Arab News, Monday, Sep 18, 2023 | Rabi Al-Awwal 3, 1445
Kuwait to expand fiber optic services in partnership with private sector
Kuwait :
Aiming to create more job opportunities and enhance competitiveness in the
telecom sector under Kuwait Vision 2035, the country is planning to expand its
fiber optic services, according to an official statement issued by the Ministry
of Communications.
The ministry said that it is coordinating with the
Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects, known as KAPP, on selecting a
strategic partner through KAPP’s open competition for competent and qualified
international and regional companies.
It noted that the partnership will take the form
of a specialized company licensed by the Communications and Information
Technology Regulatory Authority, managed by the selected operator and the
government representative, adding that this will be through a public offering in
accordance with the Public-Private Partnership Law.
The ministry added that the fixed communications
network will be established, developed, and operated, with the infrastructure
ownership preserved by the ministry.
Moreover, the ministry stressed that the company
will provide interconnection services for communications and information
technology operators, licensed in the country, which will provide its services
directly to users.
Furthermore, it stressed that this collaboration
will build an advanced communications infrastructure and make a qualitative leap
in the national digital economy. It added that the project comes to finalize the
country’s communications project, which is part of Kuwait’s new vision.
The communications authority added that a
committee had been formed to study the project and follow up on its
implementation process.