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 mediaedit
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)
Internetedit
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)
Nokia to upgrade Kuwaiti network, BBC News, 29 May 2005
January 01, 1970
telecommunications, kuwait, provides, information, about, telephone, internet, radio, television, infrastructure, kuwait, contents, infrastructure, telephones, broadcast, media, internet, also, references, external, linksinfrastructure, edittelephones, edit, t. Telecommunications in Kuwait provides information about the telephone Internet radio and television infrastructure in Kuwait Contents 1 Infrastructure 1 1 Telephones 1 2 Broadcast media 1 3 Internet 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksInfrastructure editTelephones edit 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 edit 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 edit Internet Service Providers ISPs 5 2011 Which are Fasttelco Gulfnet KEMS Mada and QualitynetInternet users 1 925 956 or 74 2 of the population 2011 2 700 000 2005 Top level domain kw 1 See also editTelephone numbers in Kuwait Television in Kuwait Wataniya TelecomReferences edit 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 editNokia to upgrade Kuwaiti network BBC News 29 May 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Telecommunications in Kuwait amp oldid 1002494821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
