{{UDP|date=January 2024}} {{Short description|Palestinian communications company}} {{Infobox company | name = Palestine Cellular Communications Company (Jawwal)<br />{{lang|ar|شركة الاتصالات الخلوية الفلسطينية (جوال)}} | logo = Jawwal Logo.png | type = Public Shareholding Co. Ltd | location_city = Ramallah | location_country = Palestine | key_people = | area_served = Palestine | industry = Telecommunications | products = GSM, GPRS, EDGE, SMS, MMS, ISP, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ | num_employees = 250 | parent = Paltel | homepage = {{URL|www.jawwal.ps}} }} '''Palestine Cellular Communications Company''' ({{langx|ar|شركة الاتصالات الخلوية الفلسطينية}}), trading as '''Jawwal''' ({{langx|ar|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pita.ps/content/palestine-cellular-communications-coltd-%E2%80%9Cjawwal%E2%80%9D |title=Palestine Cellular Communications "Jawwal", PITA |access-date=2014-01-15 |archive-date=2018-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923102414/http://www.pita.ps/content/palestine-cellular-communications-coltd-%E2%80%9Cjawwal%E2%80%9D |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.zawya.com/company/profile/1000344/ Palestine Cellular Communications company', Jawwal, PG]</ref>
==History== Jawwal was established in 1999 and obtained the first mobile license in the Palestinian territories, operating with GSM communications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article--382338|title=Partner Begins Providing GSM Roaming Services to Paltel - Globes|date=2000-02-02|website=en.globes.co.il|language=he|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> The service first launched in Gaza on August 15, 1999 and then to the West Bank on October 2 the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=505&ed=44&edid=44|title=GSM in Palestine|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-telecom/palestinians-get-3g-mobile-services-in-west-bank-idUSL8N1PJ3FW|title=Palestinians get 3G mobile services in West Bank|date=24 January 2018|work=Reuters|accessdate=2018-01-26}}</ref> 4G LTE and 5G services are unavailable.<ref>[https://www.jawwal.ps/index.php?page=section&pid=1211§ion_parent=1208&catid=3&langid=2 Jawwal - story]</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Frequencies used on the Jawwal network |- ! Frequency !! Band <br/> number !! Protocol !! Class !! Notes |- | '''900''' MHz || 8 || GSM/GPRS/EDGE || 2G || |- | '''2100''' MHz || 1 || UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ || 3G || <ref>{{cite web |title=Jawwal |url=https://halberdbastion.com/intelligence/mobile-networks/jawwal#:~:text=Jawwal%20is%20reported%20to%20have,band%20in%20mid%2DJanuary%202018. |publisher=HB Radiofrequency}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{commons category}} {{Communications in the State of Palestine}}
Category:Telecommunications companies of Palestine Category:Companies established in 1999 Category:Palestinian brands Category:Mobile phone companies of Palestine Category:1999 establishments in Palestine
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