Gil Sharon on network capacity
From Gil Sharon, CEO PELEPHONE- tips for entrepreneurs · · HitechAmbassadors
“All operators will pay a lot of money to solve these capacity issues, and we at Pelephone open our door and our lab to any startups with new, breaking ideas.”
On , Gil Sharon, Chairman of the Board at Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp, spoke about network capacity during Gil Sharon, CEO PELEPHONE- tips for entrepreneurs on HitechAmbassadors.
About Gil Sharon
In a 2012 appearance, Gil Sharon, then CEO of Pelephone, addressed entrepreneurs about challenges facing cellular operators. He stated that mobile data consumption had grown exponentially while network capacity remained limited by government-allocated spectrum and physical constraints. Sharon noted that building additional cell sites had become difficult due to permitting and environmental issues, and he identified network congestion and improving customer experience on data networks as key challenges. Sharon said that operators would pay significant sums to address capacity issues. He described Pelephone as open to working with Israeli startups, citing examples such as Intucell and Pcube, and stated that the company gave priority to local startups over mature companies, describing the arrangement as a win-win situation.