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Leveraging on the 3G licence it was
awarded in a tender in 2001, Partner will
start rolling out the network early in 2004,
with commercial service expected later in
the year.
Relatively low capital expenditure
requirements for both network rollout
and licence payments and the ability
to save significantly on 2G maintenance
expenditure by using a 3G network
make the business case for Partner’s 3G
operations – already fully financed – even
more attractive.
Partner’s relationship with Hutchison
puts it in a particularly enviable position in
the development of products and services
for its 3G businesses.
As a global leader in the deployment
and development of 3G mobile networks,
products and services, Hutchison can
share with Partner the combined expertise
and synergies gained within the Group to
the benefit of Israeli consumers.
Customers of the company’s future 3 ser-
vices will enjoy powerful mobile multi-
media communications, commerce
opportunities, and data-rich content, with
an infinite capacity to entertain, educate,
and inform.
“These are going to be very exciting
years for Partner,” says Dr Dan Eldar,
Partner’s Vice President. “We now see
a more mature company, operating in
a more mature market with penetration
levels that are higher. We have seen
Partner leading this market with the
strongest cumulative growth rate, both in
terms of subscribers and in terms of rev-
enues, and we intend to continue this
trend. In the coming years Partner has
a very significant growth opportunity in
Israel and the primary source for this
growth is 3G.”
Partner’s relationship
with Hutchison
puts it in a
particularly enviable
position for
its 3G business