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'''Telecommunications in Kuwait''' provides information about the telephone, Internet, radio, and television infrastructure in [[Kuwait]].
==Infrastructure==
===Telephones===
'''Telephones - main lines in use:'''
514,700 (2011),<ref name=CIAWFB-Kuwait/> 510,300 (2005)
'''Telephones - mobile cellular:'''
4.9 million (2011),<ref name=CIAWFB-Kuwait/> 2.7 million (2007)
'''Telephone system:'''<ref name=CIAWFB-Kuwait/>
*''domestic:'' new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, open
*''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.
▲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:'''
AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
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875,000 (1997)
===Internet===
'''Internet Service Providers (ISPs):'''
Which are: Fasttelco, Gulfnet, KEMS, Mada, and Qualitynet
'''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)
'''[[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>
==See also==
* [[Telephone numbers in Kuwait]]
* [[Television in Kuwait]]
* [[Wataniya Telecom]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4591347.stm Nokia to upgrade Kuwaiti network], ''BBC News'', 29 May 2005
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Revision as of 18:37, 24 January 2021
Telecommunications in Kuwait provides information about the telephone, Internet, radio, and television infrastructure in Kuwait.
Infrastructure
Telephones
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
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
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)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Kuwait", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 16 February 2013
- ^ Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2011, International Telecommunication Union, accessed on 19 August 2012.
External links
- Nokia to upgrade Kuwaiti network, BBC News, 29 May 2005