Israel - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Description

Israel developing some of the faster fixed fibre broadband services in the region

Israel’s excellent telecoms sector has been created partly with the high-end technology sector in mind. This has enabled small and large companies alike to develop research projects without fear of bandwidth bottlenecks. It also helps maintain economic growth, and cement the county’s reputation for innovation in the promotion and use of technologies.

Israel Broadband Company is among those at the forefront of fibre deployments. In early 2021 the government approved an investment in the company by other key telcos including Cellcom and HOT Telecom, subject to the condition that Israel Broadband’s fibre network must reach 1.7 million premises within five years.

Bezeq is another key operator in this market. In the first half of 2021 it increased investment by more than a quarter, year-on-year, mainly to accelerate its fibre deployment. The company expected that more than one million premises would be passed by the end of the year.

1 Key statistics

2 Country overview

3 Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

3.1 Economic considerations and responses
3.2 Subscribers
3.3 Infrastructure

4 Telecommunications market

4.1 Market analysis

5 Regulatory environment

5.1 Regulatory authority
5.2 Fixed-line developments
5.3 Mobile network developments

6 Mobile market

6.1 Market analysis
6.2 Mobile statistics
6.3 Mobile infrastructure
6.4 Major mobile operators
6.5 MVNOs

7 Fixed broadband market

7.1 Market analysis
7.2 Broadband statistics
7.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
7.4 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
7.5 Other fixed broadband services

8 Fixed network operators

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Bezeq
8.3 Altice (HOT) Telecom
8.4 013 NetVision (Cellcom)
8.5 012 Smile Telecom (Partner)
8.6 018 Xfone/Marathon Telecommunications

9 Telecommunications infrastructure

9.1 National telecom network
9.2 International infrastructure

10 Smart infrastructure

10.1 Smart grids

11 Digital economy

11.1 e-Banking

12 Appendix Historic Data

13 Glossary of abbreviations

14 Related reports

Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Israel 2021 (e)
Table 2 Israel - evolution of GDP and inflation in Israel 2012 2025
Table 3 Major mobile operators' monthly mobile ARPU (ILS / month) 2013 2021
Table 4 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 5 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscriber and penetration 2012 2027
Table 6 Market share of mobile subscribers by technology 2019 2025
Table 7 Development of Cellcom's consolidated financial data ILS billion) 2012 2021
Table 8 Development of Cellcom's consolidated EBITDA , capex (ILS billion) 2012 2021
Table 9 Change in the number of Cellcom's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Table 10 Decline in Cellcom's annual churn rate 2012 2021
Table 11 Development of Partner's financial data (ILS million) 2012 2021
Table 12 Change in the number of Partner's mobile subscribers and churn rate 2012 2021
Table 13 Decline in Pelephone's mobile revenue 2012 2021
Table 14 Change in the number of Pelephone's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Table 15 Change in the number of Pelephone's contract and prepaid subscribers (million) 2014 2021
Table 16 Change in Pelephone's annual churn rate 2012 2021
Table 17 Development of HOT Mobile's financial data ( million) 2013 2021
Table 18 Change in the number of HOT Mobile's mobile subscribers (million) 2012 2021
Table 19 Increase in internet user penetration 2012 2021
Table 20 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 21 Change in the number of Bezeq's fixed broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Table 22 Growth in the number of Cellcom's fixed broadband subscribers 2015 2021
Table 23 Growth in the number of HOT Telecom's fixed broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Table 24 Change in Bezeq's annualised retail broadband ARPU 2012 2021
Table 25 Average bundled broadband speed per retail Bezeq customer 2012 2021
Table 26 Growth in the number of Partner's fixed broadband subscribers 2019 2021
Table 27 Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by platform 2012 2019
Table 28 Development of Bezeq Group's financial data (ILS billion) 2012 2021
Table 29 Change in Bezeq's fixed voice traffic 2012 2021
Table 30 Development of HOT Telecom's fixed revenue 2014 2021
Table 31 Growth in the Cellcom's fixed revenue 2014 2021
Table 32 Growth in the Partner's fixed revenue 2012 2021
Table 33 Decline in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Table 34 Historic - Israel - fixed lines in service and teledensity 1995 2011
Table 35 Historic - Israel - Internet users and penetration 1995 2008
Table 36 Historic - Israel - fixed broadband subscribers 2001 2011
Table 37 Historic - Major mobile operators' market share by subscribers 2010 2017
Table 38 Historic - Israel - PC penetration 2002 2008
Table 39 Historic - Israel - mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1995 2011
Table 40 Historic - Cellcom - consolidated revenue 2005 2011
Table 41 Historic - Cellcom - mobile subscribers and ARPU 2005 2011
Table 42 Historic - Bezeq fixed access lines and monthly ARPL 2003 2011
Table 43 Historic - Pelephone - revenue and operating profit (ILS billion) 2003 2011
Chart 7 Major mobile operators' monthly mobile ARPU (ILS / month) 2013 2021
Chart 8 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 9 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscriber and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 10 Development of Cellcom's consolidated financial data 2012 2021
Chart 11 Development of Cellcom's consolidated EBITDA , capex 2012 2021
Chart 12 Change in the number of Cellcom's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 13 Decline in Cellcom's annual Churn rate 2012 2021
Chart 14 Development of Partner's financial data 2012 2021
Chart 15 Change in the number of Partner's mobile subscribers and churn rate 2012 2021
Chart 16 Decline in Pelephone's mobile revenue 2012 2021
Chart 17 Change in the number of Bezeq (Pelephone's) mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 18 Change in the number of Pelephone's contract and prepaid subscribers 2014 2021
Chart 19 Change in Pelephone's annual churn rate 2012 2021
Chart 20 Development of HOT Mobile's financial data 2013 2021
Chart 21 Change in the number of HOT Mobile's mobile subscribers (million) 2012 2021
Chart 22 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 23 Change in the number of Bezeq's fixed broadband lines 2012 2021
Chart 24 Growth in the number of Cellcom's fixed broadband subscribers 2015 2021
Chart 25 Growth in the number of Altice fixed broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 26 Change in Bezeq's annualised retail broadband ARPU 2012 2021
Chart 27 Growth in the number of Partner's fixed broadband subscribers 2019 2021
Chart 28 Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by platform 2012 2019
Chart 29 Development of Bezeq's fixed financial data 2012 2021
Chart 30 Change in Bezeq's fixed voice traffic 2012 2021
Chart 31 Development of HOT Telecom's fixed revenue 2014 2021
Chart 32 Growth in the Cellcom's fixed revenue 2014 2021
Chart 33 Growth in the Partner fixed revenue 2012 2021
Chart 34 Decline in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Exhibit 5 5G spectrum auction results August 2020

Israel - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses