Internet Gold Extends its Technological Edge: 1st Israeli ISP to Support Next-Generation IPv6 Protocol

Internet Gold Extends its Technological Edge: 1st Israeli ISP to Support Next-Generation IPv6 Protocol

PETACH TIKVA, Israel, July 11/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internet Gold (NASDAQ: IGLD) 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

Source: Internet Gold

Ms. Idit Azulay, Internet Gold, Tel: +972-3-939-9848, idita@co.zahav.net.il

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