In a National First, Turkcell Live Trials LTE Broadcast During Basketball Game
01 March 2016 - 3:51AM
Business Wire
Turkcell (NYSE:TKC) (BIST:TCELL) demonstrated LTE Broadcast
technology during a basketball game between Turkey’s two leading
teams, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray Odeabank. During the demo,
journalists were able to watch HD videos of the game from 4
different angles on Turkcell’s test network that supports 4.5G – an
experience that was offered for the first time in Turkey in a live
setting.
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During Turkcell's live demo of LTE
Broadcast, journalists watched a basketball game from 4 different
angles. (Photo: Business Wire)
The trial comes at a critical time as Turkey counts down to the
introduction of 4.5G on April 1st. With its unique spectrum
configuration, Turkcell will be able to offer mobile broadband
speeds of up to 375 mbps. This advantage provides additional
flexibility for services including LTE Broadcast.
The test was carried out in partnership with Ericsson and
journalists used LG G3 smartphones which support LTE broadcast
technology.
Count down to the launch of 4.5G
“To be able to offer LTE broadcast experience, operators have to
establish dedicated spectrum and make sure that this does not
influence 4.5G communication in any way. This was one of our major
considerations as we acquired more spectrum than our competitors
during the spectrum auction held in August” said Ilker Kuruoz,
Chief Technology Officer of Turkcell. “We will continue to be
the leading provider of innovative services including LTE Broadcast
following the 4.5G launch. Our spectrum advantage and investment in
technology will ensure that we continue to provide the best
customer experience, including through our OTT services such as
Turkcell TV+, BiP, Smart Cloud and Turkcell Music.”
Turkey is among the leading consumers of mobile video. According
to IAB Research, 60% of Turkish smartphone users watch long videos
– defined as 5 minutes or longer – on their mobile devices at least
once a day.
Turkcell is planning to roll out 4.5G in all 81 cities of its
home country Turkey upon launch on April 1st. At the auction held
on August 26th, Turkcell acquired 47% of all spectrum sold. For a
breakdown of the spectrum that Turkcell acquired, please visit
http://s2.turkcell.com.tr/hakkimizda/en/yatirimciiliskileri/InvestorAnnouncementLibrary/fass-Tender-Result.pdf
ABOUT TURKCELL: Turkcell is a converged communication and
technology services player in Turkey. Turkcell Group has
approximately 68.8 million mobile, fixed and IPTV subscribers as of
December 31, 2015. Turkcell 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 enabled an 11.5 Mbps uplink on a
3G network. Turkcell is the first telecom operator to offer
households fiber broadband connection at speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps
in Turkey. As of December 2015, Turkcell’s population coverage is
at 99.85% in 2G and 95.03% in 3G. Turkcell Group reported a TRY12.8
billion (US$4.7 billion) revenue with total assets of TRY26.2
billion (US$9.0 billion) as of December 31, 2015. 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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