Pelephone breakdown cut calls, SMS for 4 hours
CEO: This was a breakdown, not a cyber attack. We’ll consider compensation for subscribers.
In a statement last night, Pelephone said, “At 11 pm, the breakdown on Pelephone’s network was over. The cause of the four-hour breakdown was at a company control center at 7:05 pm. From this time until 10:40 pm, most call and SMS traffic did not operate.”
Pelephone added, “The data network allowed Internet access and talk applications, such as WhatsApp, worked normally. All the company’s top engineers and the manufacturer’s engineers worked together to locate the breakdown. After carrying out several measures, the network quickly began to recover. The investigation into the breakdown will continue for several days, and we will draw the necessary lessons.”
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news – www.globes-online.com – on February 4, 2013
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