Report on Industrial Visit to Omantel, Ibri

A batch of 18 Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering students, along with Mr Abdul Hafeez Sajid and Mohammad Al Sudairi, visited Omantel Ibri on 16 May 2023 between 11 AM and 2 PM.
Mr Mohammad Al Balushi, the operation head, addressed the students and introduced them to Omantel’s landline and broadband connections. The objective of this visit was to provide and show the real-time operations and maintenance of Omantel’s telecommunication systems to the students of the Telecommunications course.
It was a three-hour visit to the Ibri earth station and telecommunication exchange. Mr Libin presented the operations, maintenance activities and plans of Omantel, Ibri branch earth station. Mr Ali Al Alawi also introduced the officials of Omantel to the students for interaction. Students actively participated in this interaction and felt very satisfied. After the presentation, the students were taken to the Omantel exchange located on the Ibri Souq road. Mr Libin and Mr Ali Al Alawi explained the operations of the old analogue telephone system compared to today’s modern telecommunication system including, the wireless communication system, live on Omantel.< br> The students visited the entire exchange to observe real-time operations and automatic switching and high-speed transmission devices and their operation. The students collected some samples of various types of cables and wires including fiber optic cable used in the transmission highway. The visit concluded at 2pm with the commitment of future support by Omantel in connection with student training and technical support.