HOT Telecommunication Systems
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הוט מערכות תקשורת בע"מ
Head office: Euro Park, Kibbutz Yakum 6097200, Israel. Tel.: +972-180-1700700
An Israeli communications company that provides a variety of telecommunications services, including multi-channel television, fiber-optic internet infrastructure, and landline telephone services. The company is part of the Altice Group, a global communications corporation.
Services to Settlements
Telecommunication Services in the Occupied West Bank
HOT’s fully owned subsidiary, Hot Mobile, holds a consolidated license from the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank to provide Bezeq’s international telecommunication services, cellular telephone services, internet access services and network endpoint services in the occupied West Bank.
Additionally, HOT’s Limited Partnership, Hot Telecom LP, holds a license from the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank to provide domestic landline services for the Israeli Telecommunication Corporation Bezeq in the occupied West Bank.
Cellular Infrastructure on Occupied Land
Through its Limited Partnership with Partner Communications, P.H.I. Networks (2015) LP, HOT operates 232 cellular antennas in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan.
P.H.I. Networks was established by HOT and Partner to build and operate a cellular network and maintain cellular sites for the companies in a network sharing model.
These include sites in the settlements of Adora, Alei Zahav, Alfei Menashe, Alon, Argaman, Ariel, Ateret, Beit Aryeh, Beit El, Beit Haarava, Beit Hagai, Beit Horon, Beitar Ilit, Bqaot, Dolev, Efrat, Eli, Elkana, Eshkolot, Etz Efraim, Geva Binyamin, Givat Zeev, Gush Etzion, Halamish, Har Bracha, Har Hevron, Hevron, Kalia, Karnei Shomron, Kedumim, Kfar Etzion, Kfar Ha-Oranim, Kfar Tapuach, Kiryat Arba, Kiryat Sefer, Kohav HaShahar, Kokhav Ya'akov, Ma’ale Adumim, Ma’ale Efraim, Ma’ale Michmash, Maon, Mateh Binyamin, Matityahu, Mechola, Metzad Shimon, Metzadot Yehuda, Mevo Hama, Mevo Horon, Migdalim, Migron, Mishor Adumim, Mitspe Hagit, Mitspe Shalem, Mitspe Yeriho, Modiin Ilit, Naale, Neria, Netiv Hagdud, Neve Daniel, Nili, Nofim, Nokdim, Ofarim, Ofra, Oranit, Otniel, Ovnat, Peduel, Petza'el, Psagot, Rachelim, Rimonim, Rosh Tsurim, Rotem, Salit, Shaarei Tikva, Shadmot Mehola, Shim'a, Talmon, Tekoa, Telem, Tsofim, Vered Yeriho, Yitav, and Yitzhar in the occupied West Bank; the settlement neighborhoods of French Hill, Gilo, Har Homa, Mount Olives, Mount Scopus, Old City, Pisgat Zeev, Ramat Shlomo, and Ramot in occupied East Jerusalem; and the settlements of Alonei Habashan, Aniam, Eliad, Elrom, Ein Zivan, Gshur, Had Nes, Hamat Gader, Karmei Tzur, Kanaf, Keshet Yehonatan, Kfar Haruv, Kidmat Zvi, Ma’ale Gamla, Marom Golan, Mount Hermon, Neot Golan, Neve Ativ, Odem, Ortal, Qela, Ramot, Ramat Magshimim, and Shaal in the occupied Syrian Golan.
In addition, the company operates cellular antennas at the Mevo Horon, Kedumim, and Rimonim settlement Industrial Zones in the West Bank, and the Atarot Industrial Zone in East Jerusalem.
Checkpoints
Additionally, the company operates cellular antennas at the Hizma checkpoint in the occupied West Bank and the Allenby Bridge Crossing, which is the only access for West Bank Palestinian residents to travel abroad and is controlled by Israel.
Internet Services for Settlements
In January 2021 and January 2022, Hot Telecommunications Systems was contracted by the Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing, Jerusalem District, for the planning, carrying out and relocation of communications infrastructures in public areas in the settlements of Efrat, Beit El, Beitar Illit, Givat Ze’ev, Geva Binyamin (Adam), Ma’ale Adumim, Ma’ale Efraim and Kiryat Arba in the occupied West Bank. The first contract, signed in January 2021, was valued at NIS 4 million.
IBC Unlimited
In 2020, HOT entered as a partner in IBC Unlimited LP venture for the deployment of fiber-optic internet across the occupied West Bank to provide high-speed internet for Israeli settlements. HOT invested approximately NIS 170 million in the project, which was jointly owned together with Cellcom and the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC).
Between 2021 and 2025, IBC Unlimited deployed fiber-optic internet infrastructure in the settlements of Givat Ze’ev, Ma’ale Adumim, Ariel, Beit Aryeh, Oranit, Revava, Barkan, Elkana, Alfei Menashe and Nofim in the occupied West Bank. In June 2025, HOT sold its holdings in the project.
Hot Mobile
HOT’s fully owned subsidiary, Hot Mobile (formerly known as Mirs), is an Israeli mobile communications company part of the HOT Group.
Services to Settlements
Hot Mobile operates three service and sales centers in occupied East Jerusalem, including in the settlement neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev.
In 2018 Hot Mobile won a tender to supply cellular devices to municipal employees in the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian Captive Market
Hot Mobile benefits from the structural advantages of Israeli cellular service providers over Palestinian service providers in the Palestinian market. The company operates two sales and customer service centers in Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, where Palestinian cellular companies are permitted to operate creating a captive market.
Services to the Israeli Military
Hot Mobile provides cellular service packages to members of the “IDF Workers' Organization”.
In 2014, during the Israeli military onslaught on Gaza, Hot Mobile operated a mobile service vehicle for cellular devices in combat zones for soldiers fighting in Gaza. The vehicle provided field repairs and charging services for mobile devices in soldiers' assembly points near the Gaza border.
Between 2015 and 2017, the company provided communication services to the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) in a total amount of NIS 228,959.
Between 2005 and 2011, Hot Mobile was the exclusive provider of cellular phone services to the Israeli military. During this time, it was reported that the company had at least 200 antennas set inside military bases of the Israeli army.
Services to the Israel Police
Between 2019 and 2020, Hot Mobile provided services to the Israel Police in a total amount of NIS 135,988.
Between 2013 and 2018, the company was the sole supplier of Push to Talk (PTT) devices for the Israel Police. Between 2013 and 2015, the company was contracted to supply the device for NIS 400,000, and between 2016 and 2018, for NIS 1,200,000.
Services to the Israel Prison Service
Between 2015 and 2018 the company provided communication services to the Israel Prison Services (IPS) in a total amount of NIS 2,269,392.
Jerusalem Light Rail
Previously, the Mirs company operated the communication network installed on the Jerusalem Light Rail's motor coaches. The Jerusalem Light Rail connects Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem to the center of the city and its western side, contingent on the expropriation of Palestinian land and the further territorial fragmentation of the city’s Palestinian neighborhoods. For more on the Jerusalem Light Rail, see Who Profits Update: Developments in the Expansion of the JLR Network: The J-Net Project.
An Israeli communications company that provides a variety of telecommunications services, including multi-channel television, fiber-optic internet infrastructure, and landline telephone services. The company is part of the Altice Group, a global communications corporation.
Services to Settlements
Telecommunication Services in the Occupied West Bank
HOT’s fully owned subsidiary, Hot Mobile, holds a consolidated license from the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank to provide Bezeq’s international telecommunication services, cellular telephone services, internet access services and network endpoint services in the occupied West Bank.
Additionally, HOT’s Limited Partnership, Hot Telecom LP, holds a license from the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank to provide domestic landline services for the Israeli Telecommunication Corporation Bezeq in the occupied West Bank.
Cellular Infrastructure on Occupied Land
Through its Limited Partnership with Partner Communications, P.H.I. Networks (2015) LP, HOT operates 232 cellular antennas in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan.
P.H.I. Networks was established by HOT and Partner to build and operate a cellular network and maintain cellular sites for the companies in a network sharing model.
These include sites in the settlements of Adora, Alei Zahav, Alfei Menashe, Alon, Argaman, Ariel, Ateret, Beit Aryeh, Beit El, Beit Haarava, Beit Hagai, Beit Horon, Beitar Ilit, Bqaot, Dolev, Efrat, Eli, Elkana, Eshkolot, Etz Efraim, Geva Binyamin, Givat Zeev, Gush Etzion, Halamish, Har Bracha, Har Hevron, Hevron, Kalia, Karnei Shomron, Kedumim, Kfar Etzion, Kfar Ha-Oranim, Kfar Tapuach, Kiryat Arba, Kiryat Sefer, Kohav HaShahar, Kokhav Ya'akov, Ma’ale Adumim, Ma’ale Efraim, Ma’ale Michmash, Maon, Mateh Binyamin, Matityahu, Mechola, Metzad Shimon, Metzadot Yehuda, Mevo Hama, Mevo Horon, Migdalim, Migron, Mishor Adumim, Mitspe Hagit, Mitspe Shalem, Mitspe Yeriho, Modiin Ilit, Naale, Neria, Netiv Hagdud, Neve Daniel, Nili, Nofim, Nokdim, Ofarim, Ofra, Oranit, Otniel, Ovnat, Peduel, Petza'el, Psagot, Rachelim, Rimonim, Rosh Tsurim, Rotem, Salit, Shaarei Tikva, Shadmot Mehola, Shim'a, Talmon, Tekoa, Telem, Tsofim, Vered Yeriho, Yitav, and Yitzhar in the occupied West Bank; the settlement neighborhoods of French Hill, Gilo, Har Homa, Mount Olives, Mount Scopus, Old City, Pisgat Zeev, Ramat Shlomo, and Ramot in occupied East Jerusalem; and the settlements of Alonei Habashan, Aniam, Eliad, Elrom, Ein Zivan, Gshur, Had Nes, Hamat Gader, Karmei Tzur, Kanaf, Keshet Yehonatan, Kfar Haruv, Kidmat Zvi, Ma’ale Gamla, Marom Golan, Mount Hermon, Neot Golan, Neve Ativ, Odem, Ortal, Qela, Ramot, Ramat Magshimim, and Shaal in the occupied Syrian Golan.
In addition, the company operates cellular antennas at the Mevo Horon, Kedumim, and Rimonim settlement Industrial Zones in the West Bank, and the Atarot Industrial Zone in East Jerusalem.
Checkpoints
Additionally, the company operates cellular antennas at the Hizma checkpoint in the occupied West Bank and the Allenby Bridge Crossing, which is the only access for West Bank Palestinian residents to travel abroad and is controlled by Israel.
Internet Services for Settlements
In January 2021 and January 2022, Hot Telecommunications Systems was contracted by the Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing, Jerusalem District, for the planning, carrying out and relocation of communications infrastructures in public areas in the settlements of Efrat, Beit El, Beitar Illit, Givat Ze’ev, Geva Binyamin (Adam), Ma’ale Adumim, Ma’ale Efraim and Kiryat Arba in the occupied West Bank. The first contract, signed in January 2021, was valued at NIS 4 million.
IBC Unlimited
In 2020, HOT entered as a partner in IBC Unlimited LP venture for the deployment of fiber-optic internet across the occupied West Bank to provide high-speed internet for Israeli settlements. HOT invested approximately NIS 170 million in the project, which was jointly owned together with Cellcom and the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC).
Between 2021 and 2025, IBC Unlimited deployed fiber-optic internet infrastructure in the settlements of Givat Ze’ev, Ma’ale Adumim, Ariel, Beit Aryeh, Oranit, Revava, Barkan, Elkana, Alfei Menashe and Nofim in the occupied West Bank. In June 2025, HOT sold its holdings in the project.
Hot Mobile
HOT’s fully owned subsidiary, Hot Mobile (formerly known as Mirs), is an Israeli mobile communications company part of the HOT Group.
Services to Settlements
Hot Mobile operates three service and sales centers in occupied East Jerusalem, including in the settlement neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev.
In 2018 Hot Mobile won a tender to supply cellular devices to municipal employees in the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian Captive Market
Hot Mobile benefits from the structural advantages of Israeli cellular service providers over Palestinian service providers in the Palestinian market. The company operates two sales and customer service centers in Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, where Palestinian cellular companies are permitted to operate creating a captive market.
Services to the Israeli Military
Hot Mobile provides cellular service packages to members of the “IDF Workers' Organization”.
In 2014, during the Israeli military onslaught on Gaza, Hot Mobile operated a mobile service vehicle for cellular devices in combat zones for soldiers fighting in Gaza. The vehicle provided field repairs and charging services for mobile devices in soldiers' assembly points near the Gaza border.
Between 2015 and 2017, the company provided communication services to the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) in a total amount of NIS 228,959.
Between 2005 and 2011, Hot Mobile was the exclusive provider of cellular phone services to the Israeli military. During this time, it was reported that the company had at least 200 antennas set inside military bases of the Israeli army.
Services to the Israel Police
Between 2019 and 2020, Hot Mobile provided services to the Israel Police in a total amount of NIS 135,988.
Between 2013 and 2018, the company was the sole supplier of Push to Talk (PTT) devices for the Israel Police. Between 2013 and 2015, the company was contracted to supply the device for NIS 400,000, and between 2016 and 2018, for NIS 1,200,000.
Services to the Israel Prison Service
Between 2015 and 2018 the company provided communication services to the Israel Prison Services (IPS) in a total amount of NIS 2,269,392.
Jerusalem Light Rail
Previously, the Mirs company operated the communication network installed on the Jerusalem Light Rail's motor coaches. The Jerusalem Light Rail connects Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem to the center of the city and its western side, contingent on the expropriation of Palestinian land and the further territorial fragmentation of the city’s Palestinian neighborhoods. For more on the Jerusalem Light Rail, see Who Profits Update: Developments in the Expansion of the JLR Network: The J-Net Project.
HOT Telecommunication Systems
הוט מערכות תקשורת בע"מ
Head office: Euro Park, Kibbutz Yakum 6097200, Israel.
Tel.: +972-180-1700700
An Israeli communications company that provides a variety of telecommunications services, including multi-channel television, fiber-optic internet infrastructure, and landline telephone services. The company is part of the Altice Group, a global communications corporation.
Services to Settlements
Telecommunication Services in the Occupied West Bank
HOT’s fully owned subsidiary, Hot Mobile, holds a consolidated license from the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank to provide Bezeq’s international telecommunication services, cellular telephone services, internet access services and network endpoint services in the occupied West Bank.
Additionally, HOT’s Limited Partnership, Hot Telecom LP, holds a license from the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank to provide domestic landline services for the Israeli Telecommunication Corporation Bezeq in the occupied West Bank.
Cellular Infrastructure on Occupied Land
Through its Limited Partnership with Partner Communications, P.H.I. Networks (2015) LP, HOT operates 232 cellular antennas in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan.
P.H.I. Networks was established by HOT and Partner to build and operate a cellular network and maintain cellular sites for the companies in a network sharing model.
These include sites in the settlements of Adora, Alei Zahav, Alfei Menashe, Alon, Argaman, Ariel, Ateret, Beit Aryeh, Beit El, Beit Haarava, Beit Hagai, Beit Horon, Beitar Ilit, Bqaot, Dolev, Efrat, Eli, Elkana, Eshkolot, Etz Efraim, Geva Binyamin, Givat Zeev, Gush Etzion, Halamish, Har Bracha, Har Hevron, Hevron, Kalia, Karnei Shomron, Kedumim, Kfar Etzion, Kfar Ha-Oranim, Kfar Tapuach, Kiryat Arba, Kiryat Sefer, Kohav HaShahar, Kokhav Ya'akov, Ma’ale Adumim, Ma’ale Efraim, Ma’ale Michmash, Maon, Mateh Binyamin, Matityahu, Mechola, Metzad Shimon, Metzadot Yehuda, Mevo Hama, Mevo Horon, Migdalim, Migron, Mishor Adumim, Mitspe Hagit, Mitspe Shalem, Mitspe Yeriho, Modiin Ilit, Naale, Neria, Netiv Hagdud, Neve Daniel, Nili, Nofim, Nokdim, Ofarim, Ofra, Oranit, Otniel, Ovnat, Peduel, Petza'el, Psagot, Rachelim, Rimonim, Rosh Tsurim, Rotem, Salit, Shaarei Tikva, Shadmot Mehola, Shim'a, Talmon, Tekoa, Telem, Tsofim, Vered Yeriho, Yitav, and Yitzhar in the occupied West Bank; the settlement neighborhoods of French Hill, Gilo, Har Homa, Mount Olives, Mount Scopus, Old City, Pisgat Zeev, Ramat Shlomo, and Ramot in occupied East Jerusalem; and the settlements of Alonei Habashan, Aniam, Eliad, Elrom, Ein Zivan, Gshur, Had Nes, Hamat Gader, Karmei Tzur, Kanaf, Keshet Yehonatan, Kfar Haruv, Kidmat Zvi, Ma’ale Gamla, Marom Golan, Mount Hermon, Neot Golan, Neve Ativ, Odem, Ortal, Qela, Ramot, Ramat Magshimim, and Shaal in the occupied Syrian Golan.
In addition, the company operates cellular antennas at the Mevo Horon, Kedumim, and Rimonim settlement Industrial Zones in the West Bank, and the Atarot Industrial Zone in East Jerusalem.
Checkpoints
Additionally, the company operates cellular antennas at the Hizma checkpoint in the occupied West Bank and the Allenby Bridge Crossing, which is the only access for West Bank Palestinian residents to travel abroad and is controlled by Israel.
Internet Services for Settlements
In January 2021 and January 2022, Hot Telecommunications Systems was contracted by the Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing, Jerusalem District, for the planning, carrying out and relocation of communications infrastructures in public areas in the settlements of Efrat, Beit El, Beitar Illit, Givat Ze’ev, Geva Binyamin (Adam), Ma’ale Adumim, Ma’ale Efraim and Kiryat Arba in the occupied West Bank. The first contract, signed in January 2021, was valued at NIS 4 million.
IBC Unlimited
In 2020, HOT entered as a partner in IBC Unlimited LP venture for the deployment of fiber-optic internet across the occupied West Bank to provide high-speed internet for Israeli settlements. HOT invested approximately NIS 170 million in the project, which was jointly owned together with Cellcom and the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC).
Between 2021 and 2025, IBC Unlimited deployed fiber-optic internet infrastructure in the settlements of Givat Ze’ev, Ma’ale Adumim, Ariel, Beit Aryeh, Oranit, Revava, Barkan, Elkana, Alfei Menashe and Nofim in the occupied West Bank. In June 2025, HOT sold its holdings in the project.
Hot Mobile
HOT’s fully owned subsidiary, Hot Mobile (formerly known as Mirs), is an Israeli mobile communications company part of the HOT Group.
Services to Settlements
Hot Mobile operates three service and sales centers in occupied East Jerusalem, including in the settlement neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev.
In 2018 Hot Mobile won a tender to supply cellular devices to municipal employees in the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian Captive Market
Hot Mobile benefits from the structural advantages of Israeli cellular service providers over Palestinian service providers in the Palestinian market. The company operates two sales and customer service centers in Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, where Palestinian cellular companies are permitted to operate creating a captive market.
Services to the Israeli Military
Hot Mobile provides cellular service packages to members of the “IDF Workers' Organization”.
In 2014, during the Israeli military onslaught on Gaza, Hot Mobile operated a mobile service vehicle for cellular devices in combat zones for soldiers fighting in Gaza. The vehicle provided field repairs and charging services for mobile devices in soldiers' assembly points near the Gaza border.
Between 2015 and 2017, the company provided communication services to the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) in a total amount of NIS 228,959.
Between 2005 and 2011, Hot Mobile was the exclusive provider of cellular phone services to the Israeli military. During this time, it was reported that the company had at least 200 antennas set inside military bases of the Israeli army.
Services to the Israel Police
Between 2019 and 2020, Hot Mobile provided services to the Israel Police in a total amount of NIS 135,988.
Between 2013 and 2018, the company was the sole supplier of Push to Talk (PTT) devices for the Israel Police. Between 2013 and 2015, the company was contracted to supply the device for NIS 400,000, and between 2016 and 2018, for NIS 1,200,000.
Services to the Israel Prison Service
Between 2015 and 2018 the company provided communication services to the Israel Prison Services (IPS) in a total amount of NIS 2,269,392.
Jerusalem Light Rail
Previously, the Mirs company operated the communication network installed on the Jerusalem Light Rail's motor coaches. The Jerusalem Light Rail connects Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem to the center of the city and its western side, contingent on the expropriation of Palestinian land and the further territorial fragmentation of the city’s Palestinian neighborhoods. For more on the Jerusalem Light Rail, see Who Profits Update: Developments in the Expansion of the JLR Network: The J-Net Project.
Ownership
The company is owned by Altice International S.a.r.l
CEO: Tal Granot Goldstein
Subsidiaries
Hot Mobile Ltd. (100%), Hot Net Internet Services Ltd. (100%), Hot Mobile Internet Communications Ltd. (100%), Hot Telecom Ltd. (100%), Hot Electrical Services Ltd. (100%), P.H.I. Networks (2015) Limited Partnership (50%), Hot Telecom Limited Partnership, Hot Energy Electrical Services Limited Partnership
Partners
Bezeq, Partner Communications, Cellcom, Hagihon Company
* This section refers to the company's general business partners
Company Response
Settlements
Adora | Alei Zahav | Alfei Menashe | Alon | Alonei HaBashan | Ani'am | Argaman | Ariel | Ateret | Beit Arye | Beit El | Beit Hagai | Beit Ha’arava | Beit Horon | Beit Yathir (Metzadot Yehuda) | Beitar Illit | Bqa'ot | Bruchim Qela' Alon | Dolev | Efrat | Ein Zivan | El Rom | Eli | Eliad | Elkana | Eshkolot | Etz Efraim | French Hill | Geshur | Geva Binyamin (Adam) | Gilo | Givat Ze’ev | Gush Etzion | Had Nes | Halamish (Neve Tzuf) | Hamat Gader | Har Bracha | Har Hevron | Har Homa (Homat Shmuel) | Kalia | Kanaf | Karmei Tzur | Karnei Shomron | Kedumim | Keshet | Kfar Etzion | Kfar HaOranim | Kfar Haruv | Kfar Tapuach | Kidmat Tzvi | Kiryat Arba | Kiryat Sefer | Kochav Ha’shachar | Kokhav Ya'akov | Ma'ale Adumim | Ma'ale Efraim | Ma'ale Gamla | Ma'ale Michmash | Merom Golan | Mevo Horon | Mevo Khama | Migdalim | Migron | Mishor Adumim IZ | Mitzpe Hagit | Mitzpe Shalem | Mitzpe Yeriho | Modi'in Illit | Moshav Ramot | Mount Hermon | Mount Olives | Na'ale | Neot Golan | Neria | Netiv Hagdud | Neve Ativ | Neve Daniel | Nili | Nofim | Nokdim | Odem | Ofarim | Ofra | Old City | Oranit | Ortal | Otniel | Ovnat | Peduel | Petza'el | Pisgat Ze'ev | Psagot | Rachelim | Ramat Magshimim | Ramat Shlomo | Ramot | Rimonim | Rosh Tzurim | Rotem | Sal'it | Sha'al | Sha'arei Tikva | Shadmot Mehola | Shim'a | Talmon | Tekoa | Telem | Tzofim | Vered Yeriho | Yitav | Yitzhar | Yonatan