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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 570

5G wireless networks

A 'kosher' phone in Jerusalem, January 27, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 27, 2022, 9:30 am
UTJ deal set to reverse phase out of 2G, 3G networks; officials slam retrograde step
Coalition agreement meant to protect operability of so-called kosher phones that run on older networks; Communications Ministry official says move will set Israel back years
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. A mobile phone connected to a 5G network. (AndreyPopov; iStock by Getty Images)
June 13, 2022, 11:31 pm
US tech giant Qualcomm acquires Israel’s Cellwize for around $350 million
San Diego-based wireless corporation snaps up Israeli firm to boost deployment of 5G technology
By Luke Tress
Illustrative. A mobile phone connected to a 5G network. (AndreyPopov; iStock by Getty Images)
May 25, 2022, 2:17 pm
Israeli-founded Amdocs to buy UK software company in bid to bolster 5G capabilities
Software and communications giant to purchase London-based MYCOM OSI for about $190 million
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative. A mobile phone connected to a 5G network. (AndreyPopov; iStock by Getty Images)
June 21, 2021, 4:06 pm
Israel’s Cellwize to supply Intel with software that launches 5G networks
Intel will provide chipsets powered by Cellwize in ‘potentially multi-million dollar’ deal
By Shoshanna Solomon
Lior Tagor
May 9, 2021, 4:46 pm
Lior Tagor
Is Israel all set to adopt 5G with open arms?
With the consumption of mobile data increasing all over the globe, network operators will have to adapt quickly and provide their users with faster internet speeds
Visitors wearing mask to protect from the coronavirus walk past a 5G sign at the China Beijing International High Tech Expo in Beijing, China on September 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
September 29, 2020, 12:16 pm
Hailing ‘revolution,’ Israel launches 5G wireless service
Government authorizes 3 telecom companies to start offering ultra-fast internet, though only 3 devices currently sold in the country support it
By ToI Staff and Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: A police robot mounted with surveillance cameras watches people walking past a 5G network advertisement in a shopping district in Beijing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP/Andy Wong)
May 26, 2020, 10:19 pm
Israel said set to reject Chinese bids for role in 5G network infrastructure
TV report: Security officials warn Netanyahu that China could abuse project to spy; Pompeo, on recent visit, cautioned against Beijing gaining ‘access to Israeli infrastructure’
By ToI Staff and Shoshanna Solomon
A 5G mast erected by telecom operator 'Proximus' that was set on fire, in Peltheide, Limburg province, Belgium, April 19, 2020. (YORICK JANSENS / Belga / AFP)
April 21, 2020, 2:36 pm
Conspiracy theorists torch 5G towers, claiming link to virus
In UK, tower supplying voice and data traffic to Birmingham field hospital treating coronavirus patients among those targeted
By Kelvin Chan, Beatrice Dupuy and ARIJETA LAJKA
Communications Minister David Amsalem, left, and Netanel Cohen, director general of the ministry, at the launch of the 5G wireless network tender in Jerusalem, July 14 (Courtesy)
July 14, 2019, 5:55 pm
Tender launched for 5G next-gen mobile networks, to provide higher speeds
Initiative is sweetened with NIS 500 million worth of incentives to draw local and foreign firms to bid for frequencies, Communications Ministry says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of an optical fiber connection (alphaspirit; iStock by Getty Images)
July 4, 2019, 2:20 pm
Report warns that Israel cellular operators may lag on 5G network investment
Communications Ministry says continued decline in revenues at firms, due to steep competition, may hinder deployment of network upgrades
By Shoshanna Solomon
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