Private company

Ooredoo Kuwait

Logo: ooredoo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Kuwaiti telecommunications company

Ooredoo Kuwait, formerly known as Wataniya Telecom, is a telecommunications company in Kuwait owned by the Ooredoo group. Its operations began in December 1999 when it launched wireless services as the second operator in Kuwait. It provides mobile, broadband internet and corporate managed services.2 It is headquartered in Qatar.1 It employed 1,500 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1
  • Industrymobile phone industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersQatar1
  • Websitewww.ooredoo.com.kw

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Ooredoo Kuwait, formerly known as Wataniya Telecom, is a telecommunications company in Kuwait owned by the Ooredoo group. Its operations began in December 1999 when it launched wireless services as the second operator in Kuwait. It provides mobile, broadband internet and corporate managed services.2

Corporate structure

Ooredoo Kuwait is part of a group headed by Ooredoo. 11 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

Sources

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