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Communications in Israel ".Pelephone (Hebrew: פלאפון pronounced: /pelefon/) is an
Israeli -basedtelecommunications company, founded in1986 as a joint venture betweenMotorola andTadiran though today it is fully owned byBezeq . It was the first company to offermobile phone services in Israel. Due to this, thebrand-name "Pelephone" became the ubiquitous term for mobile phones in Israel (even for those of other service providers, seegenericized trademark ), although in recent years the term "nayad" (=mobile) has perhaps overtaken it in this generalized sense.The company currently employs about 4,500 empolyees, and has over two million active customers.
The literal meaning of the word in Hebrew can be translated as wonder-phone or magic-phone.
The network started as AMPS/NAMPS in the 800/850 MHz band. In the mid-to-late 1990s it converted to
IS-95 CDMA and later added CDMA2000/EV-DO capabilities as well. A UMTS network is currently being tested, and is planned to launch around January 2009.See also
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Cellular phone
* Cellcom
*Mirs
* OrangeExternal links
* [http://www.pelephone.co.il Pelephone company website]
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