Equinix MC1
Equinix MC1 is the first world-class, carrier-neutral hub in Oman where carriers, content providers and cloud providers can colocate critical IT infrastructure.
There are now three broadband service providers in Oman, including Omantel, Ooredoo Oman and Awasr. And there are now five mobile operators in Oman, including Omantel, Ooredoo Oman, FRiENDi, Renna Mobile, Redbull Mobile, the latter three are Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs).
Sama Telecommunications (Samatel) launched MVNO service in Oman in August 2010, obtained Class I International Gateway license in 2011. In February 2015, Smatel was rebranded and reluanched its MVNO service as TeO (Integrated Telecommunications Oman, or Telecom Oman), and acquired the country's first MVNO, Renna Mobile, in June 2016.
Omantel operates the following submarine cable landing stations: Khasab Cable Landing Station, for FALCON and OMRAN/EPEG. Equinix MC1 is the first world-class, carrier-neutral hub in Oman, being a joint venture between Equinix and Omantel, fully operated by Equinix independently from Omantel.
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