Israel gets ‘revolutionary’ fast fiber optic net

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Israel gets ‘revolutionary’ fast fiber optic net

Communications minister hails Unlimited’s dazzling fast new internet service

BY DAVID SHAMAH May 21, 2014, 1:57 am

The Israel Electric Company is offering fiber optic Internet connections to Israeli homes and businesses. Beginning next month, the Unlimited network is set to offer speeds up to 1 gbps (1 gigabit, or 1000 megabits, per second) via “retail” communications companies, which are to be responsible for customer connection and service.

According to Communications Minister Gilad Erdan, the announcement represents a revolution in how Israelis use data online. “The fiber optic network is a national project that will be the the key to reducing inequality and bring peripheral areas in the north and the south into the center of the country.” Erdan was speaking at a Tel Aviv press conference Tuesday discussing the details of the new network.

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Israel gets 'revolutionary' fast fiber optic net | The Times of Israel
 

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