Turkey Produces Its Own Base Station, Turkcell Deploys It to Bring 4.5G to Rural Anatolia
May 07 2018 - 11:57AM
Business Wire
Setting an example of an efficient public-private partnership in
the field of mobile connectivity, Turkcell (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL)
took 4.5G to rural areas in Anatolia as a part of Turkey’s
“Universal Connectivity” project. 9 villages in the town of
Cankiri, which were previously served only with 2G will now benefit
from 4.5G services.
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Turkcell launches 4.5G in rural Anatolia
deploying the nationally-produced base station ULAK (Photo:
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Turkcell deployed Turkey’s nationally-produced base station
ULAK to bring 4.5G to these villages.
4.5G deployment in Cankiri comes as a part of the “Universal
Connectivity” agreement signed between Turkey’s Ministry of
Transportation, Communication and Maritime Affairs and Turkcell.
Under the agreement, Turkcell is deploying 4.5G to cover 1799 rural
settlements. The agreement also requires 10% use of locally
produced base stations.
Honoring not just the letter but the spirit of the agreement,
Turkcell plans to deploy Turkey’s nationally-produced base station
ULAK for nearly 50% of the “Universal 4.5G Connectivity” project -
with Cankiri being one of the first areas to be connected with the
national base stations.
Turkcell is the first operator to deploy the Turkish national
base station on live network.
“If we want Industry 4.0 to transform the societies, we cannot
leave anyone behind, no matter what today’s economic feasibilities
suggest. As the digital operator, we are honored to support the
Turkish Government in taking 4.5G to rural parts of Turkey,”
said Gediz Sezgin, Chief Technology Officer of Turkcell. “We
are also proud to see that Turkey today has the capability to
support this effort with locally produced technology. We are happy
to help foster the growth of Turkey’s local technological
capabilities and ecosystem through our deployment of the national
base station. Both dimensions of our recent deployment in Cankiri
exemplify a public-private partnership done right.”
With ULAK, Turkey becomes one of the first 5 countries to
develop its own base station
Turkey’s national base station is developed by Aselsan with the
contribution of Netas and Argela, under the coordination of the
Undersecretariat of Defence Industries and with the support of
Ministry of Transport, Communication and Maritime Affairs, and
Information and Communication Technology Agency.
Turkcell has cooperated closely with the national base station
project team, communicating industry requirements and helping the
production of a competitive product. It plans to deploy the
national base station in 700 locations in Turkey as a part of its
Universal 4.5G expansion until the end of 2018.
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