[March 20, 2013] Turkey Leads Europe in Fiber with Turkcell Superonline Tweet Mar 20, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications and technology company has announced Turkey being ranked the number one country in Europe for more than doubling the number of fiber Internet subscribers in IDATE's 2012 report. IDATE is one of Europe's foremost market analysis and consulting firms, whose mission is to provide assistance in strategic decision-making for its clients in the Telecom, Internet and Media industries using data gathered from 39 member and candidate countries for the FTTH (Fiber to the Home) Council Europe. The 2012 report ranks Turkey the first among countries with more than 1 million fiber home passes, rendering Turkey the fastest growing country in Europe with a 215% increase in the number of fiber home passes and 127% increase in the number of fiber subscribers. According to the same report, Turkcell Superonline is ranked 15th among 290 fiber Internet operators with over 1 million home passes. Emphasizing the fact that with investments of TRY1.8 billion since 2008 and over 1.3 million home passes, Turkcell Superonline is one of the fastest growth fiber operators in Europe, General Manager Murat Erkan commented that "We believe that Turkcell Superonline's investment in fiber brings Turkey one step closer to achieving its 2023 National targets. Our leading position in Europe in terms of new subscriptions is of great success. As per the Telecommunications Authority's most recent report, the number of fiber Internet subscribers in Turkey has reached 645,000, whereas Turkcell Superonline grabs a 65% share with 425,000 subscribers. We are proud to position Turkey as an exemplary country in Europe through our leading position in the fiber market. We believe that Turkey needs to be positioned as an IT hub that meets the demand for technology products and services of not only the domestic, but also the foreign markets. Indeed, through our own fiber infrastructure and international partnerships, we are rapidly moving towards our target of positioning Istanbul as the new Internet hub. Turkcell Superonline has become the operator of the operators through our collaboration with over 70 operators worldwide in voice and data services. With this vision, we will continue working to carry Turkey forward." ABOUT TURKCELL SUPERONLINE Turkey's innovative telecom operator, Turkcell Superonline, continues its fiber optic infrastructure investments without any let up in speed. Turkcell Superonline is the one and only telecom operator to offer households Internet connection at speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps. It offers its corporate and individual customers voice, data, broadband Internet access, wholesale voice traffic, transmission, datacenter, cloud computing, and value added services. Read more at www.superonline.net ABOUT TURKCELL Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, with 35.1 million subscribers as of December 31, 2012. Turkcell is a leading regional player, with market leadership in five of the nine countries in which it operates with its approximately 69.2 million subscribers as of December 31, 2012. It has become one of the first among the global operators to have implemented HSPA+. It has achieved up to 43.2 Mbps speed using the Dual Carrier technology, and is continuously working to provide the latest technology to its customers, e.g. 84 Mbps in the near future. Turkcell Superonline, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkcell, is the one and only telecom operator to offer households fiber broadband connection at speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps in Turkey. As of December 31, 2012, Turkcell population coverage is at 99.17% in 2G and 84.02% in 3G. Turkcell reported a TRY10.5 billion (US$5.9 billion) revenue with total assets of TRY18.7 billion (US$10.5 billion) as of December 31, 2012. It has been listed on the NYSE and the ISE since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey. Read more at www.turkcell.com.tr For further information please contact Turkcell Ivette Almeida James White Managing Director at Grayling Associate at Grayling Tel: +1 (646) 284-9455 Tel: +1 (646) 284-9420 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] You can now follow the most up-to-date Turkcell developments on twitter by clicking on the link below. http://twitter.com/TurkcellNews ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.com on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]