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Israel
Telecommunications Premium Reports
Israel - Fixed Networks,
Infrastructure, Internet and Broadband
Israel has one of the highest household
broadband penetration rates in the world, building on even higher
Internet penetration. Market competition is fierce, both between cable
and DSL infrastructures and between ISPs. Israel’s very high broadband
penetration rate provides great potential for triple play and digital
media market developments. Both Bezeq, together with its satellite TV
subsidiary YES, and HOT, the merged operating entity of the three Israeli
cable TV companies, have the potential to easily deliver triple play
services, as each possesses both content and delivery mechanisms. This
potential has yet to be realised. See report Table of
Contents
Israel - Key Statistics,
Telecommunications Market and Regulatory Overviews
Israel has made excellent progress in opening
up its telecom sector to competition. Since the mid-1990s, four
mobile operators, six international service providers, three
regional-monopoly cable TV providers as well as a satellite TV
provider, all facility-based, have been issued general licences,
and over 200 special licences have been issued for the provision
of value-added services. The market is dominated by fixed-line
incumbent Bezeq, which is in process of being further privatised
after previous failed attempts. This report provides an overview
and analysis of the Israeli telecom market and includes the
latest available statistical data on the major market segments.
In addition, this report covers key regulatory issues such as
privatisation, liberalisation and interconnection. See report Table of
Contents
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