MUSCAT – Statistics show that the total number of mobile service subscriptions by the end of July 2025 reached 8,153,859, marking a 15.5 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Active postpaid mobile subscriptions increased by 3.3 percent to reach 1,241,626, while prepaid subscriptions rose by 4.9 percent to 5,342,870.
Internet of Things (IoT) subscriptions achieved exceptional growth of 105 percent, reaching 1,569,363 subscriptions by the end of July 2025.
Internet services also witnessed significant development, with the number of active mobile broadband subscriptions rising to 5,595,686, while fixed broadband subscriptions increased by 2.9 percent to reach 591,972.
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Statistics also show that fibre optic subscriptions grew by 11.2 percent to reach 344,505 subscriptions. Fixed 5G subscriptions also rose by 1.8 percent to reach 217,657 subscriptions by the end of July 2025.
Meanwhile, fixed 4G subscriptions declined by 41.2 percent to reach 17,261 subscriptions.
Digital subscriber line (DSL) subscriptions also decreased by 47.5 percent to 11,036, while satellite subscriptions increased by 13 percent to 754.
Other subscriptions (including Internet via power lines, Ethernet, and leased Internet lines) decreased by 11.9 percent to 759 by the end of July 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
