| Try Our New Cell Phone Palestine Cellular Phone (Jawwal)
Paltel has been granted a license from the Palestinian National Authority to operate,
maintain and manage the telecom sector in Palestine. This license covers both voice
and non-voice, fixed and cellular networks.
The company has initiated GSM cellular services by offering the latest GSM technology.
GSM technology was chosen by PalTel because it is the most widely accepted,
fully digital, wireless technology available in the world today. The
Ericsson GSM system exceeds current industry standards and provides unique
state-of-the-art services compared to other technologies.
In 1996, Jawwal brand name was chosen for the PalTel GSM service.
The Company was established as the first GSM operator in Palestine.
The system was fully constructed in six months.
Commercial service commenced on August 15, 1999 in Gaza, and October 2, 1999 in the West Bank.
Two mobile switching centers (SMC's) have already been constructed,
the first in Ramallah City and the second in
Gaza City. Both were inaugurated and became operational on June 21, 1999
Currently, the number of installed base stations in the West Bank and
Gaza is 102. The initial capacity of this project amounts to about 70,000 numbers, expandable to 120,000.
Within the next year there will be 90% indoor and 95% outdoor network coverage.
The Palestinian cellular network is equipped with market oriented
value-added
services which enable Jawwal customers to enjoy a modern, handy and flexible network.
Some of these services are roaming, speech security,
clear messaging, short messaging services (SMS), voice mail, fax/data service,
call transfer and connected line identification numbers. The project
provides an appropriate technical and commercial alternative for the Israeli service providers
Activating Roaming Agreements
Jawwal Company has international agreements concurrent with local ones, since the company is dedicated to offering roaming services in other countries. For example, Jawwal Company has finalized the technical issues related to operating the Palestinian Jawwal with Partner (Orange) operator in Israel, enabling Palestinian subscribers to use their mobile phones inside Israel.
Besides Israel (Orange), further international roaming agreements have been signed with over 80 countries, and are activated in 78, with further activation initiatives underway.
The countries Jawwal has roaming agreements with are:
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