Gulfsat
| Private | |
| Industry | Satellite service |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City |
| Website | 29°22′36″N 47°59′15″E / 29.37667°N 47.98750°ECoordinates: 29°22′36″N 47°59′15″E / 29.37667°N 47.98750°E |
Gulfsat provides satellite communications solutions in the state of Kuwait. It was established in 1995 with the partnership of the Kuwait Ministry of Communications and Hughes Network Systems. Gulfsat is a member of KIPCO Group, the region’s leading investment group.
Company history
Gulfsat started in 1995 by leasing ministry of communication uplink facility in Um Al-Hayman. In 2002 Gulfsat started expanding its operations by investing in building two worldwide hubs in the United States and Germany currently not operationally . Gulfsat owns and operates its own communications infrastructure through leasing satallite capacity from AM-44 satallite Russian satallite owned by RISCC , thus maintaining long-term partnerships with its customers. Gulfsat is not a licensed Satellite service provider in the State of Kuwait as kuwaiti telecom authority didn't authorize any one as of february 2016.