cellphone service

A Palestinian woman speaks on a cell phone in Ramallah on October 28, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

November 1, 2018, 12:00 am

Israel okays equipment to boost Palestinian cell coverage in West Bank

Military accepts request by Paltel telecom to import specialized circuit boards to improve phone service, speed up internet

By Judah Ari Gross

Illustrative: An Islamic State affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula holds Egyptian Coptic Christians hostage. (Screen capture/YouTube)

March 14, 2018, 1:38 pm

Egypt army said to jam Israeli SIM cards used by Islamic State

Israelis in the south have been reporting widespread disruptions to cell service amid Egyptian crackdown in Sinai

By Shoshanna Solomon

In this January 10, 2018, photo, Palestinian cellphone provider Wataniya CEO Durgham Maraee speaks with the Associated Press at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

January 15, 2018, 9:20 am

Palestinian companies to offer 3G in West Bank after Israel lifts ban

Launch of improved coverage expected within weeks; providers were denied option for years due to security concerns

By Agencies and TOI staff

Ketziot Prison, August 2009. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

June 1, 2017, 2:15 pm

Palestinian prisoners turn to smuggled Egyptian SIM cards – report

Prisons in southern Israel said to see growing use of networks from across the border as inmates bid to bypass phone restrictions

By Sue Surkes

Bezeq workers installing fiber optic cables. (Courtesy)

From the WebMarch 18, 2016, 9:22 am

Bezeq Q4 profit falls less than expected

Reuters: Israel’s biggest phone company lost 11% in 2015 – but did far better than its competitors

February 8, 2016, 6:30 pm

Denied 3G for years, Palestinians lost touch – and hope – says expert

That it took Israel years to grant 3G data frequencies to the Palestinian Authority was a bad, dangerous business decision

By David Shamah

A man walks next to an advertisement poster for Golan Telecom in Jerusalem , on November 05, 2015 (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)

December 6, 2015, 4:52 pm

Cellphone service in Israel still expensive, UN report shows

Price may have come down but Israelis are still not getting their money’s worth, an international comparison of service and prices shows

By David Shamah

A man with a cellphone (illustrative photo: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

From the WebAugust 27, 2015, 6:28 am

Israeli telcos surge as Golan hires bank to explore sale

Bloomberg: Israel’s ‘traditional’ cellphone service companies could be the big winners if the ‘discount’ firm sells itself

Cellphone base station tower (Photo credit: D.Pranhu/Wikimedia)

From the WebAugust 14, 2015, 1:08 am

Profit sinks at Israel’s Cellcom in second quarter

Reuters: The ‘veteran’ cell service provider is the latest victim of the country’s communications revolution

May 21, 2015, 4:11 pm

Power investor Warren Buffett backs Israeli power saver tech

eVolution Networks Smart Energy Solution saves electricity by turning cell networks’ base stations on and off as needed

By David Shamah

Man speaks on cell phone (Photo credit: Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

August 1, 2014, 4:25 pm

Ministry orders always-on cellphone service to save Israeli lives

In the middle of the desert, at the top of a mountain, or almost anywhere else, Israelis will no longer experience dropped cellphone calls

By David Shamah

Rami Levy (standing, left) at a cellphone sales center in one of the supermarkets bearing his name. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

February 6, 2014, 3:42 pm

Next target for Rami Levy: Low-cost cable TV for all

Israeli start-up Vonetize joins forces with the discount supermarket chain in bid to slash premium TV subscription costs

By David Shamah

An illustrative photo of a man holding an iPhone (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

From the WebDecember 10, 2013, 12:51 pm

Cellcom, Pelephone, Golan to share 4G network

Globes: Cellular companies announce joint venture to create next generation of cellphone infrastructure

An Israeli Arab speaks on a cellphone (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

February 25, 2013, 2:16 am

Co-opting the smartphone revolution for the elderly

An Israeli company has developed a platform that will put the 55+ crowd in charge of their data

By David Shamah

Cellrox CEO Omer Eiferman (Photo credit: Courtesy)

February 4, 2013, 3:06 pm

Israeli business beats Blackberry — by two years

Start-up Cellrox was selling virtual smartphone partitions for corporate data while Blackberry’s Balance feature was still in diapers

By David Shamah