📋 Tender Overview
The Minister of Communications, Dr. Shlomo Karai, stated: “The vision of a connected Israel is moving forward another step. The second tender that we are issuing today will advance the State of Israel to front and center on the global technological stage. Thanks to 5G, the public will benefit from advanced infrastructure, smart cities and technological competition.”
The Director General of the Ministry of Communications, Maimon (Moni) Shamila, stated: “Today we reached the main milestone within the 5G tender. We are advancing the establishment of the infrastructure (allocation of frequencies) before the applications. This is good news for the public that will lead to the upgrading of cellular networks, the promotion of technologies and innovation, and quality service to the public.”
Tal Elimelech, Senior Deputy Director General of Strategy, Planning and Innovation (Manager of the contending procedure), stated: “The contending procedure is the culmination of the Tender Committee’s work for a significant additional allocation according to the principle of ‘Replacing before the congestion occurs’. Using 26 GHz frequencies in the near future will help upgrade the quality of the networks, develop the portfolio of solutions for private networks, and accelerate innovation and technological competition that will advance Israel to the forefront of the technology, in line with the leading countries in the world.”
This morning (Sunday) the dynamic shunting procedure, which is the high point of the tender, began. The Tender Committee of the Ministry of Communications, with the participation of the Ministry of Finance published the continuation 5G tender (Tender no. 015/2022) on December 27, 2022, which is aimed at significantly bolstering and increasing 5G capabilities of the cellular companies.
In order to respond to the various needs of cellular communication in Israel, the Ministry will allocate, to the cellular companies that win the tender, additional and advanced frequencies in the 26 GHz range on a significant scale for the 5G system.
The 5G networks have been deployed in Israel since 2020 and currently, these networks are developing with upgrades that include the transmitting equipment, the network cores and the implementation of advanced applications. The addition of frequencies is expected to significantly bolster and increase the 5G capabilities of the cellular companies; promote innovation in infrastructure, services and advanced applications; maintain competition and promote technological competition in 5G infrastructures and services for public welfare and to increase economic productivity. The operators who win the tender will be allocated significant additional frequencies, which are expected to significantly bolster and increase the capacity of the 5G network and enable, inter alia, the supplying of advanced services on public networks and the provision of advanced solutions adapted to subscribers on non-public networks.
The Objectives of the Tender:
Upgrading 5G networks – a significant increase in the frequency supply available for providing 5G communication services; a significant upgrade of the capabilities of public and non-public networks in the 5G domain to support advanced digital services that will position Israel among the most advanced countries in the world.
Promoting innovation in infrastructure, services and advanced applications – allocation of 5G frequencies in a manner that will enable and encourage the provision of advanced services in a variety of different activity sectors as well as the activation of advanced and innovative applications over and above the cellular uses currently in play.
Competition – maintaining competition and promoting technological competition in 5G infrastructure and services for public welfare and increasing economic productivity.
The Main Points of the Tender:
The frequency inventory offered in the tender includes 25 frequency bands (a total of 2,500 MHz) in the 26 GHz frequency range.
The bidders in the tender are solely the cellular companies
Within 6 months at the most, the winners are expected to receive the frequencies and the amendment to the license, subject to compliance with the tender conditions.
The Ministry of Communications aims to promote the worlds of 5G on all levels, encouraging the deployment of 5G infrastructure throughout the country and encouraging the assimilation of 5G based technologies.
