New telecom towers to boost services in Duqm

BUSINESS REPORTER

MUSCAT, Oct 3

Oman Tower Company (OTC) has started installing a number of telecommunication towers in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), aimed to enhancing the performance of the telecommunications network in the Zone and to keep pace with population and urban growth.

Eng Azzan bin Said al Hasani of SEZAD’s Public Utilities Department said the installation of 13 telecommunication towers has been approved at different locations in the Zone.

“The locations have been identified post conducting site visits by a team of specialists from the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the telecommunication service providers. These visits are aimed to study the possible ways to strengthen the telecommunications network in the Zone and prioritise the sites where the towers and fiber-optic network switches are installed. Oman Tower Company has started the construction of the first towers in Al Sa’ada neighbourhood,” Al Hasani said.

At the same time, Oman Broadband Company started connecting a number of fiber optic networks in the commercial district of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, in line with starting developing the road network in the new commercial district.

“The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones commends the cooperation accorded by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the service providers to strengthen the telecommunications network in SEZAD and provide 5G networks in the next phase to keep pace with the Zones requirements,” Al Hasani added.