Department of Information Technology, Industrial Link Committee planned and organized an industrial visit to Omantel, Sufalat Ibra on 9-10-2018.
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. Omantel has established itself as a major international hub, with currently 10 submarine cables landing in Oman, e.g. TWA, EIG, PLAG, Falcon, EPEG, SMW-3, Mena, POI, OMRAN, GBI and BBG.
In 2015 it announced a project that will implement FTTH technology in the country. The same year, it won an award for its human resources standard of quality.
12 students accompanied by 2 staffs were the participants in the visit. IT Students interacted with the skillful workmen in omantel and understood the basic networking and telecommunications service, networking structures of omantel in the real time.