SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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F O R M 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July 2005
INTERNET GOLD-GOLDEN LINES LTD.
(Name of Registrant)
1 Alexander Yanai Street Petach-Tikva, Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd.
6-K Items
1. Press Release re Internet Gold Extends its Technological Edge: 1st
Israeli ISP to Support Next-Generation IPv6 Protocol dated July 11,
2005.
Item 1
Press Release Source: Internet Gold
Internet Gold Extends its Technological Edge: 1st Israeli ISP to Support
Next-Generation IPv6 Protocol
Monday July 11, 3:04 am ET
PETACH TIKVA, Israel, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internet Gold (NASDAQ:
IGLD - News) today announced that it has become the first Internet Service
Provider (ISPs) in Israel and one of the few ISPs in the world to support IPv6,
the Next Generation Internet Protocol. Having completed a year-long
infrastructure upgrade process, the Company has now begun supporting the use of
state-of-the art IPv6 services and devices by its business customers and will
soon extend the same support to residential customers. Although the upgrade
process required significant know-how and expertise on the part of the Company's
Technology and Service Department, it did not require the purchase of new
capital equipment because of the flexibility and sophistication of its existing
network infrastructure.
To give customers maximum flexibility as they make the transition to IPv6
services, Internet Gold has deployed IPv6 on existing networks in parallel with
IPv4, the legacy protocol. This is in contrast with most ISPs, who have taken
the simpler route of installing separate new networks for IPv6, thereby
eliminating a customer's ability to evolve gradually to the new platform.
"We are proud to be the first in Israel - and among the first in the world - to
allow our customers to move ahead to IPv6 and to do so at their own pace," said
Mr. Arik Alster, Vice President of Technology and Service of Internet Gold. IPv6
brings us closer to an exciting future of 'connect-everything' applications that
will bring with them new levels of convenience, efficiency and safety. Even
today, IPv6's advanced features - particularly its improved IP addressing,
routing and autoconfiguration capabilities - will allow us to improve current
services such as Multicast and Anycast and solve existing technological issues."
One of the primary advantages of the IPv6 protocol is its transition to a
128-bit IP address from the 32-bit address currently used by today's IPv4
protocol. This will cure the expected shortage of IP addresses, allowing for a
virtually unlimited number of IP addresses in the future. With the ability to
separately address and connect a virtually unlimited number of devices from
individual cellphones and computers to home appliances, in-vehicle instruments
and many others, it will be possible to implement a broad variety of futuristic
"connect everything" applications. A few examples include: "Smart Homes," in
which refrigerators communicate through the Internet with supermarkets and
appliances communicate with maintenance services; "Smart Clothing" able to
monitor vital signs and to report irregularities to emergency services; and
office coffee makers that communicate with cars to know when to begin
percolating. By promoting an explosion of connectivity and intelligence, IPv6 is
making these and many other exciting Next Generation applications possible in
the foreseeable future.
About -Internet Gold
Internet Gold is a communications company that provides Internet access and
related value-added services, international telephony, e-advertising, content
and e-Commerce services throughout Israel under the brand name "smile" to both
residential and business customers.
Internet Gold's operations are carried out through four subsidiaries. Through
MSN Israel, its (50.1% owned) joint-venture with Microsoft Corp. (49.9% owned),
the Company operates several of Israel's Internet portals. Its fully-owned
subsidiary, Internet Gold International, specializes in the provision of
international Internet and communication services. Its fully-owned subsidiary,
GoldMind, focuses on the provision of Internet value-added services. Through
GoldTrade, its fully-owned e-Commerce subsidiary, the Company has established
itself as one of Israel's leading e-Commerce providers.
For additional information about Internet Gold, please visit our Website at
www.igld.com.
Certain statements made herein that use the words "estimate," "project,"
"intend," "expect," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those
which may be expressed or implied by such statements, including, among others,
changes in general economic and business conditions and specifically, decline in
demand for the Company's services, inability to timely develop and introduce new
technologies, services and applications and loss of market share and pressure on
prices resulting from competition. For additional information regarding these
and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business,
reference is made to the Company's Annual Report and its other reports as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Idit Azulay, Internet Gold
+972-3-939-9848
idita@co.zahav.net.il
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNET GOLD-GOLDEN LINES LTD.
(Registrant)
By /s/Eli Holtzman
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Eli Holtzman
Chief Executive Officer
Date: July 11, 2005