Kuwait continues to benefit from 5G investment
Kuwait's telecom infrastructure is well developed, with a focus on mobile infrastructure and services. The telecoms sector is important to the country's economy, and this will become more pronounced in coming years as the economy is purposefully transitioned away from a dependence on oil and gas to one which is increasingly knowledge-based and focussed on ICT and related services.The MNOs have focussed investment on 5G networks, which support and promote the growth of data traffic. This in turn has been a catalyst for revenue growth in recent quarters.
While Kuwait's mobile sector shows considerable progress; the country's fixed broadband penetration is the lowest in the region. However, the government has stepped up efforts to build up fixed broadband networks, and ultimately this sector offers a potential future growth opportunity. Improvements to the fixed broadband infrastructure will help develop sectors such as e-commerce, along with smart infrastructure developments, and tech start-ups.
Key Developments:
- STC Kuwait launches 5G standalone services;
- FASTtelco launches 200Mb/s fibre broadband service;
- stc Kuwait launches Quick Pay digital payment channel aimed at business users;
- Telecom regulator supporting infrastructure sharing in Kuwait;
- Kuwait noted as having the fastest 5G download rates in the region;
- Improvements to fibre-broadband infrastructure continue;
Table of Contents
- Key statistics
- Regional Middle East Market Comparison
- Market characteristics
- Market Leaders
- Market Challengers
- Market Emergents
- TMI versus GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
- Country overview
- COVID-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
- Economic considerations and responses
- Subscribers
- Infrastructure
- Telecommunications market
- Market analysis
- Competitive environment
- Regulatory environment
- Historic overview
- Regulatory authority
- Fixed-line developments
- Privatisation
- Infrastructure sharing
- Interconnect
- Mobile network developments
- Third mobile operator
- Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
- Roaming
- Spectrum refarming
- Mobile tower management
- Mobile market
- Market analysis
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile infrastructure
- 5G
- 4G (LTE)
- GSM, 3G
- Other infrastructure developments
- Mobile broadband
- Major mobile operators
- Zain Kuwait
- Ooredoo Kuwait
- STC Kuwait
- MVNOs
- Mobile content and applications
- m-banking (payments/loans)
- Fixed-broadband market
- Introduction and statistical overview
- Broadband statistics
- Fixed network operators
- Ministry of Communications
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- National networks
- International infrastructure
- Terrestrial
- Submarine cable networks
- Satellite communication
- Smart infrastructure
- Smart grids
- Smart cities
- e-Commerce
- Start-ups
- e-Banking/e-Payments
- e-Health
- Appendix - historic data
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
List of Tables
List of Charts
List of Exhibits
