Focusing on turning the opportunities provided by technology into services in every field, Türk Telekom continues its end-to-end fiber infrastructure works without slowing down in 81 provinces of Turkey. With the work carried out by Türk Telekom, which pioneers Turkey's digital transformation, in Çanakkale on the night of December 2023, connecting 2024 to 31, the fiber network length across the country reached 435 thousand kilometers.
Welcoming the new year in Çanakkale with field employees carrying out fiber transformation operations, Türk Telekom CEO Ümit Önal stated that they work non-stop, "not in one city of the country, but in every city" and added: "We are working with Turkey's most active companies to provide the fast and uninterrupted communication service required by the new digital world." We weave every corner from the east to the west, from the north to the south, with fiber networks. As the leader of digital transformation in the Turkish Century, we continue to contribute to the construction of the digital future with our fiber infrastructure investments and high technology in our distinguished city Çanakkale, which reflects the spirit of national struggle. "We are determined to make the Turkish Century the century of digital, with our vision of digitalization that we transfer to all areas of life and our position of exporting the technologies we have developed to the world," he said.
Türk Telekom works without slowing down with the motto "not in one city, but in every city of the country" and connects all districts and villages in all 81 provinces with end-to-end fiber networks. Entering the new year with field operations in Çanakkale, which embodies the spirit of national struggle, Türk Telekom increased the length of its fiber network to 435 thousand kilometers with the work carried out in Karacaören Village of Çanakkale. Türk Telekom, which covers every corner of Turkey from the east to the west, from the north to the south, with fiber networks, fiberizes the historical Gallipoli Peninsula and Gökçeada, located in the westernmost part of Turkey, by drawing lines from many different points under the sea, while providing every corner of the country with a speed of 1000 Mbps. connects it to the internet.
“We are building the digital future of our country”
Türk Telekom CEO Ümit Önal, who welcomed the new year in Çanakkale's Karacaören Village with field teams that continue their fiberization work uninterruptedly, said, "We aim to build a digital future that is accessible to everyone, without exception, with our work that adds value to every aspect of life in the Turkish Century. Within the scope of this target; We continue our projects and investments "not in one city but in every city", from the east to the west, from the north to the south of the country. "As of 2024, we are happy to increase the length of our fiber network to 435 thousand kilometers in Çanakkale, one of the symbolic cities of the spirit of national struggle, with the devoted work of our field teams," he said.
Emphasizing that they invest in all areas of life with the power they receive from high technologies, Önal said, “We are pioneering digital transformation in many different areas from defense to industry, from finance to energy, from education to health, from transportation to agriculture, from art to sports. With our experience in technology, we digitalize highways, bridges, cities, and our cultural and spiritual heritage sites that reflect our history, end-to-end.
The fiber infrastructure works we carried out on the Malkara-Çanakkale highway are a good example of this. Just as the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge connects the two sides of the Dardanelles, we, as Türk Telekom, connect both sides of the Bosphorus with fiber networks. We connect the Gallipoli Peninsula, which has a very valuable place in our history, and Gökçeada, located in the westernmost part of our country, with undersea fiber. Our fiberization rate in Çanakkale Center has reached 97 percent; With our fiber network length of 435 thousand km, our household coverage throughout Turkey reached 32,2 million. "As Türk Telekom, we will continue to lead the construction of the digital future by strengthening our technology know-how with the right investments with our people-centered approach."
Fiberization rate approached 100 percent in Gelibolu and Gökçeada
Türk Telekom offers 12 Mbps internet service to its users in 11 of the 1000 districts of Çanakkale with the infrastructure operations it carries out. With Türk Telekom's fiber transformation efforts, the fiberization rate in Çanakkale Center, including rural areas, increased to 97 percent. Bringing infrastructure to the Historical Peninsula with many different lines passing under the sea, Türk Telekom increased the fiberization rate in Gelibolu to 94 percent and in Gökçeada, located in the westernmost part of Turkey, to 96 percent. Türk Telekom, which contributes to smart transportation systems by providing fiber infrastructure on the route covering the Istanbul-Malkara-Çanakkale Highway, will provide driving safety as well as the technological infrastructure of the Main Control Center, Master Data and Disaster Recovery Centers that will enable fast, effective and coordinated intervention. created in this way. In addition, the highway's inspection control, data collection (SCADA) infrastructure, digital message and traffic sign (VMS-VTS) systems, traffic control system software and payment systems software, and the data communication structure of the toll booths were carried out under the responsibility of Türk Telekom in a redundant manner.
