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Kuwait Telecom Services Market Size and Analysis by Service Revenue, Penetration, Subscription, ARPU's (Mobile and Fixed Services by Segments and Technology), Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2022-2027

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  • 41 Pages
  • March 2023
  • Region: Kuwait
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 5767910
'Kuwait Telecom Services Market Size and Analysis by Service Revenue, Penetration, Subscription, ARPU's (Mobile and Fixed Services by Segments and Technology), Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2022-2027,' a new Country Intelligence Report by the publisher, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in Kuwait today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2027. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics, and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, and mobile segments, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

Total telecom service revenues in Kuwait will grow at a five-year CAGR of 3.3%, primarily supported by revenue contributions from mobile data and fixed broadband segments. Mobile data services revenue will grow at a CAGR of 7.8% over the 2022-2027 period. This growth will be driven by increasing smartphone subscriptions, growing data consumption and growing adoption of 5G services that will yield higher data ARPUs over the forecast period. Fixed broadband service revenue, meanwhile will increase at the fastest CAGR of 9% driven by growing adoption of higher ARPU FTTH/B and fixed wireless access subscriptions supported by ongoing network coverage expansion efforts by the government to improve fiber-optic connectivity across the country.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following:

  • Demographic and macroeconomic context in Kuwait.
  • The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to government initiatives, national fiber project, and more.
  • Telecom services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, and mobile data markets.
  • The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
  • Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications markets.
  • Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts, as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.

Scope

  • Total telecom service revenues in Kuwait will grow at a five-year CAGR of 3.3%, primarily supported by revenue contributions from mobile data and fixed broadband segments.
  • 5G subscriptions will increase at a robust CAGR of 41.1% over 2022-2027 period, supported by investments in 5G network expansion by operators.
  • The top two mobile operators, Ooredoo Kuwait and Zain Kuwait, accounted for 70.6% share of overall mobile subscriptions in 2022.

Reasons to Buy

  • This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of Kuwait's telecommunications markets, service providers and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
  • Accompanying the publisher's Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in Kuwait's mobile communications, fixed telephony, broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
  • With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
  • The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in Kuwait's telecommunications markets.
  • The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in Kuwait.

Table of Contents

  • Market highlights
  • Key takeaways, telecom services revenue outlook, revenue CAGR by service type, 2022 service penetration
  • Demographic, macroeconomic, and regulatory context
  • Population, nominal GDP, PPP-adjusted GDP per capita, real GDP growth, consumer price inflation, exchange rates
  • Regulatory context
  • Regulatory highlights, National Development Plan - Kuwait Vision 2035, Wi Fi 6E Announcement, MVNO Launch
  • Telecom market outlook
  • Total telecom services revenue by category, 2021-2027
  • Evolution of total telecom services revenue, 2021-2027
  • Mobile services market
  • Mobile service penetration and subscription trends
  • Mobile subscription and user penetration, 2021-2027
  • Total mobile subscriptions, 2021-2027
  • Device adoption trends
  • Mobile subscriptions by device type, 2021-2027
  • Handset subscriptions by type, 2021-2027
  • Payment types and technology trends
  • Mobile subscriptions by payment type
  • Mobile subscriptions by technology generation, 2021-2027
  • Churn and usage trends
  • Churn, voice usage, data usage
  • Market share trends
  • Subscription market shares, 2022
  • Pre-/postpaid market shares, 2022
  • MVNO subscription market share, 2022
  • Service revenue trends
  • Total mobile services revenue by service, 2021-2027
  • Mobile services ARPU by payment type, 2021-2027
  • Fixed services market
  • Fixed service penetration and subscription trends
  • Voice telephony and fixed broadband penetration, 2021-2027
  • Total voice telephony and fixed broadband access lines, 2021-2027
  • Fixed service penetration and subscription trends
  • Voice telephony lines by technology, 2021-2027
  • Broadband lines by technology, 2021-2027
  • Market share trends
  • Fixed voice telephony access line market shares, 2022
  • Fixed broadband access lines market shares, 2022
  • Fixed service revenue trends
  • Total fixed service revenue by service category, 2021-2027
  • Fixed services ARPU by service category, 2021-2027
  • Competitive landscape and company snapshots
  • Product portfolios and positioning, market share overview
  • Company snapshot (Zain Kuwait, Ooredoo Kuwait, STC Kuwait and Solutions by STC)
  • Additional resources
  • Baseline forecast assumptions
  • Data tables
  • Glossary
  • Research methodology
  • Country Intelligence Report coverage
  • About the Publisher

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Zain Kuwait
  • Ooredoo Kuwait
  • STC Kuwait
  • KEMS/Zajil
  • Bonline (Gulfnet)
  • Solutions by STC
  • Ministry of Communications