Barcelona: The top brass of Turk Cell have expressed their interest in relation to the upcoming spectrum auction. According to sources, State Minister of Information Technology, Anusha Rahman had a meeting with the Turk cell in relation to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Anusha Rahman stated that an enormous opportunity will be provided by the upcoming auction for 3G and 4G, LTE spectrum for the investors.
About 98% of the Pakistani’s population is still to acquire a broadband connection. New candidates will be provided spectrum in 850 MHz band. Additional spectrum in 1800 MHz has also been provided by the Ministry IT for auction for speeding up the propagation of 4G services in Pakistan.
The chairman, Turk Cell, recognized the potentials of the growing telecom sector in Pakistan and acknowledged teh efforts of the Pakistani government in providing the latest technologies and services for the people of Pakistan. The Turk cell delegates will visit Pakistan in the near future to get a close look at the market.
The Turk Cell is a public limited company that has been listed in New York Stock Exchange. It has 52% of the Turkish market in its grasp. It operates internationally through affiliates in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukrain through the provision of GSM services.