Turkcell Moving Fast on the Way To 5G
June 16 2017 - 10:28AM
Business Wire
Working together to develop 5G technologies,
Turkcell (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL) and Huawei broke a record by
carrying out the first 5G mmWave speed test together in line with
their innovative work. In the test performed using real 5G
equipment in the 71.5 - 73.5 GHz frequency band, a new speed record
was reached in this area in Turkey by reaching a difficult system
speed of 70 Gbps. In this regard, Turkcell has become one of the
few mobile operators in the world that can reach a speed that is
impossible with current technologies, using the technology of the
future, 5G.
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Turkcell has taken another step in its partnership with Huawei,
with which it set off to deepen work in 5G technologies and
intensify joint R&D work together. With the support of the
Information Technologies and Communications Corporation (BTK),
Turkcell and Huawei broke a new speed record in Turkey by carrying
out a 5G speed test. At the tests carried out at Istanbul Turkcell
Küçükyalı Plaza, using the 5G technology of the future, using real
5G equipment in the 71.5073.5 Ghz frequency bank, known as mmWave,
a download speed that is difficult to achieve in the world with
today’s technology, 70 Gbps, was achieved.
Figen Kılıç, a member of the Information Technologies and
Communications Board of Turkey, in a statement regarding the
matter, said, "The technological needs for our country and for the
industry are increasing day by day. This is why it is of great
importance for both fiber infrastructure and new generation
networks to become widespread. The dynamism that comes to the
industry with 4.5G shows us the increasing need in this field. With
5G, the beginning of an era which will surpass the virtual
dimension is coming. It is important to see 5G as a need. On the
path to 5G, we must prioritize increasing accessibility, redefining
network abilities and developing new business models in vertical
industries with investment in infrastructure. When switching to
4.5G, we aimed to be one of the first countries in the world to use
5G. The tests carried out today by Turkey’s important value,
Turkcell, together with their business partner Huawei, and the
studies that will be carried out as a result, will be a significant
phase in terms of both our country and the industry. As an
institution, we are prepared for all kinds of cooperation for this
work. We will continue to give support to 5G projects. "
Sezgin: "We are pioneers in 5G in Turkey and in the
world"
Gediz Sezgin, Turkcell General Manager Responsible for
Network Technologies, stated that they are continuing their
efforts to sustain their 4.5G leadership in Turkey with 5G. "Today
we have successfully completed another very important test for our
country. We achieved a first in Turkey by carrying out the first
speed test using 5G equipment. By taking this test a step further
today, we are one of the few operators in the world to reach a
speed of 70Gbps, a speed well beyond today’s speed. The speed we
have reached today and the record we have broken are a striking
example of the progress we, as Turkcell, have made in 5G in a short
period of time. We will continue to lead Turkey and the world with
this work by developing 5G technologies.
With new technologies, Gigabit level data transmission, low
latency and reliable performance providing systems will be a part
of our lives in the future. The biggest step of this will be 5G
technology. As Turkcell, we will continue to provide innovative
services and solutions to our customers by developing high
efficiency and high-capacity solutions that we will achieve with 5G
technologies. "
Ying Weimin, Head of R & D Department of Huawei Wireless
Communication Technologies, said in the statement: "We are very
pleased to be leading technology and working with Turkcell on
projects that contribute to the lives of people. We will continue
to provide solutions to the challenges faced in technology and
business life by bringing new technologies and services to higher
levels with innovations and other project efforts that we are
carrying out with Turkcell. We will also strive to be able to
better fulfil our social responsibilities by exploring
opportunities for new services together. "
As a result of speed tests carried out, it is possible to
provide more realistic predictions of data transmission speeds and
capacities that will be possible with 5G. With the introduction of
5G, it is predicted that the download speeds will go up to Gigabit
levels, and a capacity increase with critical importance will come
with it. In addition to increased speed and capacity, real-time
latency applications will enter our lives with 5G.
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