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'''Telecommunications in Kuwait''' provides information about the telephone, Internet, radio, and television infrastructure in [[Kuwait]].
{{Context|date=January 2011}}

==Infrastructure==

===Telephones===
'''Telephones - main lines in use:'''
'''Telephones - main lines in use:'''
510,300 (2005)
514,700 (2011),<ref name=CIAWFB-Kuwait/> 510,300 (2005)


'''Telephones - mobile cellular:'''
'''Telephones - mobile cellular:'''
2.7 million (2007)
4.9 million (2011),<ref name=CIAWFB-Kuwait/> 2.7 million (2007)


'''Telephone system:'''
'''Telephone system:'''<ref name=CIAWFB-Kuwait/>
<br>''general assessment:''
*''general assessment:'' the quality of service is excellent
⚫
*''domestic:'' new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones.
the quality of service is excellent
⚫
*''international:'' linked to international submarine cable [[Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe]] (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to [[Saudi Arabia]]; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 [[Intelsat]] - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 [[Inmarsat]] - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 [[Arabsat]])
<br>''domestic:''
*''country code:'' 965
⚫
new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, open wire and fiber-optic cable; a cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country lacks pay telephones. Even though it lacks pay-telephones, you can easily find a phone in a local store to use for free.
<br>''international:''
⚫
coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean, 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 2 Arabsat


===Broadcast media===
'''Radio broadcast stations:'''
'''Radio broadcast stations:'''
AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
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875,000 (1997)
875,000 (1997)


===Internet===
'''Internet Service Providers (ISPs):'''
'''Internet Service Providers (ISPs):'''
5 (2011)
5 (2011)
Which are: Fasttelco, Gulfnet, KEMS, Mada, and Qualitynet
Which are:
-KEMS
-Fasttelco
-Qualitynet
-Gulfnet
-Mada
-Marafi net


'''Internet users:'''
'''Internet users:'''
1,925,956 or 74.2% of the population (2011),<ref name=ITU-IndividualsUsingTheInternet>[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/material/excel/Individuals%20using%20the%20Internet2000-2011.xls Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2011], [[International Telecommunication Union]], accessed on 19 August 2012.</ref> 700,000 (2005)
700,000 (2005)


'''[[Top-level domain]]:''' [[.kw]]<ref name=CIAWFB-Kuwait>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kuwait/ "Kuwait"], ''World Factbook'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 16 February 2013</ref>
'''[[Country codes|Country code]] (Top-level domain):''' .kW


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Kuwait]]
* [[Telephone numbers in Kuwait]]
* [[Television in Kuwait]]
* [[Wataniya Telecom]]
* [[Wataniya Telecom]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4591347.stm Nokia to upgrade Kuwaiti network]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4591347.stm Nokia to upgrade Kuwaiti network], ''BBC News'', 29 May 2005


{{Kuwait topics}}
{{Kuwait topics}}
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[[Category:Telecommunications by country|Kuwait]]

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Latest revision as of 18:37, 24 January 2021

Telecommunications in Kuwait provides information about the telephone, Internet, radio, and television infrastructure in Kuwait.

Infrastructure[edit]

Telephones[edit]

Telephones - main lines in use: 514,700 (2011),[1] 510,300 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 4.9 million (2011),[1] 2.7 million (2007)

Telephone system:[1]

  • general assessment: the quality of service is excellent
  • domestic: new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones.
  • international: linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat)
  • country code: 965

Broadcast media[edit]

Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios: 1.175 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)

Televisions: 875,000 (1997)

Internet[edit]

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (2011) Which are: Fasttelco, Gulfnet, KEMS, Mada, and Qualitynet

Internet users: 1,925,956 or 74.2% of the population (2011),[2] 700,000 (2005)

Top-level domain: .kw[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Kuwait", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 16 February 2013
  2. ^ Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2011, International Telecommunication Union, accessed on 19 August 2012.

External links[edit]

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