Hot Mobile


Hot Mobile, is a wireless telecommunications company based in Israel and a subsidiary of Hot Telecommunication Systems Ltd..
Hot Mobile provides nationwide wireless service using UMTS in the 2100Mhz band, with supplemented coverage through a domestic roaming agreement with Partner. The company also operates a separate legacy network utilizing Integrated Digital Enhanced Network technology with PTT service that appeals mainly to businesses and large organizations.

History

Mirs was founded in 1994, as part of Motorola's Communications division, and provided wireless networks, using the Integrated Digital Enhanced Network technology, for the military and large organizations. At first it was a closed system, enabling communication only between Mirs clients; however, over the years, they added the ability to communicate with other telephony networks, thus turning it into a full wireless network. At first, this was accomplished using a landline number and in 2001, after receiving an official provider license, with its own provider code 057. In 2013 the provider code was converted to 053.
In 2006 Mirs became the sole provider of wireless service to the Israel Defense Forces ; following the end of the IDF's previous contract with Pelephone. The IDF offered free Mirs phones to its commissioned officers and those soldiers in its standing army whose jobs require it. In 2010 the company was sold, by Motorola to the French Altice.
In 2011 Mirs was one of two winners for new nationwide UMTS network licenses from the Israeli Ministry of Communications, and in 2012 the company was rebranded as "Hot Mobile" as part of the Hot brand that is owned by the Altice Group and includes the Israeli cable TV company Hot. The official launch of the new network was On May 14, 2012.

Network

Hot Mobile offers various plans for the general public on their new UMTS 3.9G and specific plans for businesses on both the UMTS and the iDEN networks. Hot Mobile covers network coverage in areas where it is not present with a domestic roaming agreement with Partner.
FrequencyBand
number		ProtocolClass
800 MHz0iDEN3G
2100 MHz1UMTS/DC-HSPA+3G
1800 MHz3LTE4G