MUSCAT: The total number of mobile service subscriptions in Oman increased by 9.6 per cent, reaching 8,009,723 subscriptions compared to 7,307,140 during the same period in 2024, according to the latest data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The data indicated that prepaid mobile subscriptions accounted for the largest share of the total, reaching 5,152,342 subscriptions by the end of November 2025, recording a growth of 2.0 per cent compared to the same period last year. Postpaid mobile subscriptions rose by 1.8 per cent to reach 1,268,345. Notably, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Internet of Things subscriptions recorded a significant surge of 57.5 per cent, totalling 1,589,036 subscriptions.
Regarding fixed communication services, the total number of fixed broadband Internet subscriptions reached 597,114 by the end of November 2025, an increase of 3 per cent compared to the same period in 2024. Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology subscriptions rose by 10.8 per cent to 354,014. Fixed 5G subscriptions saw a slight growth of 1 per cent, while fixed 4G subscriptions declined by 54.5 per cent and ADSL subscriptions dropped by 36.1 per cent.
Furthermore, the data showed that the total number of fixed telephone lines reached 411,065, a 1-per cent increase from the previous year. Meanwhile, international Internet bandwidth capacity expanded by 14.8 per cent to reach 4,102,219 Mbps by the end of November 2025. - ONA
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