The MVNO is currently hosted by Partner’s cellular network.
Only a few weeks ago, Partner signed a roaming and network sharing agreement with Hot Mobile Ltd., which had previously piggybacked on Pelephone’s network. Although there is no comparison between the two companies in terms of their activity, it seems that it was very important for Pelephone to take a big customer from Partner in return.
Pelephone CEO Gil Sharon said, “The deal with YouPhone is part of our strategy of hosting MVNO (mobile virtual network operators) on our network, as we defined already more than two years ago. We believe that there is mutual benefit to a situation in which we host and compete at once.”
YouPhone CEO Ariel Schreiber said, “The hosting agreement with Pelephone is yet another milestone as YouPhone continues to establish itself as a significant player, and leader in the mobile market. We chose Pelephone’s network in order to guarantee that we will have the best and most advanced network in the future as well.”