Turkcell chases stake in BTC
Turkcell confirmed reports Thursday that it is has made an offer in the tender of a 65 per cent stake in Bulgaria’s BTC Iceland’s best known millionaire, Thor Bjorgolfsson, is believed to be mulling...
View ArticleAltimo to Cukurova: We don’t want your money
Russian investor Altimo fired the latest broadside in its battle to control Turkish operator Turkcell on Thursday, when it turned down an offer from owners Cukurova to pay off a $1.3bn loan. To recap,...
View ArticleTurkcell moves into Belarus
Turkish mobile operator Turkcell announced Wednesday that it has snapped up an 80 per cent stake in Belarusian carrier BeST. Turkcell will pay the Belarusian government $500m for the stake, with the...
View ArticleTurkcell scores iPhone 3G deal
Leading Turkish operator, Turkcell, said Monday that it has become the latest carrier to strike a deal with Apple to supply the iPhone 3G later this year. The operator said it will bring the iconic...
View ArticleTurkcell, Vodafone grab Turkish 3G licences
Turkey’s leading mobile operator, Turkcell, said Monday that it has won the auction for the country’s biggest 3G frequency licence, paying out Eur358m for 40MHz of spectrum. The auction was the...
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Turkcell offers to buy Cosmofon
Turkcell eyes up Macedonia Turkish operator Turkcell said Friday that it has made a binding offer for Macedonian mobile operator Cosmofon. Cosmofon is the second biggest GSM operator in the country,...
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Cosmofon sold to Telekom Slovenije
Cosmofon sold to Telekom Slovenije Slovenian carrier Telekom Slovenije has beaten Turkcell to the punch, snapping up Macedonian mobile operator Cosmofon for Eur190m. The Slovenian firm acquired...
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TeliaSonera, Altimo merge Turkish, Russian assets
TeliaSonera, Altimo merge Turkish, Russian assets Nordic operator TeliaSonera and Russian conglomerate Altimo (formerly known as the Alfa Group) were playing happy families this week, agreeing to...
View ArticleTurkcell to launch German MVNO
Turkish operator Turkcell has announced a five-year wholesale agreement with German incumbent Deutsche Telekom to offer mobile services in the market. Turkcell has set up a subsidiary called Turkcell...
View ArticleTurkcell merges LBS offering with Windows Live
Turkish operator Turkcell has become the first operator in the world to integrate its own location-based mobile application to Windows Live Messenger. The application is “Gezenzi”, a location-based Web...
View ArticleTurkcell joins FreeMove Alliance
Turkish operator Turkcell has joined the FreeMove Alliance, the mobile alliance between Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile, Orange/France Telecom, TeliaSonera and TIM (Telecom Italia Group).
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Speculation mounts regarding Polkomtel bidders
Nordic carriers TeliaSonera and Telenor and Turkish operator Turkcell are among the shortlisted bidders for Polish operator Polokomtel, according to reports in the Polish media. Also said to be on the...
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Turkcell to launch services in Germany in April
Turkcell has announced its launch in the German market Europe’s third-largest operator in subscriber terms, Turkcell, has announced its intention to expand into the European market, starting with...
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Polish media mogul buys Polkomtel
After lengthy speculation on its future, Polkomtel has found a buyer Poland’s second largest carrier, Polkomtel, has been sold to media mogul and Forbes rich-list regular Zygmunt Solorz-Zak for a...
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TeliaSonera to increase presence in Kazakhstan
Nordic operator TeliaSonera has announced that it is to increase its ownership in GSM Kazakhstan, which operates under the brand Kcell, and lead an IPO for the carrier in 2012. Kcell holds first place...
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Turkcell taps HP for cloud services
Turkcell will offer IaaS and CaaS services Turkish operator Turkcell has enlisted HP to deliver a cloud services platform, so the carrier can sell on ‘as a service’ offerings to its business customers....
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Turkcell puts mobile wallet in SIM
Turkcell has launched a mobile wallet app for its 28 million subscribers Turkish operator Turkcell has launched a SIM-based mobile wallet that works on smartphones, using a native application, as well...
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Turkcell provides football fans with tickets via mobile
Turkish fans were able to watch their national team player using m-ticketing services from Turkcell Turkish mobile operator Turkcell has teamed up with the country’s football association to sell...
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Mobile money to transform Turkish transport and US retail
Turkcell and Gemalto have each found themselves at the hearts of two mobile payment projects in Turkey and the USA respectively Turkish operator Turkcell and SIM card and mobile security solutions...
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NFC still on the cards, says research firm
Berg Insight has reported that there were mobile wallet services commercially live in 13 countries worldwide at the end of 1Q13, up from just six countries at the end of 2011 NFC-enabled mobile wallet...
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