Telecommunications in Yemen
provides information about the telephone, Internet, radio, and television infrastructure in
Yemen
.
Infrastructure
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Since unification in 1990, efforts have been made to create a national telecommunications network.
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The infrastructure of the domestic system consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter,
Global System for Mobile Communications
(GSM), and
CDMA
.
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Fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity remains low by regional standards.
The international network consists of three
Intelsat
(two
Indian Ocean
, and one
Atlantic Ocean
), one
Intersputnik
, and two
Arabsat
satellite earth stations, and a microwave radio relay to
Saudi Arabia
and
Djibouti
. Yemen is a landing point for the international submarine cable
Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe
(FLAG).
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In 2005 TeleYemen announced it would invest in the
FALCON
high-capacity loop cable system, which will improve Internet access, including broadband capability, and also expand international call accessibility.
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Radio and television
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The state-run Republic of Yemen Television and Republic of Yemen Radio operate the country's television and radio networks, respectively.
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There are two state-run TV stations; two state-run national radio stations and five local stations; stations from Oman and Saudi Arabia can be accessed (2007).
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Internet usage
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Yemen had 2.349 million Internet users in 2011, up from 295,232 in 2008, and 270,000 in 2006.
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These low numbers are attributed to the high cost of computer equipment and connections in combination with the population's low level of income, as well as to the restricted bandwidth available on Yemen's outdated telephone network.
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There were 33,206 Internet hosts in 2012.
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There are five
Internet service providers
in
Yemen
.
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citation needed
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The
top-level domain
for Yemen is
.ye
.
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Providers
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TeleYemen is the exclusive provider of international telecommunications for Yemen?fixed-line and wireless mobile companies,
telex
, and Internet services?and is one of the mobile-phone operators. In 2003 the government-owned Public Telecommunications Corporation assumed full control of TeleYemen, and a year later it awarded a five-year management contract to
France Telecom
.
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In 2001 two private companies won 15-year licenses to provide mobile phone services. The growth of the companies' networks has resulted in coverage of about 60 percent of the population, but threats to internal security coupled with poor consumer payment history remain obstacles to future growth. In August 2005, the government awarded a contract to a joint venture between
China Mobile
and a group of Yemeni investors to take a 55 percent stake in Yemen's third mobile network; the government will retain a 25 percent share. In August 2006, the same conglomerate was awarded a contract for a fourth mobile network. The four mobile network providers currently present in the mobile phone market are
MTN
Yemen (
Spacetel
Yemen until 2006),
Sabafon
,
Yemen Mobile
, and Y (Y Telecom).
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See also
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References
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"Yemen"
,
World Factbook
, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 16 February 2013.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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a
b
c
d
e
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Country profile: Yemen
.
Library of Congress
Federal Research Division
(August 2008).
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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Telecommunication ministry of Yemen, Arabic website
. (26-Apr-2009 ).
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"MTN reaches the 100 million subscriber milestone"
.
www.mtn.com
. Archived from
the original
on January 1, 2011
. Retrieved
2023-04-22
.
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Annual Report 2008: Herutage, Innovation, and Transformation
Archived
2013-05-14 at the
Wayback Machine
, Batelco, 23 February 2009
External links
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