MAP > Internet Providers in Israel

When it comes to Israel’s broadband penetration, it has been able to reach the milestone when it went ahead and crossed over 100% mark for the population penetration. This does reflect the highly competitive mobile sector that exists in Israel, with various operators all competing for the customers who enjoy some cheap 3G mobile services. While the 4G coverage in this country is quite significant, the adoption of such services have remained low, and this is what has been linked to prohibitive costs of the services as well as devices.

Operators have been feeling the impact of high level competition, and in particular in the mobile sector. The Mobile ARPUs have been on the decline for all major operators, and in the year 2018, competitive environment increased even more with the launch of the sixth mobile operator, the 018 Xfone. Well, Israel has had a very high household internet penetration rates, almost all of which have broadband connections. There have been various competing broadband platforms, DSL and the fiber network of the fixed-line incumbent Bezeq, HFC network of the HOT and the fiber network from the Partner. Bezeq, as well as HOT, has been subject to the broadband universal services obligation, that has, later on, resulted in the fixed broadband is available to 99% of all the households.

Interest in the high tech sector has been the key growth area for Israel with the United States and China, and in particular, the setting up as well as investing in the various research labs and the solution.

Recently, Israel later turned its attention towards opportunities that were presented by the growing cyber security sector. Some of the key developments in this report include Mobile 019, Bezeq, Remi Levy, Bezeq International, Israel Broadband Company (IBC),  Pelephone,  HOT Mobile, HOT Telecom, 013 NetVision, Cellcom, Xfone, 012 Smile and Golan Telecom (Electra Communications).

Some of the key developments in this report include:

- The regulator was able to approve the network sharing as well as hosting the deal between Cellcom and the Electra.
- In the year 2018, Israel was able to gain the new mobile operator with the 018 Xfone hence launching the 4G mobile services under the We4G brand.
- In the year 2018, Bezeq got to be directed by the Ministry of Communications to start offering the wholesale telephony services.
- There have been concerns being raised that the telecoms infrastructure investment been falling behind in Israel.