Xfone 018 is a company in Israel which provides cellular, telephony international services, and Internet services The company has operated a fixed-line telephony trial service, but has abandoned it for economic reasons.
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Xfone operates its mobile communications services under the We4G brand.
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Xfone was part of the group of companies of the Israeli businessman, Hezi Bezalel, but it was sold to the Reichman family.
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Xfone was originally founded in 2000 in the United Kingdom by Guy Nissensohn, who previously served as Marketing Director at RADA Electronic Industries.
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In July 2004, Xfone Israel received a license from the Ministry of Communications for international telephony services.
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At the time, Xfone comprised a number of companies, including Swiftnet Limited, a British company providing local and international telecommunications services and value added services, and Xfone USA, Inc, an American company providing local and international telecommunications services.
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In June 2021, Xfone announced that it would be sold to the Reichman family for ILS 330 million and become a fully virtual network operator.
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In 2004, Xfone was one of three companies that received a license to provide international telephony services after the Ministry of Communications decided to open the market to additional competition.
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In 2013, Xfone was the first Israeli ISP to provide customers with IPv6.
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In March 2013, Xfone was the first provider of a full internet connection and landline telephone over the Bezeq infrastructure, without the need to contract with another company, according to the "wholesale agreement" model.
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In May 2008, Xfone began to market Internet-based telephone services using VoIP technology, under a license for a marketing trial received from the Ministry of Communications.
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On November 8,2009, Xfone announced to its customers the termination of the trial and the cancellation of all the lines.
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