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COUNTRY PROFILE: Israeli mobile media

Stuart O'Brien
COUNTRY PROFILE: Israeli mobile media

Seven million people, 9.2 million mobile subs and a base of companies that helped to mould the industry we know today.

Israel is different. Politically, economically and culturally it behaves more like a European country than its close neighbours. And in mobile, it’s a genuine global powerhouse, home to some of the industry’s most innovative and influential companies.

The country has produced game changing firms in Amdocs (billing), Comverse (messaging and networks), M-Systems (memory cards), Infogin (transcoding), Celltick (idle screen) and many more.

According to Invest In Israel, the country had 70 companies listed on the Nasdaq in 2006 – more than any other country apart from the US.

So what is it about Israel that makes it such a force in mobile? Click here to read the full article.

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Tags: comverse , infogin , celltick , israel , amdocs , m-systems