MUSCAT, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The number of mobile phone lines in Oman grew to reach 6,601,883 by the end of last May, up 2.5 percent from the end of 2018, according to latest official statistics on Tuesday.
Pre-paid lines came on top with 5,866,567 lines, up 2.4 percent compared with the end of last year, said Oman's National Center for Statistics & Information.
Lines used by the major operators Omantel and Ooredoo was 5,090,483, while those by re-sale companies such as Firendi And Rana were 776,084, NCSI said in a statement.
Land lines in the Sultanate went up by the end of May 2019 to reach 574,627, up 2.6 percent compared with the end of 2018.
Oman, with a population of about 2 million, implemented the use of 5G technology last year in eight different locations nationwide, mostly through Omantel via the Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
