Orange Jordan is a public mobile telecommunications network operator based in Jordan. The company was officially registered on 21 September 1999 with the objective of establishing a comprehensive mobile communications network throughout the Kingdom of Jordan. It commenced full public service operations on 15 September 2000. Initially, the mobile operator was named MobileCom before undergoing a rebranding process in 2007 to become Orange Jordan. In terms of ownership, Orange Jordan was privatised on 23 January 2000. Post-privatisation, the Jordanian government retained a 60% stake in the Jordan Telecom Group, with the remaining 40% held by JITCO Investment Group. JITCO Investment Group is a holding entity comprising of France Télécom, which owns an 88% share, and the Arab Bank, holding a 12% share.
Alias
Petra Jordanian Mobile Telecommunications Company
Country
Jordan
Type
Mobile Network Operator
Ownership
Orange Group
Orange logo

3G Network

The company operated a 2G GSM network on 900 MHz, and has provided 3G services over B1 (2100 MHz) since March 2010, a first for the country. 

Network Frequency Band Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

4G Network

Orange Jordan launched 4G LTE services in May 2016 over B3 (1800 MHz), with a 10 MHz channel width. Following the acquisition of 2 x 10 MHz block of 2600 MHz spectrum, Orange Jordan activated its LTE-A Pro (4G+) network in January 2018, combining its existing B3 (1800 MHz) network with B7 (2600 MHz) and launching CA_3A-7A aggregation, along with 256QAM modulation to provide data rates up to 250 Mbps. Additional services on B1 and B8 were later implemented.

LTE-M and NB-IoT services are also available.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status Known EARFCNs
B1 (2100 MHz)
Active
150
B3 (1800 MHz)
10
Active
1700
B7 (2600 MHz)
10
Active
3300
B8 (900 MHz)
Active
3601
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch

5G Network

Orange Jordan launched 5G services in July 2023, initially in the regions of Amman and Irbid. Jordan uses the 3.5 GHz band for 5G services.

Network Frequency Band Status
n78 (3500 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 5G Network
Launch