Turkcell and Istanbul Technical University Joined Forces for 5G R&D
December 05 2016 - 8:37AM
Business Wire
Turkcell (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL) has signed
a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Istanbul Technical
University (ITU) to strategically cooperate on the development of
5G technologies. Within the frame of the contract signed, Turkcell
and ITU will carry out mutual studies in Research & Development
and education areas to make Turkey a producing country in 5G
technology.
Turkcell has signed an agreement to carry out work in
partnership with Istanbul Technical University for developing 5G
technologies in Turkey. Within the frame of the protocol signed by
Istanbul Technical University Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Karaca,
Turkcell CEO Kaan Terzioğlu and Istanbul Technical University
Informatics Institute Director Prof. Dr. Ertugrul Karacuha,
Turkcell and Istanbul Technical University are going to carry out
mutual R&D studies on 5G. The ultimate aim of ITU and Turkcell
in signing this contract is to make Turkey a producing country in
5G technology.
"In line with Turkey’s targets for 2023, we will continue our
mission of collaboration with industry. R&D activities to be
carried out in both application and mobile communication systems
will provide significant contribution to the future competitiveness
of our country. I would like to emphasize that the project carried
out with Turkcell is a start point in this regard." said Prof. Dr.
Mehmet Karaca, Istanbul Technical University Rector.
"Currently Turkey has one of the most prepared infrastructures
in the world for 5G. We, as Turkcell, believe that 5G technologies
can be a milestone for our country to become a producing country.
And our top-priority target is to see Turkey as the leader of the
countries that have developed 5G and to allow it to be an arbiter
in this area with our collaboration with ITU. For this purpose, we
are going to work together with the best engineers both at our
company and at ITU to establish a 5G centre in the campus of the
university," said Kaan Terzioğlu, Turkcell CEO.
"With ITU and Turkcell collaboration, in regard with 5G we are
going to found an open-area test, measurement and research centre
and make it available for everyone who carry out R&D
activities. We also aim to develop products locally in Turkey and
contribute to local production within the frame of new
technologies. This will ensure participation in standardization
studies in the world for 5G," said Istanbul Technical University
Informatics Institute Director Prof. Dr. Ertugrul Karacuha.
Within the frame of this collaboration, the plan is to conduct
studies for increasing the competitiveness of Turkey in regard with
5G by using The Department of Electronics and Communications
Engineering, Computer Engineering Institute of Informatics, High
Performance Computing Centre, laboratories and technical
infrastructure opportunities at ITU. This collaboration will also
provide an excellent opportunity for ITU students to take part in
5G studies and make contributions.
ITU and Turkcell are going to act together at scientific events
such as conferences, symposiums, seminars, workshops and panel
discussions regarding national and international 5G projects, as
well as R&D studies. Within the scope of the agreement that
ensures cooperation also in the standardisation studies regarding
the next generation telecommunications, Turkcell and ITU are going
to create an infrastructure at the university for "ITU-Cell
Research, Development and Test Environment" to make the Ayazağa
Campus of ITU a 5G centre.
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