Awasr holds a Class 1 license to build its own fibre-optic network (Source).
Oman
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Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.
About
Founded (licensed) in 2012 and launched commercial operations in March 2016, positioning itself as Oman's first specialised broadband ISP with a pure fibre-optic network. In 2018, Oman National Investments Development Company ("Tanmia") acquired a 32% stake in Awasr to support its network expansion. In 2023, Awasr co-launched Oman-IX, a national internet exchange, with AMS-IX and Alliance Networks. Awasr is both an ISP and Network Operator, selling broadband directly to residential and business customers and holding a Class 1 license to build its own fibre-optic network (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source)
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
Awasr is not retail-only; it builds its own network infrastructure (holds Class 1 license to build fibre-optic network) (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
Awasr is not wholesale-only; it also sells retail broadband services to end users (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
Awasr serves both residential and business customers (Source).