BDI: The proportion of households with a high-speed Internet hook-up is one of the highest in the world.
1.2 million Israeli households had an Internet hook-up at the end of 2005, 9% more than the 1.1 million hooked up at the end of 2004, according to a Business Data Israel BDI) survey. Internet hook-ups expanded more slowly in 2005 than in 2004, which saw 22% growth compared with 2003.
BDI also found that the proportion of households with a high-speed Internet hook-up is one of the highest in the world - 45% of all households in 2005.
BDI found that at the end of 2005, Bezeq Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) had 700,000-720,000 high-speed Internet subscribers, a market share of 63-67%. Combined cable brand HOT had 360,000-390,000 subscribers, a market share of 33-37%.
At the end of 2005, over 90% of household Internet hook-ups were high-speed Internet. The proportion of Internet subscribers with high-speed Internet hook-ups has grown greatly in recent years.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on March 6, 2006