Gil Sharon on spectrum allocation
From Gil Sharon, CEO PELEPHONE- tips for entrepreneurs · · HitechAmbassadors
“We have a limited amount of spectrum which is allocated to us by the government, and this is all we have now — physics limits how we can use that capacity.”
On , Gil Sharon, Chairman of the Board at Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp, spoke about spectrum allocation 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.