Cellcom

Israel-based Cellcom and Parallel Wireless outlined the launch of a pilot which builds on an announcement in January the operator planned to construct a cloud-based standalone (SA) 5G network.

Israeli operator Cellcom filed a lawsuit against domestic rival Xfone, seeking ILS34 million ($10. 3 million) to cover payments under a previously agreed network sharing deal which Cellcom claims has been unlawfully terminated.

Israeli operator Cellcom purchased its domestic rival Golan Telecom in an ILS545 million ($161. 4 million) deal, creating the largest player in the market.

Israeli operator Cellcom was granted permission to purchase domestic rival Golan Telecom, after local authorities found no competition risk related to a tie-up.

Israel’s Ministry of Finance approved the acquisition of Golan Telecom by rival Cellcom after concluding there were no substantial reasons to oppose the deal, business news outlet Globes reported.

Israeli operator Cellcom looked to have won a race to acquire rival Golan Telecom, seeing off competition from Bezeq with the signing of an MoU which aims to deliver a concrete deal by the close of the year.

Israeli operator group Bezeq threw its hat into the ring to acquire rival Golan Telecom and trump interest from Cellcom, as it looks to keep pace with other potential consolidation efforts in the country.