2013 Israel - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Last updated: 14 Jan 2014 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 45

Analyst: Kylie Wansink

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Summary
Table Of Contents

Publication Overview

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Israel’s telecommunications market. The report analyses the mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media sectors. Subjects include:

Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
Facts, figures and statistics;
Industry and regulatory issues;
Infrastructure;
Major players, revenues, subscribers, ARPU
Internet, IPTV;
Mobile voice and data markets;
Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless);
Convergence and digital media.

Companies covered in this report include:

Bezeq, Bezeq International, HOT, 013 Netvision, 012 Smile Telecom, Xfone 018/Marathon Telecom, AMOS, Walla!, Nana 10, Yes TV, Pelephone, Cellcom, Partner (Orange), MIRS, Golan Telecom, Rami Levi, Alon Cellular, Home Center Mobile.

Researcher:- Paul Kwon
Current publication date:- January 2014 (12th Edition)

Executive Summary

Stronger competition is benefitting consumers

Israel possesses a well-developed telecommunications market characterised by high penetration and a significant number of service providers. Telecoms incumbent Bezeq continues to dominate the fixed-line market despite the government's attempts to promote competition through various regulatory mechanisms. Competitors such as cable TV operator HOT have enjoyed some success due to the reach of its own fixed line networks.

Broadband services are widely available through ADSL, fibre, HFC and mobile platforms. ISPs have focused on improving network performance by pushing fibre deeper into access networks, resulting in increasing average download speeds. Additional submarine cables have come online, with total international Internet bandwidth increasing over eightfold since 2010.

The majority of the Israeli population subscribe to cable or satellite TV, mostly digital, provided by HOT and YES TV respectively. Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV) services are also available through the IDAN+ network. The government has noted it prefers stronger competition in the TV market and has focused on IPTV as the mechanism through which competing TV service providers can enter the market.

Israel possesses an extremely competitive market served by five mobile network operators, Partner, Cellcom, Pelephone, MIRS and Hot Mobile, as well as number of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)s. Strong competition is evident due to the range of competing mobile products that offer unlimited voice and text, full mobile number portability and regulatory barriers that prevent operators from linking sales of handsets to services or offering discounts to customers that commit to longer periods. Strong competition has led to operators focusing on mobile data and content opportunities as well as on costs, resulting in a number of infrastructure sharing agreements.

Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year

1. Key Statistics
- 1.1 Country overview
2. Telecommunications Market
- 2.1 Overview of Israel’s telecom market
3. Regulatory Environment
- 3.1 Regulatory authority
- 3.2 Privatisation of Bezeq
  - 3.2.1 Earlier privatisation attempts
- 3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Israel
  - 3.3.1 Liberalisation begins
  - 3.3.2 Early moves towards fixed-line market liberalisation
  - 3.3.3 Kroll Committee
  - 3.3.4 Licences awarded to cable TV companies
  - 3.3.5 Further competition in the international calls market
  - 3.3.6 New domestic voice service licences and Bezeq’s reaction
  - 3.3.7 Licensing of VoIP/VOB
  - 3.3.8 Interconnect
  - 3.3.9 Gronau Commission
  - 3.3.10 Hayek Commission
  - 3.3.11 Alternative fibre network operator
- 3.4 Number Portability (NP)
- 3.5 Net Neutrality
4. Fixed Network Operators
- 4.1 Overview of operators
- 4.2 Bezeq
- 4.3 HOT telecommunication systems
- 4.4 013 NetVision
- 4.5 012 Smile Telecom
- 4.6 Xfone 018/Marathon Telecommunications
5. Telecommunications Infrastructure
- 5.1 National telecom network
- 5.2 International infrastructure
  - 5.2.1 Submarine cable networks
  - 5.2.2 Satellite networks
- 5.3 Wholesaling Overview
6. Broadband Market
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Broadband and Internet statistics
- 6.3 ADSL and cable networks
- 6.4 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP)
- 6.5 WiFi
- 6.6 WiMAX
7. Digital Media / Digital Economy
- 7.1 Overview
  - 7.1.1 E-government
  - 7.1.2 Walla! Communications Ltd
  - 7.1.3 Nana 10
- 7.2 Smart cities/smart communities
- 7.3 Digital broadcasting
  - 7.3.1 Overview of the broadcasting market
  - 7.3.2 Regulatory issues
  - 7.3.3 Cable TV
  - 7.3.4 Satellite TV – Yes TV
  - 7.3.5 Broadband TV (IPTV)
  - 7.3.6 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
  - 7.3.7 Web TV
8. Mobile Communications
- 8.1 Overview of Israel’s mobile market
  - 8.1.1 Mobile statistics
- 8.2 Regulatory issues
  - 8.2.1 Award of 3G mobile licences
  - 8.2.2 Connection charges
  - 8.2.3 Mobile Number Portability
  - 8.2.4 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
  - 8.2.5 Roaming
  - 8.2.6 Early Termination Fee Reduction
  - 8.2.7 Mobile Termination Rates
  - 8.2.8 LTE Spectrum Allocation
- 8.3 Mobile technologies
  - 8.3.1 Analogue
  - 8.3.2 Digital
  - 8.3.3 Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN)
  - 8.3.4 3G / HSPA
  - 8.3.5 Long Term Evolution (LTE)
- 8.4 Major mobile operators
  - 8.4.1 Pelephone Communications Ltd
  - 8.4.2 Cellcom
  - 8.4.3 Partner Communications Company Ltd (Orange)
  - 8.4.4 Golan Telecom
  - 8.4.5 Hot Mobile (MIRS)
  - 8.4.6 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
- 8.5 Mobile data services
- 8.6 Mobile broadband
- 8.7 Mobile content and applications
  - 8.7.1 Mobile TV
  - Table 1 – Country statistics Israel – 2013
  - Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2013
  - Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2013
  - Table 4 – Fixed broadband statistics – 2013
  - Table 5 – Mobile statistics – September 2013
  - Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
  - Table 7 – GDP growth and inflation – 2005 - 2015
  - Table 8 – Bezeq divisional revenues – 2007 – 2013
  - Table 9 – Active Bezeq fixed-line subscriber lines, MOU, and monthly ARPL – 2003 - 2013
  - Table 10 – HOT fixed voice, TV and Internet subscribers – 2009 - 2013
  - Table 11 – HOT financial data – 2011 - 2012
  - Table 12 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2014
  - Table 13 – Internet users and penetration – 1997 - 2014
  - Table 14 – Fixed broadband subscribers – 2001 - 2014
  - Table 15 – Bezeq ADSL subscribers and ARPU– 2005 - 2013
  - Table 16 – Average broadband speed per Bezeq customer – 2007 - 2013
  - Table 17 – Household PC penetration – 2002 - 2014
  - Table 18 – International Internet bandwidth – 2005 - 2012
  - Table 19 – YES revenue and profit – 2007 - 2013
  - Table 20 – YES satellite TV subscribers, market share and ARPU – 2002 - 2013
  - Table 21 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1995 - 2014
  - Table 22 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – September 2013
  - Table 23 – Mobile operator market share – 2011 - 2013
  - Table 24 – Pelephone – Revenue and Operating Profit – 2003 - 2013
  - Table 25 – Pelephone – Subscribers, MOU and ARPU – 2003 - 2013
  - Table 26 – Cellcom Revenue and Operating Profit – 2005 - 2013
  - Table 27 – Cellcom MOU, Churn and ARPU – 2005 - 2013
  - Table 28 – Cellcom subscribers – 2011 - 2013
  - Table 29 – Partner Communications – revenue, profit, monthly MOU, churn, monthly ARPU – 2002 - 2012
  - Table 30 – Partner Communications – subscribers – 2010 - 2012
  - Table 31 – Hot Mobile subscribers – 2011 - 2013
  - Table 32 – Mobile operators – data and content revenue as a percentage of total revenue – 2003 - 2012
  - Table 33 – Active mobile broadband subscriptions – 2010 - 2014
  - Chart 1 – Israel fixed-line and mobile subscribers – 2000 - 2014

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