone Penetration	Mobile Broadband Subs	Mobile Broadband Penetration
2,010	283941	71.00	52,630	13.00	4,606,133	166.00	734,091	26.00
2,011	287323	71.00	78,217	19.00	4,809,248	173.00	1,076,254	39.00
2,012	304545	76.00	113,324	28.00	5,277,591	160.00	1,646,098	59.00
2,013	351411	87.00	154,290	38.00	5,617,426	155.00	2,443,296	67.00
2,014	375196	93.00	177,063	44.00	6,194,169	155.00	2,893,561	72.00
2,015	434932	76.00	233,193	41.00	6,646,674	154.00	3,253,949	76.00
2,016	422518	73.00	266,983	46.00	6,866,260	151.00	3,937,861	87.00
2,017	509756	87.00	348,926	60.00	6,943,910	152.00	4,351,583	95.00
2,018	560326	95.80	422,035	72.20	6,440,889	141.20	4,113,348	90.20
2,019	592196	89.50	473,070	71.50	6,383,458	138.20	5,038,782	109.10
2,020	594550	84.70	508,949	72.50	6,276,535	140.40	5,385,553	120.50
2,021	572166	81.47	524,518	74.70	6,115,537	136.80	5,097,547	114.00
Year	Fixed Telephone Subs	Fixed Telephone Penetration	Fixed Broadband Subs	Fixed Broadband Penetration	Mobile Telephone Subs	Mobile Telephone Penetration	Mobile Broadband Subs	Mobile Broadband Penetration

Vizualisation

Telecom Penetration Rates

Notes

This data was collected from the open data files of the TRA as well as information individually collected from the reports section of the TRA’s website.