Telecommunications in Yemen

Template:Short description Telecommunications in Yemen provides information about the telephone, Internet, radio, and television infrastructure in Yemen.

Infrastructure

Since unification in 1990, efforts have been made to create a national telecommunications network.<ref name=CIAWorldFactBook-Yemen/>

The infrastructure of the domestic system consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter, GSM, and CDMA.<ref name=CIAWorldFactBook-Yemen/> 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).<ref name=CIAWorldFactBook-Yemen/>

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.<ref name=cp/>

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.<ref name=cp/> 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).<ref name=CIAWorldFactBook-Yemen>"Yemen", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 16 February 2013. Template:PD-notice</ref>

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.<ref name=cp/><ref name=cp2>Telecommunication ministry of Yemen, Arabic website. (26-Apr-2009 ).</ref> 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in combination with the population's low level of income, as well as to the restricted bandwidth available on Yemen's outdated telephone network.<ref name=cp/> There were 33,206 Internet hosts in 2012.<ref name=CIAWorldFactBook-Yemen/>

There are five Internet service providers in Yemen.Template:Citation needed

The top-level domain for Yemen is .ye.<ref name=CIAWorldFactBook-Yemen/>

Providers

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.<ref name=cp>Country profile: Yemen. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (August 2008). Template:PD-notice</ref>

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 Yemeni Omani United (YOU, previously MTN Yemen), Sabafon, Yemen Mobile, and Y (Y Telecom).<ref name=cp/>

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Yemeni Omani United (YOU)	GSM 4G (LTE)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (November 2021) || Emerald International Investment LCC (82.8%)<ref name="MTN"/>
2	Sabafon	GSM 4G (LTE)	3.0<ref>Annual Report 2008: Herutage, Innovation, and Transformation Template:Webarchive, Batelco, 23 February 2009</ref> (December 2008)	Yemen Mobile Phone Company, Batelco (26.942%)
3	Yemen Mobile	CDMA2000/1x 4G (LTE)	6 <ref name=cp2/> (2008-2009)	Yemen Mobile
4	Y-Telecom (Y)	GSM	1<ref name=cp2/> (2008-2009)	Y-Telecom

See also

• Media of Yemen
• Internet in Yemen

External links

• Media and Telecommunications Lansdcape in YemenTemplate:Dead link, a infoasaid guide Template:Webarchive, February 2012, 118 pp.