Türk Telekom Expands Beyond Borders

 

While Türk Telekom shapes Turkey's digital future through end-to-end fiber infrastructure activities, it is also building an international strategic digital bridge through its operations. Türk Telekom digitalizes a wide geography stretching from Europe through the Middle East to Asia via its subsidiary TT International based in Hungary, carrying out operations at 135 points covering 24 countries and extending Turkey's pioneering role in digital transformation beyond borders. 

 

Ümit Önal, Chief Executive Officer of Türk Telekom, stated: "We are extending our pioneering efforts in Turkey's digital transformation journey beyond borders, positioning ourselves as an actor shaping the digital future internationally. With our strong infrastructure spanning from Europe to Asia and strategic networks, we provide not only data but also connection quality, operational continuity and international interaction. Within the scope of our operations conducted with our subsidiary TT International, we are building a digital bridge between Europe, the Middle East and Asia with our 50,000-kilometer fiber network, more than 135 presence points in 24 countries, over 200 business partners and our international infrastructure including strategic submarine cable systems." 

 

Türk Telekom International (TTI), the international strength of Türk Telekom Group, carries Turkey's digital vision to the global arena with its strategic infrastructure spanning Europe, the Middle East and Asia. TT International, Türk Telekom's Hungary-based subsidiary, holds a position at the heart of an important communication line with more than 135 presence points in 24 countries. Headquartered in Budapest, TTI provides reliable, high-capacity and sustainable connectivity solutions through its services in international data, internet, wholesale voice and mobile roaming.

 

Ümit Önal, Chief Executive Officer of Türk Telekom, stated: "We are building the future through our investments in innovative technologies. With our fiber network exceeding 482,000 kilometers nationwide and fiber coverage reaching 33.2 million households, we support the digitalization of individuals and institutions, providing a strategic advantage for 5G and next-generation technologies. We provide 1 Gbps access speed to more than 9 million households nationwide and deliver an average connection service exceeding 358 Mbps. We have connected 54 percent of our LTE base stations, which are of great importance for 5G, to fiber, already surpassing the 50 percent ratio projected globally for 2030. We see the results of our efforts to connect Turkey to the future in international research as well. According to the latest report by FTTH Council, one of the world's most prestigious organizations in the fiber ecosystem, Turkey ranks among Europe's 5 fastest-growing fiber infrastructure markets. According to the same report, Turkey ranks among the top 3 countries reaching fiber infrastructure to the most households among 39 European countries and among the top 4 countries with the most fiber subscribers." 

 

"We are extending our pioneering role in Turkey's digital transformation beyond borders with TT International"

Önal stated: "As Türk Telekom, we are at the center of an ecosystem that develops and exports technology. While extending our pioneering role in Turkey's digital transformation journey to the international arena, we are positioning ourselves as an actor shaping the region's digital future. In line with this vision, through the protocol we signed last month, we are initiating the fiberization process of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. We are also building a digital bridge between Europe, the Middle East and Asia with our services that transcend country borders. Our international market player TT International contributes to our international access power with its approximately 50,000 km fiber network, which also includes submarine cables. With TT International's more than 135 presence points in 24 countries and over 200 business partners, we occupy a position at the center of major communication traffic. We are extending the capabilities of the digital network to the international arena," he said. 

 

TT International, one of the fiber infrastructure providers of the Hungaroring circuit, which hosts the Hungarian Grand Prix of Formula 1, one of the world's most-watched motorsports, has been providing internet services used by Formula 1 teams during races for many years, as well as international connections for companies broadcasting the race live.