June 18, 2012, category: Hi-Tech,Telecommunications
Israel – Home of Innovative Communication Technologies
Life Changing Breakthroughs
Israeli companies have traditionally played an active part in revolutionizing the global Communications industry. Over the years, companies like VocalTec, Comverse, NDS and others have introduced innovations that have changed the face of global communications – Voice over IP, Voice Mail, Conditional Access, Instant Messaging and Mobile WiMAX are all attributed to Israeli research and development.
Breeding Global Success
Israel has been on the cutting edge of research and development in advanced technologies for many years.Israel’s scientists and engineers have been constantly confronted with the challenge of quickly devising new and innovative solutions and turning them from concept to product in the shortest time feasible.
Over the past two decades, Israel’s R&D excellence has spilled over from the academic centers and the military sphere and has turned Israel into a high-tech economy. Israel’s communications track record of cultivating start-ups capable of expanding into global communications leaders and its specialty in communication infrastructure and digital networking has fostered pioneering companies such as ECI Telecom, Alvarion, NICE, RADVision and many others, now developing leading solutions for the next generation of communication networks.The communication software sector is also thriving, piloted by companies such as Amdocs and NICE (with aggregate revenues of $4 billion in 2008).
International Interest
Israel’s communications sector is recognized as the world’s second most important communication cluster after the Silicon Valley in the US.With multinational technology companies such as Cisco, IBM, HP, Intel, Microsoft and Google investing heavily in R&D activity in Israel, and with the number of start-ups constantly increasing, the country serves as a powerful source for profit-driven innovation.
Israel’s ICT Sector – facts and figures
•ICT accounted for 16% of Israel’s GDP in 2008
•ICT exports were 26% of total goods and services exports in 2008
•6.5% of Israel’s workforce in 2008 was employed in the ICT sector
Mobile Applications and Mobile Content
From the early days of mobile telephony, Israeli companies have developed end-user applications leveraging all available mobile standards, from SMS and WAP to 3G Video and UMA. Client-side applications enhancing the communication experience, like Axis Mobile’s push email, Silent Communications’ next-gen call completion and Zlango’s icon messaging; Client-server solutions like Celltick’s idle screen applications, Flash Networks’ mobile data optimization and acceleration, and Bamboo’s media casting; and server-based applications such as Tjat’s Mobile IM and SendM’s multi-SMS.
A History of Firsts – Pioneering Israeli Communication Technologies
•Comverse was the first company to integrate voice, fax, and call processing functions into a single system, back in 1986. Today Comverse leads the multimedia messaging market.
•NICE Systems: With years of expertise in voice recording and analysis, NICE was the first company to enter the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) market with a VoIP recording technology. NICE has leveraged years of applied research to become the world leader in multimedia digital recording solutions for business interaction management and security.
•Runcom: As a pioneer of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) technology, the heart of 4G, both in LTE & WiMAX, Runcom was the first company in the world to introduce a Mobile WiMAX compliant ASIC.
•RADVision was the first to develop the H.323 Protocol, the core standard of VoIP that enables voice, picture and data to be transmitted via the Internet. It has become a world leader in technology for video conferencing and multimedia over IP.
•Mirabilis was the first company to introduce a consumer product for instant communication and chat, ICQ. Mirabilis was acquired by AOL in 1998.
•VocalTec was the first company to successfully commercialize VoIP technology, with its 1995 release of the Internet Phone.
•ECI Telecom first gained world prominence by introducing the concept of toll-quality international traffic compression, and the first to enable two calls on the same phone line. ECI was also the first company to deploy HDSL, and the first to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Home Passive Optical Network (FTTH PON) in Europe.
•MRV was first to develop remote access, first with 10/100 dual-speed LAN switches and first to deploy Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology in residential access networks. MRV has grown to become an international leader in Ethernet fiber core networks solutions.
•Comsys was the first company in the world to offer baseband IP for EDGE solutions, both for handsets and for base-stations. Comsys is now a leader on 4G chipsets for the next generation cellular infrastructure, including Mobile WiMAX, UMTS, EGPRS (EDGE), GPRS and GSM networks.
Noted achievements by some of Israel’s finest and youngest companies:
•Altair – Ultra low power mobile WiMAX silicon. Lowest power mobile WiMAX chipset in the world.
•iSkoot – Mobile VoIP solutions. The first Mobile Skype phone, launched in 2007 by the Hutchison 3 group.
•Massive Impact – Advanced Customer Discovery solutions for communication providers. The first mobile customer discovery platform to be commercially deployed.
•Siano Mobile – Silicon receivers for the mobile digital TV market. The first multi-standard receiver for mobile digital TV and digital cable applications.
•Modu – Modular personal communication solutions. The world’s smallest stand-alone communication device.
To have a close encounter with the Israeli Telecom Technologies we are happy to announce that we have an Israeli Telecom Delegation that is coming to Mumbai on 16th July 2012. On this occasion we have organized a B2B event and would be delighted to invite Indian participants to interact with most Innovative Telecom Companies from Israel. The event will be hosted by the Consulate General of Israel, Mumbai.
Block your calendar!16/7/12 – to participate mail us on sheetal.gawde@israeltrade.gov.il or dial +91-22-22819993-7
