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TURKEY'S LEADING GSM OPERATOR BRINGS 3G TECHNOLOGY TO MANY PLACES
ANKARA - Turkey's leading GSM operator said on Monday that it had brought 3G technology to many settlements throughout the country.
22.03.2010 - Update : 22.03.2010
GSM operator "Turkcell" had brought the 3G technology to all settlements with over 20,000 population, a company executive said.
"We have established more base stations in the first six months after we launched the 3G technology than the base stations we established for 2G technology in six years," Ilter Terzioglu, deputy director general of the company for network operations, told AA correspondent.
3G technology was launched in Turkey on July 30, 2009. 3G is a wireless industry term for a collection of international standards and technologies aimed at increasing efficiency and improving the performance of mobile wireless networks.
Services offered by 3G technology include wide-area wireless voice telephone, video calls, and wireless data, all in a mobile environment. Compared to 2G and 2.5G services, 3G allows simultaneous use of speech and data services and higher data rates. Thus, 3G networks enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency.
"Turkcell's 3G technology reached 72 percent of the total population by the end of 2009," Terzioglu said.
Terzioglu said Turkey sold almost 300,000 3G VINN modems and netbook/notebooks between August 1 and December 31, 2009.
"We had 65 percent market share in this period," Terzioglu said.
Terzioglu also said Sur town of the southeastern province of Diyarbakir was the place where people made video calls.
GSM-based mobile communication started in Turkey when Turkcell started its operations in February 1994. Turkcell signed a 25-year GSM license contract on April 27, 1998 with the Ministry of Transportation of Turkey. Since then, it has continuously increased the variety of its services based on mobile audio and data communication, its quality levels and as a result, number of subscribers.
As of December 31, 2009, Turkcell has made 7.6 billion US dollars worth of investment (including 2G and 3G licenses) in Turkey. Again as of December 31, 2009, with its 35.4 million subscribers, Turkcell is not only the leading operator in Turkey, but is also the third biggest GSM operator in Europe in terms of subscriber numbers.
Turkcell's shares have been traded on Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) since July 11, 2000 and it is the first and only Turkish company ever to be listed on NYSE. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
"We have established more base stations in the first six months after we launched the 3G technology than the base stations we established for 2G technology in six years," Ilter Terzioglu, deputy director general of the company for network operations, told AA correspondent.
3G technology was launched in Turkey on July 30, 2009. 3G is a wireless industry term for a collection of international standards and technologies aimed at increasing efficiency and improving the performance of mobile wireless networks.
Services offered by 3G technology include wide-area wireless voice telephone, video calls, and wireless data, all in a mobile environment. Compared to 2G and 2.5G services, 3G allows simultaneous use of speech and data services and higher data rates. Thus, 3G networks enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency.
"Turkcell's 3G technology reached 72 percent of the total population by the end of 2009," Terzioglu said.
Terzioglu said Turkey sold almost 300,000 3G VINN modems and netbook/notebooks between August 1 and December 31, 2009.
"We had 65 percent market share in this period," Terzioglu said.
Terzioglu also said Sur town of the southeastern province of Diyarbakir was the place where people made video calls.
GSM-based mobile communication started in Turkey when Turkcell started its operations in February 1994. Turkcell signed a 25-year GSM license contract on April 27, 1998 with the Ministry of Transportation of Turkey. Since then, it has continuously increased the variety of its services based on mobile audio and data communication, its quality levels and as a result, number of subscribers.
As of December 31, 2009, Turkcell has made 7.6 billion US dollars worth of investment (including 2G and 3G licenses) in Turkey. Again as of December 31, 2009, with its 35.4 million subscribers, Turkcell is not only the leading operator in Turkey, but is also the third biggest GSM operator in Europe in terms of subscriber numbers.
Turkcell's shares have been traded on Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) since July 11, 2000 and it is the first and only Turkish company ever to be listed on NYSE. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
