3G adoption

Turkey's leading GSM operator Turkcell and Finland-based mobile phone giant Nokia have signed an agreement to develop new technologies, Turkcell announced on Sept. 7. 

Turkcell, Turkey's leading mobile phone operator, has launched Ukraine's first 3G GSM network service through the Life:) brand. 

The brand, 55 percent of which is owned by Turkcell, was awarded 3G mobile licenses in Ukraine in February. 

Turkey expects to complete a tender for fourth-generation (4G) mobile data services in May and be able to offer the service to consumers by the end of this year, Transport and Communications Minister Lütfi Elvan said on March 4.