Building on its 4G leadership, Turkcell Tests Enriched VoLTE
April 20 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Turkcell (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL), Turkey’s leading
telecommunications and technology company, has announced that it
has tested enriched VoLTE in its 4G testing area in Istanbul.
This lab test makes Turkcell the first and only Turkish operator
to test Enriched VoLTE, and one of the few international technology
companies to have done so.
“Our goal is to be among the first operators globally to
offer Enriched VoLTE”
“We look forward to introducing the latest LTE technology to our
customers in Turkey as we roll out 4G services. As a part of this
effort, we have joined forces with our partners to test Enriched
VoLTE, making Turkcell one of the few technology companies to do so
on a global scale,” said Ilker Kuruoz, Turkcell’s Chief
Technology Officer. “Our goal is to be among the first
operators to offer enriched VoLTE so that Turkcell customers can be
among the first users of this technology in the world.”
The test was carried out in partnership with Ericsson. In the
words of Mr. Ziya Erdem, General Manager of Ericsson
Turkey:
“Ericsson continues to develop innovative technologies that
enable not only data services, but also more developed voice
services on 4G. We are proud to have tested these technologies in
Turkey for the first time, becoming one of the pioneers in the
industry. Our aim is to consistently improve the end-consumer
experience in cooperation with our partner Turkcell. We are also
contributing to the transformation of smartphones to enable the use
of VoLTE and Enriched VoLTE.”
Turkcell also achieved 450 Mbps LTE-A data speed in a
separate test
In a separate test, Turkcell achieved 450 Mbps LTE-A data speeds
on a single device with carrier aggregation technology, proving its
technology leadership in 4G.
As Turkcell continues to constantly carry its technology forward
in the run up to the 4G roll out, Turkish Government has announced
the exact date for the spectrum auction.
Accordingly, Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies
Agency is due to hold the auction on May 26th, 2015, with operators
required to have launched 4G services by the end of 2015.
Turkcell had previously announced its readiness to roll out 4G
as early as possible.
ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell is the leading communications
and technology company in Turkey, with 34.6 million subscribers as
of December 31, 2014. Turkcell is a leading regional player with
its approximately 71.5 million subscribers in nine countries as of
December 31, 2014. It was one of the first among the global
operators to have implemented HSPA+. It has announced two new HSPA+
Technologies on its 3G network to meet rising data usage. Having
successfully integrated 3C-HSDPA and DC-HSUPA Technologies, it
became the first mobile operator in the world to enable peak speed
of 63.3 Mbps downlink, while also enabling an 11.5 Mbps uplink on a
3G network. Turkcell Superonline, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Turkcell, is the first telecom operator to offer households in
Turkey fiber broadband connection at speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps. As
of December 2014, Turkcell’s population coverage was at 99.81% in
2G and 91.21% in 3G. Turkcell reported TRY12.0 billion (US$5.5
billion) in revenue with total assets of TRY23.7 billion (US$10.2
billion) as of December 31, 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 AsikInternational Media RelationsTurkcell Corporate
CommunicationsTel: +90-532-210 6471Email:
hande.asik@turkcell.com.tr
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