Siemens Picks Up Turkish GSM Contract

The Turkish mobile operator Aycell has commissioned Siemens to further expand its mobile network infrastructure. For Siemens Mobile this includes installing new components for the core network and the IN (Intelligent Networks) system. The contract is worth more than US$26 million.

By expanding its network, Aycell is responding to its rapidly growing customer base and will soon be able to offer its customers new mobile applications and services. Under the terms of the contract, Siemens mobile will increase the capacity of the Mobile Switching Centers, the Switch Commander, the GPRS system and the IN system, which supports network functions such as prepaid and VPN (Virtual Private Network).

Aycell is a subsidiary of the telecommunications company Turk Telekom and caters for more than 1.3 million customers. Only about 35% of Turkey's 66 million inhabitants currently use mobile phones. Since 2001, Siemens mobile has been the exclusive supplier of GSM/GPRS switching technology and intelligent network services for Aycell."

Posted to the site on 30th July 2003