The Arabian Gulf is one of the leading business hubs in Asia with Kuwait being a huge contributor to this feat. The small desert nation’s economy is one of the strongest in the world in terms of GDP per capita which promotes high income levels and expat-run businesses. Texting presents a great opportunity for businesses with over 2.7 million populations and the country being ranked first in telecommunications for cellular subscriptions over the years.

Experttexting is one of the most successful SMS service providers in the world and the Arabian Gulf is one of our favorite texting destinations. So, it’s about time you get started with using SMS for business as it is still the most reliable channel of communication and marketing.

Coverage

We have direct connections with carriers in Kuwait which means users can easily send messages across any networks. The most common networks we cover in Kuwait are as follows;

Wataniya Telecom

Zain

VIVA

Features Supported
Restrictions and Troubleshooting

Free SMS API Access :

Users can integrate with our service to send messages straight from their software or application. We support REST and SOAP based API for our users along with WP-SMS plugin.
Sender ID :

Sender ID is supported for both promotional and Transactional traffic only. Users can send OTPs, Alerts and notifications using their business or product name. The one-time activation cost for Sender ID is $150 and can be activated upon request to the support team.
Unicode :

This enables users to send messages in any language using Unicode characters so you can text in Arabic as well.
Short code :

Not available
Dedicated number :

Not available
Texts Containing Hyperlinks :

Messages containing links are allowed.

This allows users to quickly troubleshoot their SMS delivery status by unveiling the possible scenarios and guidelines which apply to that specific country that may cause delivery failure, delays, format changes and other errors.

SMS delivery failure or delay is caused by the following restrictions or reasons;

1) Message Delay

Network Delay :

Messages are sent out instantly from our portal. However, there are some rare temporary delays from the networks due to network congestion. This may be due to some special trending events like religious holidays and notable events, etc. Messages are still delivered within 15 minutes.

2) Message Failed

Insufficient Balance :

Please ensure that you have sufficient balance in your account to send messages according to your volume requirement.
Carrier Spam Filter :

Messages should be sent out according to their use case. Illegal content or spam is usually filtered out by the carriers.