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Palestinian communications company
Palestine Cellular Communications Company (Jawwal)
شركة الاتصالات الخلوية الفلسطينية (جوال)
Company typePublic Shareholding Co. Ltd
IndustryTelecommunications
HeadquartersRamallah, Palestine
Area servedPalestine
ProductsGSM, GPRS, EDGE, SMS, MMS, ISP, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
Number of employees250
ParentPaltel
Websitewww.jawwal.ps

Palestine Cellular Communications Company (Arabic: شركة الاتصالات الخلوية الفلسطينية), trading as Jawwal (Arabic: جوال), is a Palestinian communications company providing cellular and wireless communications. Jawwal operates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as part of Paltel Group.

History

Jawwal was established in 1999 and obtained the first mobile license in the Palestinian territories, operating with GSM communications. The service first launched in Gaza on August 15, 1999 and then to the West Bank on October 2 the same year.

Network

Jawwal has struggled with the limited frequency allocated to Jawwal by the Israeli authorities. Jawwal started offering 3G services commercially on 23 January 2018. 4G LTE services are unavailable.

Frequencies used on the Jawwal network
Frequency Band
number		 Protocol Class Notes
900 MHz 8 GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
2100 MHz 1 UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ 3G

References

  1. "Palestine Cellular Communications "Jawwal", PITA". Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  2. Palestine Cellular Communications company', Jawwal, PG
  3. "Partner Begins Providing GSM Roaming Services to Paltel - Globes". en.globes.co.il (in Hebrew). 2000-02-02. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  4. "GSM in Palestine".
  5. "Palestinians get 3G mobile services in West Bank". Reuters. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. Jawwal - story
  7. "Jawwal". HB Radiofrequency.
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