Tale of Contents
1. Executive summary
2. Key statistics
2.1 Country overview
3. Telecommunications market
3.1 Overview of Kuwait’s telecom market
4. Regulatory environment
4.1 Background
4.2 Regulatory authority
4.3 Privatisation
5. Telecom operators in Kuwait
5.1 Ministry of Communications
5.2 Hits Telecom
6. Telecommunications infrastructure
6.1 National telecom network
6.2 International infrastructure
6.2.1 Submarine cable networks
6.2.2 Satellite networks
6.3 Telecoms & IT
7. Broadband access market
7.1 Overview
7.1.1 Broadband and Internet statistics
7.2 Broadband subscriber forecasts
7.3 ISP market
7.3.1 Overview
7.3.2 Qualitynet
7.3.3 Zajil /KEMS
7.3.4 Fast Telecommunications Company
7.3.5 United Networks
7.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
7.5 Fibre to the Home (FttH)
7.6 Wireless broadband
7.6.1 WiMAX
7.7 VoIP
8. Digital economy/digital media
8.1 Overview
8.1.1 E-government
8.1.2 E-health
9. Digital broadcasting
9.1 Overview of broadcasting market
9.1.1 Orbit Showtime Network (OSN)
10. Mobile communications
10.1 Overview of Kuwait’s mobile market
10.1.1 Mobile statistics
10.2 Mobile subscriber forecasts
10.2.1 Scenario 1 – higher growth
10.2.2 Scenario 1 – lower growth
10.2.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
10.3 Regulatory issues
10.3.1 Third mobile operator
10.3.2 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
10.3.3 Roaming tariff reduction
10.3.4 Spectrum refarming for LTE
10.4 Mobile technologies
10.4.1 Analogue
10.4.2 2G / GSM
10.4.3 3G / HSPA
10.4.4 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)
10.5 Major mobile operators
10.5.1 Mobile Telecommunications Co (MTC) / Zain
10.5.2 National Mobile Telecommunication Co (NMT)/Wataniya Telecom
10.5.3 Kuwait Telecom Company (KTC)/Viva
10.6 Mobile voice services
10.6.1 Prepaid
10.6.2 Satellite mobile
10.7 Mobile data
10.7.1 Mobile messaging
10.7.2 Mobile broadband
10.8 Mobile content and applications
10.8.1 Zain
10.8.2 Wataniya
10.8.3 Viva
10.8.4 Mobile TV
11. Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 – Country statistics Kuwait – 2012
Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2012
Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2012
Table 4 – Fixed broadband statistics – 2012
Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2012
Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
Table 7 – GDP growth and inflation – 2005 - 2012
Table 8 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2012
Table 9 – Internet user and penetration estimates – 1995 - 2012
Table 10 – Fixed Broadband subscribers - 2001 - 2013
Table 11 – Household PC penetration – 2002 - 2012
Table 12 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rates – 1994 - 2012
Table 13 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – June 2012
Table 14 – Mobile operators’ subscribers and market share – 2005 - 2012
Table 15 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Kuwait – higher growth scenario – 2015; 2020
Table 16 – Forecast mobile subscriber in Kuwait – lower growth scenario – 2015; 2020
Table 17 – Zain Group subscribers, revenue and profit – 2002 - 2012
Table 18 – Zain Kuwait revenue, income, ARPU and active customers – 2005 – 2012
Table 19 – Wataniya Group subscribers, revenue and profit – 2005 - 2012
Table 20 – Wataniya Kuwait financial data – 2006 - 2012
Table 21 – Wataniya Kuwait subscribers - 2006 - 2012
Table 22 – Wataniya Kuwait quarterly ARPU – 2010 - 2012
Table 23 – Zain pre and postpaid subscribers – 2005 - 2012
Table 24 – Wataniya pre and postpaid subscribers – 2005 - 2012
Table 25 – Zain’s consumer market mobile broadband offerings – October 2012
Table 26 – Wataniya’s consumer market mobile broadband offerings – October 2012
Table 27 – Wataniya Kuwait mobile broadband subscribers - 2010 - 2012
Table 28 – Viva’s consumer market mobile broadband offerings – October 2012
List of Charts
Chart 1 – Kuwait fixed-line and mobile subscribers – 2000 – 2012