Turkcell CEO Kaan Terzioglu Elected to the GSMA Board
October 31 2016 - 8:51AM
Business Wire
The GSMA named its 26-member Board which will serve from January
2017 through December 2018. Turkcell (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL) CEO
Kaan Terzioglu was elected to serve on the Board - Turkcell’s high
level of global engagement and contributions to the development of
the mobile communications sector were factored in its election.
Turkcell CEO Kaan Terzioglu emphasized that Turkey, which has
recently introduced 4.5G, is a country that has a very interesting
story in the field of communications – and that Turkcell will
continue to contribute to the global discussion with its
technological leadership in 4.5G, services-based business model and
growing regional footprint.
“The mobile communications industry has a huge potential to
contribute significantly to our users’ lives – especially as we
start to expand the limits of technology with LTE and the
transition to 5G. We aim to use this potential to the maximum with
our 4.5G services, OTT offerings like BiP, TV+ and fizy, and 5G
collaborations.” said Mr. Terzioglu. “We are honored to serve on
the GSMA Board for the second time as the industry goes through
this important period. We are also proud to represent our country,
and look forward to contributing to Turkey’s mobile communication
sector in cooperation with our fellow ecosystem players, including
with Turk Telekom who have kindly supported us in this
process.”
GSMA leads the mobile communication ecosystem into the future
of communications
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide,
uniting nearly 800 operators with almost 300 companies in the
broader mobile ecosystem. The GSMA also produces industry-leading
events such as Mobile World Congress and other regional meetings,
and acts as a thought leadership and sharing platform for the
mobile community.
As the mobile industry increases its potential to contribute to
broader growth and sustainable development objectives, the GSMA is
also actively involved with the development agenda. The
organization supports the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals and works to increase operators’ contribution to broader
social good.
ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell is a converged
telecommunication and technology services provider, founded and
headquartered in Turkey. It serves its customers with voice, data,
TV and value-added consumer and enterprise services on mobile and
fixed networks. Turkcell launched LTE services in its home country
on April 1st, 2016, employing LTE-Advanced and 3 carrier
aggregation technologies in 81 cities. In 2G and 3G, Turkcell’s
population coverage is at 99.80% and 95.14%, respectively, as of
June 2016. It offers up to 1 Gbps fiber internet speed with its
FTTH services. Turkcell Group companies serve 66.5 million
subscribers in 9 countries – Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Northern
Cyprus, Germany, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova – as of
June 30, 2016. Turkcell Group reported a TRY3.4 billion revenue
with total assets of TRY28.6 billion as of June 30, 2016. It has
been listed on the NYSE and the BIST since July 2000, and is the
only NYSE-listed company in Turkey. Read more
at www.turkcell.com.tr
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