The Partner Group begun connecting the city of Nahariya to the national fiber-optic partner

The Partner Group has begun connecting the city of Nahariya to the national fiber-optic partner 'Partner Fiber', and already in the coming month, even before the start of the school year, many of the city's residents will be able to connect to surfing speeds of up to 1,000 megabytes.
Minister of Communications Yoaz Handel and Nahariya Mayor Ronen Marley toured with Partner CEO Itzik Benvenisti in the 'Green Nahariya' neighborhood, where Partner's deployment began towards the connection of residents' homes to the fiber optic infrastructure. Partner, and began this week deploying in several centers in parallel.
In this way, the city of Nahariya connects to Partner's fiber optic infrastructure, which is already deployed in dozens of cities around the country, and already reaches more than 625,000 households that can connect to high-quality and fast surfing, optimally supporting distance learning, work from home, gaming, streaming and video content. The Internet, the connection of the home network to security cameras and smart devices (IoT) such as smart air conditioners, 'smart home' applications and more.
Communications Minister Yoaz Handel said: "I am happy to inaugurate the fiber optics, high-speed Internet, in Nahariya. As I promised, wherever they are deployed in the periphery and in the border areas I will be there. Any company that does this will receive my full support."
Minister Handel added: "Regarding what we see here, it is an important process. I also emphasize in the Ministry of Communications the deployment of advanced infrastructure, with an emphasis on border areas. And again I say, the plow line is the border line and the fiber line is the border line. To create jobs and economic development. Compared to the world, we know that GDP grows where there is advanced communication infrastructure by 1%, and the employment market grows by 3%. We need these jobs. That's why I'm glad that Partner and other companies are getting involved. "
Nahariya Mayor Ronen Marley said: "Advanced communications infrastructure is an important and central foundation for a city's growth in all its areas. In recent months, digital channels have become a leading means of communication in many areas such as education, employment, cultural tourism and process management. And will improve the quality of life of the residents. "
Itzik Benvenisti, CEO of Partner, said: "In recent months, we have accelerated the connection of households across the country to Partner's fiber optic infrastructure, with increasing demand from communications consumers for infrastructure that optimally supports teleworking, homework, high content consumption and increasing Internet use. Partner made a strategic decision to reach as many localities as possible across the country, without preconditions, as far as resources, technology, regulation and bureaucracy allow us. "Benvenisti added:" Earlier this month I met the Minister of Communications in Eilat, when we connected the southernmost city in Israel to Partner's fiber infrastructure. It will reach the connection of the city of Nahariya, the northernmost point so far on Partner's layout map. "
Partner's fiber-optic infrastructure already reaches more than 625,000 households, which is more than 30% of the homes connected to the Internet in Israel, in dozens of cities throughout the country, including Eilat, Afula, Kiryat Bialik, Haifa, Netanya, Hod Hasharon, Kfar Saba, Rehovot, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Yavne, Rosh HaAyin, Kiryat Gat, Modi'in, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beer Sheva, Rishon Lezion, Ness Ziona, and more, and from today also Nahariya.