August 17, 2010 10:10

Number of Subscribers Using The 8 Mbps Max. Package Reached 3.6 Million in 16 Months

Published under About TT > Press Bulletin

The max. 8 Mbps package, launched wholesale through Internet service providers by Turkey’s leading communication and convergence technologies company Turk Telekom, has been met with great interest. The number of ADSL subscribers using the max 8 Mbps package reached around 3.6 million in 16 months. Currently over 55% of ADSL subscribers have 8 Mbps Internet access.

Aiming to offer better Internet access with higher speed to a wider consumer group, Turk Telekom offers the 8 Mbps package with various tariff options through Internet Service Providers.

Stating that extremely good and promising developments are observed in Internet services and use in Turkey, Turk Telekom VP of Sales Aydın Çamlıbel underlined that Turk Telekom has an important role in this process, and added:

“Just like in voice services, we offer that fastest service with the highest quality and the most economic prices in Internet, and play a significant role in making Internet use widespread in our country. Turkey is currently the 5th in the supply of cheapest and fastest Internet services among the EU countries*. The number of ADSL lines has quadrupled in the last five years. In the last 16 months, use of data services has increased by 89% to reach 12 GB per person. We see that the 8 Mbps package has revolutionized the market. The package with speed up to 8 Mbps, which is preferred by more than half the ADSL users today, is a result of our investments aiming to offer value added services to Turkey, and enable more people to access the Internet with a greater speed and cheaper prices. In the coming period, we shall continue to offer innovative products and services to revolutionize the world of Internet.”

* According to the report by independent international research company Analysys Mason (Source: Analysys Mason, 2010)