ZTE, Turkcell sign strategy cooperation on GPON, DWDM and Edged 5G

ZTE Corporation and Turkcell - Turkey's telecom operator have signed a strategy cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

The MOU signing ceremony was held on 1st of March 2017 during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It was signed by Dr. Zhao Xianming, the CEO of ZTE Corporation and Kaan Terzioğlu, CEO of Turkcell.

ZTE and Turkcell have been cooperating on the T-series of mobile phones for a number of years. Both parties aim to strengthen the current cooperation and extend it to other fields including Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (GPON), dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and the side-edged 5G.

This Memorandum of Understanding is not only seen to strengthen the existing professional ties between the two companies, but also that the cooperation between them should be extended to other fields including fixed network and wireless products such as customer premises equipment (CPE),GPON, DWDM, 5G and more.

Kaan Terzioğlu, CEO of Turkcell, said, “ZTE ranks as one of the top telecommunication equipment providers. We believe that, with ZTE, we will be able to offer advanced technologies and an enhanced experience to our customers.

“As a global leading provider of M-ICT mobile technologies, ZTE is committed to building an industry ecosystem based on open collaboration. Based on the MOU, ZTE will continue providing best-of-breed solutions and services to Turkcell and support Turkcell’s development in the market,” said Dr. Zhao Xianming, Chairman of the Board at ZTE.

Turkey leads the world in the field of telecommunications technologies. According to a "2023 Vision of Turkey" report, its ICT industry will contribute 8 percent of the nation's GDP, and help in the rapid development of the country with an industry experiencing explosive growth. As the county’s number one mobile operator, Turkcell will play a key role in helping to fulfill this vision alongside ZTE, which has been working to help Turkey develop its IT capabilities.