Kuwait Telecoms Market Report

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Last updated: 28 Jun 2025 Update History

Report Status: Current

Report Pages: 131

Kuwait strengthens resilience in telecom infrastructure in response to regional conflicts

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. developments in e-commerce have progressed in line with the steady digital transformation of the economy as a whole.

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:

  • Telecom regulator introduces new organisational structure.
  • stc Kuwait trials 5G-A using 6GHz spectrum and achieves data rates of up to 10Gb/s.
  • Regulator and government progress with the Kuwait Vision 2035 program.
  • Government responds to regional conflict by declaring its intention to strengthen Kuwait’s resilience in telecom infrastructure.
  • IHS Towers sells its 70% interest in IHS Kuwait to Zain Group.
  • New cable route to Europe is opened passing through Iraq.
  • Regulator announced new licence terms for ISPs.
  • Ooredoo secures landing point contract for the FIG cable.
  • Report update includes the regulator's market data updates, telcos' financial and operating data to Q1 2025, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Companies covered in this report include:

Mobile Telecommunications Co (MTC) / Zain, Ooredoo Kuwait, stc (Formerly Kuwait Telecom Company (KTC) / Viva).

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