South African mobile operator MTN released a statement that it “strongly condemned Turkcell's attempt to use the threat of a U.S. legal claim to extort money from MTN,” and criticizing Turkcell for refusing to cooperate with an independent investigation set up by MTN.
The statement...
TeliaSonera | August 11, 2011 | Press Release
At the Turkcell Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (EGM) held today, TeliaSonera, once again, raised the issue of replacing the Chairman with a truly independent Board member in order to resolve the current deadlock at the Board and...
The MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) announced that it has elected a new Global Board Executive Committee with Melis Ertem of Turkcell as its new Global Chair. Ertem who has lead the mobile marketing business within Turkcell to become a $USD 100 million dollar business...
Turkey-based mobile operator Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC) said it plans to expand operations into Germany through its wholly-owned subsidiary Turkcell Europe. The carrier said it expects to begin offering service in Germany in April 4.The German expansion, which is to include the launch...
Winners of the 2009 Mobile Excellence Awards winners were announced earlier this week at the organization’s awards show in Los Angeles. Attendence and award submissions at the event doubled this year, according to organizers. The list of winners follows: Best Mobile Start-Up - WiChorusBest...
SAN DEIGO - Adding mobility to marketing campaigns is becoming a no-brainer. Case studies from brands that use a mobile component as part of their overall marketing campaigns show that mobility enhances the overall campaign and brings value to the other media channels. In...
ISTANBUL, TURKEY-GSM operator Turkcell will team up with Nokia Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to introduce Visual Radio in Turkey. The service will allow Turkcell subscribers to tune in to local FM radio stations via their cellular phones, and get detailed information on songs, download...
ISTANBUL, TURKEY-GSM operator Turkcell will team up with Nokia Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to introduce Visual Radio in Turkey. The service will allow Turkcell subscribers to tune in to local FM radio stations via their cellular phones, and get detailed information on songs, download...
Following is a list of public wireless companies that have had ratings changes and investment notes from investment-banking and financial firms this week.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Nordic carrier TeliaSonera said it has agreed with the Cukurova Group to acquire a 27-percent stake in Turkish wireless carrier Turkcell for $3.1 billion, increasing its ownership stake to 64.3 percent. TeliaSonera said it will not make a public tender offer for Turkcell,...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Nordic carrier TeliaSonera said it has agreed with the Cukurova Group to acquire a 27-percent stake in Turkish wireless carrier Turkcell for $3.1 billion, increasing its ownership stake to 64.3 percent.TeliaSonera said it will not make a public tender offer for Turkcell, which...
NEEDHAM, Mass.-Turkcell, the largest mobile operator in Turkey, has deployed a reverse charging service using technology from Brooktrout Technology Inc. Turkcell's service allows prepaid mobile-phone users to call other subscribers and request that the called party pays for the call.The reverse charging application uses...
ISTANBUL, Turkey-Following a similar announcement from its rival Tuesday, Motorola Inc. Wednesday announced a contract to deliver Push to Talk over Cellular equipment to Turkcell, Turkey's leading GSM operator. Motorola said Turkcell's PoC service is available to subscribers using its V400p handsets. "We predict...
ESPOO, Finland-Turkcell, a GSM operator in Turkey, has begun offering its business customers commercial push-to-talk service using Nokia's Push to Talk over Cellular equipment. Nokia said the deployment follows successful trials of the technology over recent months.Nokia added that it has more than 30...
Terrified by the stigma of pornography and despite its revenue-enhancing potential, U.S. carriers continue to keep mobile adult content at arm's length, refusing to offer it through their portals. But that's not stopping wireless users from getting it. There's no question of the worldwide...
ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkcell said Turkey's Telecommunication Authority has fined the mobile operator $64.1 million, claiming Turkcell made inadequate annual frequency usage fee payments. TA has demanded $11.3 million for insufficient payment and an interest charge of $7.6 million. TA also ordered Turkcell to pay an...
ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkcell said Turkey's Telecommunication Authority has fined the mobile operator $64.1 million, claiming Turkcell made inadequate annual frequency usage fee payments. TA has demanded $11.3 million for insufficient payment and an interest charge of $7.6 million. TA also ordered Turkcell to pay an...
ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkcell said it entered the Ukrainian mobile market by establishing a new company with the current shareholders of Digital Cellular Communication, which holds a GSM 1800 MHz license in Ukraine. Through Turktell, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkcell, the Turkish company will contribute...
WASHINGTON-Sources say a consortium with investors from Iraq, the United States, South Korea and the United Kingdom has applied to construct U.S.-engineered CDMA mobile-phone networks in Iraq, despite indications the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority and new telecom ministry may be leaning toward European-based GSM...
ANKARA, Turkey-The shareholders of two Turkish operators, Aria and Aycell, have reached an initial agreement to merge the companies. The merger will leave three operators competing in Turkey.Aria is owned equally by Telecom Italia Mobile and Isbank and is the country's third-largest operator. Aycell...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Leading Kazakh carrier GSM Kazakhstan said the Finnish Sonera has granted it a US$55 million loan for further development in 2003 and the introduction of new technologies, such as General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and multimedia message service (MMS).GSM Kazakhstan's Financial Director Bora...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Leading Kazakh carrier GSM Kazakhstan said the Finnish Sonera has granted it a US$55 million loan for further development in 2003 and the introduction of new technologies, such as General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and multimedia message service (MMS).GSM Kazakhstan's Financial Director Bora...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Leading Kazakh carrier GSM Kazakhstan said the Finnish Sonera has granted it a US$55 million loan for further development in 2003 and the introduction of new technologies, such as General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and multimedia message service (MMS).GSM Kazakhstan's Financial Director Bora...
ISTANBUL-Sonera, Cukorova Group and Turkcell, all shareholders of Fintur Holding B.V., announced they have closed a share purchase agreement in which Sonera and Turkcell have bought Cukorova's 39.69-percent holding in Fintur. Fintur is a Dutch holding company that has majority stakes in four GSM...
