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Latest Telecoms News from Israel |
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Israel Debates Permitting MVNOs in the Market The Economic Arrangements Bill, being debated by the Knesset Economics Committee, accompanys the state budget and includes a clause to permit MVNOs in the country....Motorola Rumoured to be Working on iDEN Based Android Phone Motorola is reported to be preparing to launch an iDEN based Android smartphone early next year. Due to the nature of the iDEN networks though, the phone is expected to only run mobile internet services when connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot....Hutchison Telecom Reported in Talks to Sell Israeli Mobile Network Israeli businessman Ilan Ben-Dov is reported to be interested in forming a group of investors to acquire Partner Communications, a mobile network operator that trades under the Orange brandname....Motorola Looking to Sell Israeli Mobile Network Subsidiary It is being reported that Shamrock Holdings, the investment arm of Walt Disney Co. is looking to buy a stake in Israeli mobile network operator, MIRS Communications....Wataniya Palestine Wants its License Fee Back Wataniya Palestine, which has an operator license covering the West Bank and Gaza has demanded its license fee to be refunded due to ongoing delays from the Israeli government in releasing the necessary radio spectrum....Israel's Partner Revenues Down 11% - Profits Steady Israel's Partner Communications - which trades as Orange - has reported that its first quarter revenues dropped by nearly 11% to reach US$ 337 million, although the net income was steady at US$ 71 million....Alcatel-Lucent's IN solution enables Israeli convergent services Alcatel-Lucent says that it has deployed its Intelligent Network solution for Israel's Partner Communications (trading as Orange). Last year, the company became the first cellular operator in Israel to offer both fixed broadband and mobile services through its converged wireline and wireless networks....Israel Consults on Possible 3G Spectrum Auction Israel's Ministry of Communications is to hold a public consultation to decide how to allocate a batch of unused 3G radio spectrum....Motorola Sells Bomb-Fuse Division to Israeli Firm Motorola reached a deal last week to sell its Government Electronics Department, which has less than 50 employees, to Aeronautics, an Israeli company. Motorola did not disclose the price....Partner Communications Revenues/Profits Up - Warns on Outlook Israeli operator, Partner (which trades under the Orange brandname) has reported a rise in full-year revenues for 2008 of 3.5% to $1,664.8 million. Net income reached $276.6 million, a rise of 11.9% on 2007.... |