Pelephone is a telecommunications company based in Israel. It was founded in 1984 as a government-owned corporation, taking over the provision of telephony services in Israel from the Ministry of Communications. In 1994, Bezeq acquired 50% ownership of Pelephone, Israel's first mobile communication company, and by 2004, it had acquired full ownership of the company from its co-owner, Motorola. Bezeq was privatised in 2005, when 30% of its shares were sold by the state to the Apax-Saban-Arkin investment group. The cellular communications provider Pelephone is a fully owned subsidiary of Bezeq. Bezeq is also the largest shareholder in D.B.S. Satellite Services (1998) Ltd., known by its trademark name, Yes
, the DBS television provider in Israel. In April 2010, the controlling interest in Bezeq, held by the Apax-Saban-Arkin group, was sold to B Communications, a subsidiary of Shaul Elovitch's Eurocom Group.Alias
Pelephone Communication Ltd.
Country
Type
Network Operator
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3G Network
The company provided 2G CDMA
services over a 800 MHz frequency, and launched 3G UMTS over B1 (2100 MHz) and B5 (850 MHz) in February 2009. Its 3G service was upgraded to HSPA+ in May 2010 and DC-HSPA+ in December 2011.3G Frequency Bands
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3G Network Events
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Launch of 3G Network
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4G Network
4G LTE
began in August 2014 with the refarming of 2x5 MHz of B3 (1800 MHz) spectrum previously used for GSM.4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status | Known EARFCNs |
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5
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Active
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4G Network Events
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Launch of 4G Network
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Launch
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