CTech’s Tuesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Israel's biggest telecom Bezeq may split into two companies. Shlomo Rodev, the newly appointed chairman of Israel's largest telecommunication company Bezeq, is considering a plan to split the telecom provider into a service company and an infrastructure company, similar to the model applied by BT Group PLC. Read more

Proximity to Mediterranean Sea may hamper work on Tel Aviv underground. Dubbed the Red Line, the first light rail line, scheduled for completion by October 2021, will connect Tel Aviv with neighboring cities in its metropolitan area through a network of above-ground and underground stations. Read more

Tech workers get more. In Israel, much more. In Israel, tech employees earn nearly 2.5 times the average wage of all other employees, compared to an OECD average ratio of 1.64. Read more

Rescue UAV completes first live demo. Israel-based aeronautics company Tactical Robotics developed an unmanned aerial vehicle that can evacuate casualties from hostile or obstructed terrain. Called "Cormorant,” the UAV can take-off and land vertically, fly inside obstructed terrains, and evacuate two people while being controlled remotely by operators on the ground. Read more

New database traces technologies emerging from Israeli academia. The database traces patents, companies, and researchers making their way through technology transfer organizations associated with Israeli academic institutions. Among the notable companies that have emerged from Israeli academia are autonomous vehicle technology company Mobileye, gut microbiome analysis startup DayTwo, and Nasdaq-listed ReWalk Robotics, which develops exoskeleton walking aids for people suffering from spinal cords injuries. Read more

ZipRecruiter expanding Israeli center. The company intends to double its 50 people strong Israeli team. Read more

Honeywell enters partnership with Israeli defense contractor IAI. The two companies agreed to collaborate on the development of a turnkey GPS anti-jam navigation system. Read more

Following a series of fatal work accidents, China blacklists some Israeli construction sites. On May 7, 38-year-old Chinese citizen Chen Zhong died after falling from a 20 feet high scaffolding in a Jerusalem construction site. 15 people have died and 67 were moderately or severely injured in Israeli construction site work accidents in 2018. Read more