omantel.omOmantel is one of Oman’s most important telecommunications and digital infrastructure companies, with a service portfolio that extends far beyond traditional web hosting. Oman Telecommunications Company SAOG was incorporated in
1999, while its telecommunications roots go back to
1980, when the General Telecommunications Organisation was established. The company became publicly listed in 2005 and continues to have strong government ownership through United International Telecommunications Investment and Projects LLC, which holds 51% and is wholly owned by the Oman Investment Authority.
Omantel combines telecommunications, connectivity, cloud computing, data centers, cybersecurity, managed IT and business software under a large national infrastructure operation. Its hosting-related portfolio includes
Web Hosting, Domain Registration, VPS, Cloud Computing, Colocation, Data Center Services, Hosted Email, SaaS and Managed ICT services. This makes it more suitable for businesses wanting an integrated telecommunications and IT provider than for customers simply looking for inexpensive standalone shared hosting.
Smaller businesses can obtain hosting through the
A'amali+ service. This package combines fixed business broadband with an
.om domain, 1 GB web hosting space, 200 MB email storage, 50 GB traffic, one Microsoft SQL database, one MySQL database and one website or subdomain. Marketing SMS and Mobile PBX services are also included, creating a broader communications package rather than a simple hosting subscription.
The
Lana package follows a similar structure for nonprofit organizations in Oman. It includes 100 Mbps broadband, an .om domain, 1 GB hosting, five email accounts, 200 MB email storage, 50 GB traffic, one MSSQL database and one MySQL database, together with Marketing SMS and Mobile PBX.
For customers needing server-level access, Omantel provides
Virtual Private Servers with
root access, configurable CPU, RAM and storage resources, operating system options, console access and remote start, stop and reboot functions. VPS customers can therefore manage workloads with considerably more flexibility than with the bundled web-hosting products.
The more advanced part of the infrastructure portfolio is
National Cloud, a locally hosted cloud platform with more than 30 services. Available technologies include Elastic Cloud Servers, GPU Cloud Servers, containers, serverless computing, image management, auto scaling, managed MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, Redis, object storage, block storage, scalable file services, backup and recovery, DNS, load balancing, VPC networking, elastic IP addressing, VPN, NAT, Direct Connect and migration services.
National Cloud also integrates security services such as
Anti-DDoS protection, Web Application Firewall, host security, bastion-host access and centralized security management. Its architecture is especially useful for government organizations, regulated businesses and enterprises requiring workloads and information to remain inside Oman.
Cloud Backup and Recovery adds automated protection for compute, storage and related cloud resources, while Omantel’s wider ICT portfolio includes managed security and monitoring services. The company also provides
Microsoft 365, including Exchange email, Teams, OneDrive and Office applications, and
SAP Business One for SMEs requiring integrated business management software.
Hosting, domain and cloud services now sit within a wider ICT structure involving Otech and wholly owned
Oman Data Park (omandatapark.om). Oman Data Park became fully owned by Omantel through acquisitions completed during
2018-2019, significantly strengthening the group’s managed cloud and data-center capabilities.
The website is available in
English and Arabic, matching the company’s strong domestic focus. Service prices are primarily quoted in
Omani Rial (OMR), normally with 5% VAT added where applicable.
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Pinky BellPinky Bell Technologies LLC is a Muscat-based web technology company operating in Oman since
2007, with more than 18 years of experience in web development and related online services. Its activities extend well beyond traditional hosting and include website design and development, domain registration, SEO, website maintenance, e-commerce development, payment-gateway integration, WordPress and WooCommerce development, content writing, and shipping or ERP integrations. The company has worked with customers in Oman as well as international markets including the USA, UK, Canada, UAE, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Algeria, Australia, and India. LinkedIn places the organization in the 11–50 employee range.
Hosting services focus primarily on
managed web hosting and business email hosting rather than an extensive catalog of conventional shared hosting, VPS, and dedicated-server packages. This approach fits businesses that prefer the technical side of their website and email infrastructure to be handled as an ongoing managed service.
Corporate email is an important part of the business. Pinky Bell handles more than
100,000 emails per day through its servers and has supplied email hosting to more than
75 clients in Oman. Mailboxes can be accessed through webmail, Outlook and other standard desktop mail clients, as well as mobile devices. Email migration and security services are also available, which makes the service suitable for companies moving existing business mailboxes to a managed environment.
Cloud Storage adds backup and synchronization capabilities. Customers can select files and folders for backup, synchronize files after changes, and configure scheduled backups that continue automatically in the background. This is complemented by website AMC services covering technical maintenance, updates, backups, and security.
The development side of the company is considerably broader than the hosting catalog. Pinky Bell builds corporate websites, product websites, WordPress sites, WooCommerce stores, and custom e-commerce solutions, while also handling secure payment gateway integration, SEO, content work, and integrations with shipping and ERP platforms. WooCommerce projects can include
English and Arabic storefronts. The main website is primarily English, while the articles section includes content in both English and Arabic.
Overall, Pinky Bell works best as an integrated Oman web-services provider rather than an infrastructure-focused hosting company. Businesses can combine website development, domains, hosting, corporate email, backups, maintenance, SEO, and e-commerce work under the same supplier. VPS and dedicated-server specifications such as CPU, RAM, bandwidth allocations, virtualization platforms, and operating-system selections are not part of a standardized hosting catalog.
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