Turkcell Superonline and Telekom Austria Group Announce Partnership to Boost Regional Data Traffic
February 03 2015 - 10:16AM
Business Wire
Turkcell’s (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL) fully-owned subsidiary
Turkcell Superonline has announced that it is partnering with
Telekom Austria Group to deploy an MPLS PoP in Istanbul. Turkcell
Superonline’s data centers and infrastructure began to host Telekom
Austria Group’s MPLS PoP in January. The interconnection that will
connect this MPLS PoP and the servers to the rest of the world has
been established, and will support an 8 Tbps capacity in total with
100 Gbps technology.
This cooperation enables Turkcell Superonline to further improve
its corporate offerings, meeting Turkish businesses’ demand for a
greater variation of connectivity. Through Telekom Austria Group’s
global network, Turkcell Superonline’s corporate customers will
have direct access to their international offices. Telekom Austria
Group’s global customers will also benefit from this partnership,
enjoying faster and better connectivity with their offices in
Turkey.
Istanbul becomes an emerging node of global data
traffic
The agreement between Turkcell Superonline and Telekom Austria
Group amplifies Istanbul’s role as an emerging node of data traffic
on the global scene. Emre Erdem, Deputy General Manager for
Operator Relations and Wholesale at Turkcell
Superonline, underlined Turkcell Superonline’s goal of putting
Istanbul on the map as a global center of the internet. “The
introduction of global players to the Turkish market promotes
growth as customers enjoy a greater variety of choices. With this
agreement, Telekom Austria Group becomes accessible to our
customers in Turkey, while Turkey joins Telekom Austria Group’s
strong global network. We will continue to partner with leading
companies of the global telecommunications world that are willing
to invest in Turkey” said Erdem.
“Over the past few years, Telekom Austria Group Wholesale has
developed into a Pan-European carrier. I’m therefore particularly
delighted to be able to announce the further expansion of our
footprint at the very start of this new business year. With the new
PoP in Istanbul, we are laying the foundations for the worldwide
connections of our customers”, said Stefan Amon, Director
Wholesale at the Telekom Austria Group.
Turkcell’s fully owned subsidiary Turkcell Superonline, Turkey’s
innovative telecommunications company, is the first fiber company
in Turkey to provide FTTH, and one of the world’s first 5 operators
to offer internet speed of up to 1,000 Mbps. In line with its
policy of being a leading actor of global fiber connectivity,
Turkcell Superonline cooperates with more than 70 international
operators.
Telekom Austria Group serves about 23 million customers in
Central and Eastern Europe. Its operations in Austria, Slovenia,
Croatia, Republic of Serbia, Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria,
Belarus and Lichtenstein make it one of the leading
telecommunications companies of the region.
ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell is the leading communications
and technology company in Turkey, with 34.7 million subscribers as
of September 30, 2014. Turkcell is a leading regional player with
its approximately 71.1 million subscribers in nine countries as of
September 30, 2014. It was one of the first among global operators
to have implemented HSPA+. It has achieved up to 43.2 Mbps speed
using Dual Carrier technology, and is continuously working to
provide the latest technology to its customers. Turkcell
Superonline, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkcell, is the first
telecom operator to offer households fiber broadband connection at
speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps in Turkey. As of September 2014,
Turkcell’s population coverage is at 99.62% in 2G and 88.09% in 3G.
Turkcell reported TRY3.2 billion (US$1.5 billion) in revenue with
total assets of TRY22.7 billion (US$10.0 billion) as of September
30, 2014. 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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Hande Asik, Tel: +90-532-910 6471International Media
RelationsTurkcell Corporate CommunicationsEmail:
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