Members' get together networking reception – details coming soon
Carrier Community (CC), a global telecom club established in 2008, is organizing its 8th annual global carrier community meeting (GCCM) on the 13th & 15th of November 2022 in Muscat. More than 600+ Club Members representing decision makers from 300+ Tier-1, Tier-2, and Tier-3 operators in 50+ countries will meet and network during the hybrid Middle East 2022 GCCM – OMAN.
During the event Carrier Members representing Voice, Data, SMS, Mobile, VAS, Cable, Satellite, Data Centers and other related sectors will enjoy full access to all meeting facilities, executive panels and knowledge sharing sessions, leisure activities as well as evening networking receptions.
The Submarine, Digital Cloud and Women in Tech Executive Panel & Knowledges Sharing Sessions are designed to help CC members address current industry challenges and come up with comprehensive solutions suitable for today’s rapidly evolving and agile environment.
Located in the modern community of Al Mouj, Muscat, and encompassing over six kilometers of stunning coastline, upscale award-winning Kempinski Hotel Muscat is an unparalleled luxury beach resort.
Kempinski White Glove Services has been implemented to ensure a healthy and safe environment for all guests and employees worldwide, at all times.
PCR Test can be arranged at the hotel.
Please, refer to Laith Alajmi <[email protected]>
Health and Safety of our member guests is our top priority hence we will provide a safe environment taking health and safety measures strictly in line with the local government requirements to properly and conveniently accommodate our attending members and friends.
The hotel features 310 comfortable rooms and suites, state-of-the-art meetings and events facilities, a business centre and an executive lounge. Eleven world-class restaurants and bars, consisting of two internationally award winning outlets, provide a remarkable dining experience.
Two swimming pools and a kids pool, a kids club and a tennis court, along with various outdoor and water sport activities will ensure to spend an exciting and adventurous time. The hotel leisure facilities also feature a luxurious spa and a fully equipped health club.
Discount link for our guests to book the rooms, please click here to view details and book. All rooms at special contingent price are subject to availability at time of booking. Limited rooms are available. LINK
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Based at Lago di Como in Italy, VSC provides strategic advisory services in M&A, Business Development & Media for the telecommunication industry. Over the last 25 years, Erik developed extensive expertise and deep domain knowledge working at major telecom companies. His international career includes senior & executive level positions. Over the years, Erik has been a regular speaker & moderator at major international telecom conferences.
Lay Khuan has been in Telecommunications industry for over 30 years; her experience ranges from being in the back end of Operations, Network Design and Development, Product and Process Development; Market and Partner Establishment to the front end of Sales and Marketing. She drives business results through active partner engagement for market expansion, product differentiation, and service development that meet customers requirement.
Pascal Pecci was born France in a city close to the Luxembourg border, in 1972. After his PhD in 2000, Pascal Pecci started working for Alcatel Research and Innovation on 40G transmission in optical fiber and had 2 world records transmission. After 9 years in R&D he joined the Product Line Management team to become a PLM of the Alcatel Lucent design tools for terrestrial networks. In 2013, Pascal Pecci joined the Submarine division of Alcatel-Lucent, where he defined the design rules for submarine and designed many advanced networks on Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He becomes a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. He wrote a chapter entitled “ULH submarine transmission” in “Undersea Fiber communication systems” book edited by José Chesnoy and had articles in recent Suboptic, OFC and ECOC. In 2018, he joined the submarine PLM team where he promoted the SDM1 by ASN solution all over the world in conferences and customers visits. After 3 years, he transitioned for the first time in the project team to act as Technical Chief Engineer on ASN submarine contracts.
When he’s not hiking or mountain biking, Bartek Drzewiczak — a Technical Program Manager in Google’s Submarine Cable Programs Team based in Switzerland — devotes his time to developing and deploying new submarine cable systems. He currently leads one of the new builds in the EMEAI region.
AMS-IX has appointed Onno Bos as sales director. Bos comes from a strong background in sales and has previously held positions at BT, GTS and TeliaSonera.
He leaves his position as senior sales manager at Liaison Technologies for the role, and will now be responsible for managing the AMS-IX sales team and guiding the company’s partner programme.
"His experience will be instrumental in helping us to further grow on a national and international level," said Cara Mascini, CMO at AMS-IX.
Bos holds a master in law from Leiden University in the Netherlands. "I’m honoured to join a market leader that operates in such a dynamic and international world," he said.
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Chanderhas Rana, Head - Business Development at Bankai Group, is a seasoned business leader with over 12 years of experience in Business Development, Strategic Account Management, Enterprise Sales and Bid management in the Global Telecom/Unified Communication/Cloud Communication/OTT/IOT domains. He is a keen observer of emerging Demographic and Technological trends in the Global Telecom, IT and Outsourcing Markets. He has worked with Network Infrastructure companies like Indus Tower, GTL Limited and Tulip Telecom. You can reach out to Chanderhas at LinkedIn.
Martin has enjoyed a varied career in the telecommunications as both a Consultant and Senior Manager at different times and he has much experience in Network and Internet services. Prior to joining Equinix he worked in Cyber-Security for some years with leading three-letter agencies worldwide.
Martin has worked at Equinix since 2011 as a subject matter expert in networking and latterly business development focused on peering and interconnection. Martin’s role promotes all forms of peering and interconnection, primarily leveraging Equinix products: operated and hosted Internet Exchanges, Cloud Exchange Fabric, dark fibre infrastructure and Metro Connect services
Martin has two grown-up children and four grand-children and lives in the New Forest, Hampshire UK with his wife and stepson.
Ewa has more than 7 years of experience working with various companies on their digital transformation journey. As a mathematics graduate, she started her professional career as a data analyst, working with major pharmaceutical companies in Poland. She moved into the IT space to work with customers on their challenges with enhancing customer experience and increasing sales, first in finance then in manufacturing. She has recently started her work in the telco industry, using her experience with a vast range of companies to help drive the Enterprise market forward.
Based in Amsterdam, Alan leads the global subsea engineering team responsible for network upgrade solutions. Acting as a key technical advisor both externally and internally, Alan has been involved with some of the largest subsea network upgrade projects. His responsibilities include providing technical leadership, identifying technical market trends and helping to drive innovation of subsea network upgrade solutions to provide value to the cable system owners.
Alan has over 20 years of experience in the optical networking industry, in various roles, including with Nortel and Ciena.
He holds a MSc in Astronomy, a PhD in Physics and an MBA.
LANCK Telecom offers global voice, messaging, and fraud protection services utilizing vast expertise and cutting edge know-how.
Founded in 2001, LANCK Telecom carries voice and SMS traffic worldwide on our own network of international gateways located in the USA, throughout Europe, the CIS, Africa, and Asia.
LANCK’s real-time fraud protection tools enable carriers to efficiently fight IRSF, PRS, robocalls, spamming, spoofing, SMiShing, and other types of fraud.
The list of LANCK’s partners includes over 1,500 companies worldwide.
“more than 160” is a professionals’ network led by Andreas S. Constantinides, dealing with business messaging and development.
With over 20 years of Telco experience, “more than 160” team uses its knowledge to bring companies together and establish new co-operations. The purpose is to assist in increasing market share by getting advantage of the latest industry trends.
Odine Solutions is a market leading Systems Integrator and an innovative Cloud PaaS/SaaS Service Provider to Tier 1-2 Communication Service Providers as well as Wholesale Voice/Data Aggregators across the globe.
Our PaaS (Platform as a Service) bundles ODINE, our suite of intelligent wholesale voice business management applications which provides flexible policy driven routing, route optimization, offer management, rating, billing, number portability, technical and business reporting & analytics, as well as dispute management, with best-of-breed SBC, TDM/SIP Interworking, and Transcoding services.
As a part of our end-to-end approach to providing Solutions for CSPs, we have a wide portfolio of solutions including IP Voice, EPC, IMS and VoLTE, Wi-Fi Offload, SD-WAN and vCPE, DPI/GiLAN, and many others, with a focus on next-generation NFV and SDN based architectures.
With regional offices in Istanbul, London, Miami, Dubai and Lahore, Odine Solutions’ geographical presence, experience, and cultural fluency bridges Americas, Europe, and Asia, while uniquely serving emerging markets across Africa.
Through comprehensive software and professional services, Odine Solutions seamlessly builds, manages and operates new voice signaling technology, multi-vendor equipment interoperability and multiple transmission technologies in carrier networks. Odine Solutions builds defenses essential to helping service providers detect and block external threats and operate their networks with committed SLAs. Odine Solutions has developed solutions sized and priced for the range of service providers, including smaller networks lacking solutions on the market.
Leveraging IP expertise revolutionizing service provider networks, Odine Solutions is simultaneously fueling major IP transformation underway in the enterprise for business customers. For both carriers and the businesses they serve, Odine Solutions is deploying innovative new services such as Hosted IP Centrex and Unified Communications, as well as IMS, Mobility and OTT services, unleashing high potential applications, particularly when combined with the smartphone and tablet revolution.
HORISEN is a product-oriented software company specialised in developing cutting-edge products for Telecom and Mobile Marketing. We develop software solutions for Mobile Operators, Voice & SMS Carriers, SMS Aggregators, OTTs and Enterprises of all sizes.
Our applications simplify, automate and accelerate their work and enable greater efficiency. We develop software solutions for telecom providers, carriers, SMS aggregators, mobile operators, OTTs and enterprises of all sizes.
Our software and business applications combine award-winning technology with 20+ years of SMS industry expertise and provide a secure environment to conduct business.
HORISEN's in-house developed products empower telecom service providers to run SMS wholesale business. Enterprises, besides running their own messaging business, can use our products to carry out mobile marketing activities to support their sales, both online and offline.
Our SMS Platform is a carrier-grade software solution built for SMS Wholesale business. It is a fully-equipped SMS trading platform for wholesale mobile operators. SMS Platform is a 100% carrier neutral, fully scalable cloud-based solution, truly designed to support end-to-end SMS hubbing business.
We won two prestigious awards at GCCM Awards in Berlin 2018, for the Best SMS Platform Provider and Best Innovative Application Provider.
Established in the UK in 2012, Internet Mobile Communications Ltd (“IMC”) is a FinTech and telecoms company trading as Bank of Telecom ®️. Bank of Telecom ®️ is the automated marketplace for telecom trade with over 1,900 Members including many major Tier1 carriers as well as hundreds of niche telecom suppliers, SMS Retailers and Aggregators. Bank of Telecom®️ allows the efficient trading, testing and ticketing of Voice and SMS traffic and other Value Added Services. Bank of Telecom®️ was recently awarded the GCCM Global Award as the World’s Best Telecoms Marketplace in Berlin in September 2021. www.bankoftelecom.com.
Alaris Labs is an innovative dynamically growing company focused on creating advanced solutions for telecom carriers and service providers. Our expertise is based on more than 10 year experience in the telecom market accumulated by our staff and is backed by extensive knowledge of the leading-edge technology and deep insight into clients’ needs. Alaris Labs has successfully developed and implemented more than 100 projects all over the world.
Alaris SMS Platform is a multifunctional platform (SMS application server) for comprehensive SMS traffic management. It integrates various modules, i.e. routing and billing ones, with the in-house switch on top of it.
Alaris inVoice solution offers an unprecedented combination of full featured billing, flexible routing and user-friendly business process automation tools.
Türk Telekom International is 100% owned by Türk Telekom and acts as its international business unit handling all international data and wholesale voice business functions. Türk Telekom International provides single account management and unified network operations over the entire Türk Telekom International network which includes 20 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, Middle East and the Caucasus, covering a full range of Internet/data services, infrastructure and wholesale voice services to incumbents, alternative carriers, mobile operators, cable TV companies, Internet service providers and corporate customers. Türk Telekom International offers premium quality telecommunication solutions in the form of: guaranteed SLA-s, local experts, dedicated staff, centralized end-to-end network management, trustworthy and reliable attitude, delivering on commitments, on-time delivery, tailor-made, scalable and cost-effective technical solutions and a proven management team with a full service portfolio. Covering over 40,000 km of fiber optic network and more than 150 interconnections worldwide TTI is one of the most important players for the global telecommunications industry. For more information, please visit www.turktelekomint.com
Enxoo is a provider of industry-specific digital transformation solutions built on Salesforce® technology. Since 2012, it has set itself apart as one of Salesforce ® ’s premier independent solution partners with deployments across much of Europe and Asia. Our mission is to provide a combination of tools and consulting services that enable our customers to excel - increasing revenue, shortening sales cycles and aligning cross-department goals. It’s the foundation that will support rapid business growth. The Enxoo for Communications solution is designed to help increase revenue and sales performance for telecommunications companies by streamlining the lead-to-cash process – specifically for wholesale operations.
Adding our accumulated experience and the constant pursuit of innovation and technology, Telecall is now synonymous with quality and efficiency. Reference in the telecommunications segment and combined with new concepts, we are a service provider that offers complete and intelligent solutions in telephony and internet business. Ensure the best service and the lowest fares in all mobility and security that Telecall only provides for you.
For more information, please visit www.telecall.com
Brilliant Telecom is the communications provider enabling Telecom operators worldwide to focus on their core strategies, performance, and growth.
We carve out and outsource the non-core International Voice & SMS business of telecom operators, boosting profits through the economy of scale.
Brilliant Telecom represents a group founded in 2006 with USD 100+ million in revenues, delivering over 5 billion minutes in 2020, present in 15 countries and serving over 1,000 operators.
Brilliant Telecom carries millions of minutes of traffic to almost any Mobile Network worldwide.
Contact us:
www.br-tel.com
Bankai Group is a globally recognized leader in the ICT and Telecom services sector, offering Wholesale and Retail Voice and Telecom Technology business. Over the last three decades, it has been instrumental in providing Voice and SMS Carrier Solutions with exceptional competence in IP interconnects. The company has exclusive traffic arrangements with enterprise customers, MNOs, MVNOs, and more to provide multi-service level offerings and the highest quality of wholesale carrier services. Our A2P Platform has a scalable interface and easy to integrate on any existing API/SMPP solutions. We have over 127 + Directs Termination and various exclusive termination contracts to make us a preferred SMS Termination partner.
Other services include an Automated Carrier Platform for online trading and settlement of Voice and Unified Communications, Fraud Management, Revenue Management, and Network Switching Solutions and Digital Financial Solutions.
For more information, please visit: www.bankaigroup.com
DIGITALK is a trusted vendor of Consumer, Carrier and Mobile platforms and applications to fixed and mobile communications service providers worldwide. Carrier Cloud is a high availability, unlimited capacity platform managed through a fully integrated suite of components, including automated rate processing, route optimisation, billing and bilateral agreements.By increasing efficiency through automation and reducing risk through real-time monitoring and analytics, Carrier Cloud drives down costs and increases service profitability. Launch rapidly and grow flexibly by visiting http://www.digitalk.com/carrier/.
We are Qoolize LLC, founded in Istanbul, Turkey. A gathered group within young and active business & technology consciousness.In this path that we are willing to create remarkable impact, we builded a wise and a successful team on its own fields by the knowledge of new technology streams’ speed and sustainability requirements.
As Qoolize LLC, we are providing International Voice and SMS Services as well as Value Added Services to our partners’ interest and we are determined to expand our technology aspects.
If you want to know more about us and meet with our experienced team, you are most welcome to our booth.
EXATEL is a leading Polish operator with a global reach, as well as a cyber and ICT services provider founded in 2004. EXATEL operates one of the largest fiber-optic networks in Poland (20 000 km) and develops solutions for business, numerous operators and public sector.
The company has a direct connection with the 265 largest national and 135 foreign operators, allowing for the transfer of data as well as the transit and termination of voice traffic routed through Central Europe. With the shortest optical connection between the strategic European Internet Exchange Points in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Moscow, Kiev and Praha.
EXATEL cooperates with reliable, appropriately certified and loyal partners specializing in specific fields of ICT providing its customers customized technology solutions suited to their individual needs.
China Telecom Global Limited (“CTG”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation Limited. Headquartered in Hong Kong, CTG connects the Asia Pacific region and the world, and extended its presence in emerging markets such as Africa and the Middle East. CTG provides customized and cost-effective integrated communications solutions and diversified telecom services to cater to customers' needs. Its services include internet direct access, internet transit, data services, broadband, unified communications, internet data center, cloud computing, ICT services, fixed and mobile voice and value added services, professional services and industry solutions, telecom operation consultancy and service outsourcing.
For more information, please visit www.chinatelecomglobal.com
Data Access Solutions Inc. is a Toronto, based company which was formed as a wholesale provider of International Voice over IP (VoIP) services. A unique blend of diverse skills and experience forms the unmatchable core of our company.Through our owned and operated state-of-art equipments in Toronto and with cooperation of our worldwide partners, we offer termination services to over 150 countries worldwide.Data Access Solutions is one of the first companies deploying the new generation Mera VoIP Transit Softswitch ll (MVTS ll) at its facilities located at 151 Front Street, Toronto, as core of its network to ensure high performance and reliability for each and every call Key benefits are: Support of SIP, H.323 and their Variants Advanced Transcoding Capabilities Accurate billing through its Oracle Database. For more information, please visit www.dataaccessvoip.com
All Time Telecom LLC is an international telecommunication company ,established in 2008. Our main aim is to integrate and manage voice calling between people. We started our business as a Call Shop company since 2008 and extended it by setting up our own termination(gateways) in some African and Middle East countries according to market targets.
In 2011, we expanded our business and established our wholesale carrier business under the name of All Time Telecom LLC.
Currently we have our own termination (gateways) with high capacities for different destinations.
Besides, we are interconnected with many direct providers worldwide and are able to provide our partners with a vast variety range of destinations and service levels.
Being in VoIP market more than 13 years ATT always keep offering to its customers stable quality, professional 24/7 support, financial flexibility. Friendly atmosphere and loyal attitude will help you to trust us as you can trust yourself.
Web: www.alltimetelecom.net email: [email protected]
iBASIS is the leading communications solutions provider enabling operators and digital players worldwide to perform and transform. Powered by Tofane Global, iBASIS is the first independent communications specialist, ranking second largest global wholesale voice operator and Top 3 LTE IPX vendor with 700+ LTE destinations. iBASIS today serves 1,000+ customers across 18 offices worldwide.
After Tofane’s acquisition of the Altice Europe N.V. international voice carrier business in France, Portugal and the Dominican Republic in 2018 and iBASIS in 2019, the company continues to accelerate its consolidation strategy with the acquisition of NOS International Carrier Services in Portugal, boosting its scale in voice, mobile, and SMS/A2P services worldwide.
iBASIS provides a complete portfolio of global communications: voice, anti-fraud, mobile data, VAS roaming services, 5G, SMS/A2P, IoT/eSIM and CPaaS, while ensuring cost-effective, scalable and secure connectivity.
For more information, please visit www.iBASIS.com.
Dial Telecommunications (DialTel) is an international telecommunications company, established in 2013, that provides telecommunications services and solutions, including Voice over IP (VoIP) and Short Message Services (SMS), to retail and wholesale operators and resellers.
DialTel provides high quality voice and SMS termination to African, Middle Eastern, European, CIS and Asian countries, and has its own direct voice and SMS terminations in key African, Middle Eastern and CIS countries. DialTel has around 400 interconnections worldwide, including Tier 1, Tier 2 telecommunications companies, operators, calling card companies, etc. The direct termination network, the worldwide interconnections and the highly experienced staff enable DialTel to service around 100 million minutes of VoIP traffic and around 6 million SMS per month.
DialTel highly values customer satisfaction of its partners and consumers. To that end, the highly skilled and dedicated support team of DialTel monitors services on constant 24/7 basis, eliminating any issues instantly. DialTel encourages its customers to get in touch regarding any issue and appreciates every feedback received.
For more information, please visit www.dialtel.net .
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company. We interconnect industry-leading organizations in finance, manufacturing, mobility, transportation, government, healthcare and education across a cloud-first world.
Founded in Silicon Valley in 1998 as a vendor-neutral multitenant data center provider where competing networks could securely connect and share data traffic, we chose a name that reflected our company’s focus on EQUality, Neutrality and Internet eXchange—Equinix. And we began building the global platform our customers would need to make digital business happen: Platform Equinix®.
Today our 220+data centers in 60+ markets on five continents connect enterprises, networks, services and innovators from Mumbai to Dublin, Singapore to Chicago, and Helsinki to San José. Digital leaders worldwide harness our trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success.
Thousands of leading enterprises have a presence in our global data centers, putting new opportunities with service providers, partners and customers within easy reach. Whether you’re building a history-making product, blazing an industry-first business model or pioneering a new way to collaborate globally, Equinix provides the global reach, the rich ecosystem and the service excellence today’s enterprises need to compete and win. TO learn more about the services, please click here: https://www.equinix.com/services
UNICORN COMMUNICATIONS has been an active telecom player in the wholesale and retail voice industry since 2014. We are a team of innovative telecom professionals with the aim to move ahead with the change and modernization in the Telecommunications industry. Along with wholesale & retail voice, we are also focusing on SMS,SD WAN , SURVEILLANCE, Mobile Applications, and other VAS like IPTV.
Since Go Mobit’s initiation in 2019, we have meticulously designed and aligned our operations to fulfill our mission of providing top quality communication services to global clients and vendor. We are interconnected with multiple international Tier 1 telecom operators, and are proud to provide stable traffic for Voice and SMS. Our business model focuses on robust and scalable solutions that adhere to best industry practices, allowing us to deliver the finest services to our customers and continue to build long-lasting partnerships and unwavering trust.
Go Mobit is the epitome of excellent service and customer relations, with dedicated teams that are available 24/7 to cater to every business requirement.
Visit our website gomobit.com to find out more about how we can help you reach your potential. Or email us at [email protected]
Baway is a wholesale carrier services provider in the market since 1997.
Leveraging our wide experience in VoIP, we have expanded our portfolio by entering the SMS business lately.
At Baway, we believe that fundamental values still matter in our computer-dominated society. Our values define us as individuals, and as a company. They influence the way we work with each other – and the way we interact with our customers.
Baway is committed to generate benefits thru developing fare commercial relations and stable business opportunities in a very competitive Industry.
Stuck to the basic principle behind “win-win” strategy we give value to receive value. We do not put our profit above all else, we are strong believers that only together we can win. The math is simple: if our customers are happy, we are happy too.
Omantel Wholesale is the international and domestic wholesale arm of Oman Telecommunications Company S.A.O.G. (Omantel), the first and leading integrated telecommunications service provider in Oman. Founded in 1970, Omantel is a joint-stock company listed in Muscat Securities Market and is 51% owned by Oman Investment Fund (OIF), a wholly owned investment arm of the Omani government.
The company has laid the groundwork for telecommunications and technological advancement in the country and it continues to invest heavily within its own borders and abroad. As a result, Omantel has acquired a controlling stake in Kuwaiti Mobile Telecommunications Company (Zain Group) last year, making Omantel the third largest telecom group in the MENA region.
Omantel Wholesale capitalizes on ultra-low latency networks to enable innovation and digital transformation globally, utilizing Oman’s geographic advantage at the absolute nexus of the east, west, north, and south to enable its customers and partners to deliver their services with the best possible end-user experience.
Omantel finds the simplest and easiest way for its partners to access some of the most challenging and high-growth markets in the world. Its business is about being open and easy to work with so that its partners can take full advantage of its global infrastructure and unique geographic position. It has investments in 20+ submarine cable systems and offers direct and rapid access to the developed markets of Europe, Asiaand North America as well as unique destinations like Iran, Pakistan and Yemen. When partners choose Omantel, they gain simple, trusted and high-performance connectivity.
Visitors to Oman must obtain a visa prior to travel unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to visit Oman:
• Bahrain
• Kuwait
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates
eVisa
Citizens of the following 71 countries and territories, may obtain a single or multiple entry eVisa on this site https://evisa.rop.gov.om/:
European Union - All European Union citizens
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Ecuador
Hong Kong
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Macau
Malaysia
Moldova
Monaco
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Paraguay
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Suriname
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Vatican City
Venezuela
Conditional eVisa
Citizens of the listed below 25 countries (including their spouses and children of another nationality) can apply for a conditional eVisa on this site: https://evisa.rop.gov.om/. To obtain an online eVisa they need to have a valid Schengen Visa, a valid visa from Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, or the United States, or a residence permit from one of the listed countries.
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Costa Rica
Cuba
El Salvador
Georgia
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Maldives
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
If you require assistance and are a Citizen of any other country not listed above please contact our event team for further details at: [email protected] to assist you further. A visa application fee will apply.
* Please note that we don't take any liability for the provided information. In order to get more information please contact the Embassy of Oman or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in your country.
WHAT TO DO IN MUSCAT ?
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque – Muscat’s most magnificent religious building and the only mosque in Oman to open its doors to tourists, the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is one of the city’s most popular attractions. Built in the Ghubrah suburb back in 2001, the landmark building is an impressive feat of contemporary Islamic architecture and one of the largest mosques in the Gulf, with the 40,000-square-meter grounds able to accommodate an incredible 20,000 worshippers at one time. The mosque is open from 8:00 am to 11:00 am for non-Muslims every day except Friday. Men and women must dress conservatively in long trousers and covered shoulders. Women must also cover their hair.
www.sultanqaboosgrandmosque.com
Nizwa – the largest city in Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about 140 km (1.5 hours) from Muscat. The population is estimated at around 72,000 people, including the two areas of Burkat Al Mooz and Al-Jabel Al-Akhdar.
Nizwa is one of the oldest cities in Oman and it was once a center of trade, religion, education, and art. Its Jama (grand mosque) was formerly a center for Islamic learning. The birthplace of Younis Al-Riyami, Nizwa acquired its importance because it has been an important meeting point at the base of the Western Hajar Mountains.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/AttractionProductReview-g3181692-d14042020-Nizwa_Bahla_and_Jabrin_fort_tours_and_sightseeing-Seeb_Muscat_Governorate.html
Royal Opera House Muscat – Oman’s premier venue for musical arts and culture. The opera house is located in the Shati Al-Qurm district of Muscat on Sultan Qaboos Street. Built on the royal orders of Sultan Qaboos of Oman, the Royal Opera House reflects unique contemporary Omani architecture and has a capacity to accommodate a maximum of 1,100 people. The opera house complex consists of a concert theatre, auditorium, formal landscaped gardens, cultural market with retail, luxury restaurants and an art center for musical, theatrical and operatic productions.
https://www.rohmuscat.org.om/en/Pages/default.aspx
Bait Al Zubair – Bait Al Zubair is a cultural foundation that was originally a private museum that opened its doors to the public in 1998. Bait Al Zubair Museum is located in the old city of Muscat. It displays and houses some of the greatest Omani artifacts and collectibles, including a group of conventional weapons, jewelry, clothing, household items and some old models representing Omani rural and urban environments. It was funded by the Al Zubair family. The museum’s collection of artifacts and displays is considered as the finest that is privately owned.
https://www.baitalzubair.com/
Wadi Al Abriyeen – Located in the Al Sharqiyah region. Wadi Al Arbaeen or Wadi Al Arabieen, is one of the most beautiful wadis in Oman. It features four villages on the side of both of its banks. These villages are famous for planting palm trees, bananas, mango, and lemon trees. This wadi has several freshwater pools, waterfalls, lakes, and rocky areas.
https://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/oman/articles/beautiful-wadis-oman/
Museum of Illusions – Enter the fascinating world of illusion which will trick your confidence in senses, but amaze you by doing it; the world that will confuse you completely. The Museum of Illusion in Oman brings you a space suitable both for social and entertaining tours into the world of illusions which has delighted all generations. It’s a perfect place for new experiences and fun. Amusing and awesome tricks will teach you about vision, perception, the human brain, and science so it will be easier to perceive why your eyes see things that your brain can not understand.
http://museumofillusions.om/
Mutrah Souq – Al Dhalam (Darkness in Arabic) Souq is the local name for the Muttrah Souq. The Muttrah Souq is perhaps one of the oldest marketplaces in the Arab world. It is located adjacent to the harbor of the port of Muscat and has seen immense trade in the age of sail, being strategically located on the way to India and China. It has been named after darkness because of the crowded stalls and lanes where the sunrays do not infiltrate during the day and the shoppers need lamps to know their destinations.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/oman/muscat/attractions/mutrah-souq/a/poi-sig/451865/361117
Qurum Beach – This beach lies in the AlQurm Area in the heart of Muscat and extends over a large area. A number of large hotel chains are built next to it, such as Hotel Muscat InterContinental and Crowne Plaza. This beach is considered one of the busiest in Muscat due to its location near shopping centers and restaurants. Walking enthusiasts can enjoy the boardwalk along the beach and then rest on the numerous chairs and umbrellas that dot the beach.
https://www.bigbustours.com/en/muscat/muscat-landmarks-qurum-beach/
INTERNET
Free WiFI is widely available in all coffee shops, restaurants, malls, etc. But you need a local sim card for that since you will need to receive a code by SMS to log in. You had no option to choose different numbers than a local Omani phone number.
SECURITY
Most visits to Oman are trouble-free.
You should maintain a high level of security awareness and take care in public places and on the roads. Avoid large crowds and demonstrations.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/oman
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