Broadband
Türkiye's fiber-optic infrastructure ranks 2nd in Europe
Türkiye has ranked second in Europe in fiber-optic cable infrastructure, with 18 million households subscribing to fiber, while France takes the lead, according to a report by the FTTH Council Europe.
OTE initiative for FTTH penetration
Telecommunications firm OTE appears to have undertaken an initiative that will serve to increase the penetration of fiber-optic internet connections to the home (FTTH), having submitted the relevant proposal for approval to the National Telecommunications & Posts Commission (EETT).
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Transactions with state to be further simplified
Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou said on Wednesday that 2024 will be a year in which procedures related to the services for citizens and businesses in their transactions with the state will be further simplified.
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OTE reports increased profits in Jan-Sept
Listed telecom OTE on Thursday announced an increase in profitability, FTTH subscribers, as well as TV and mobile contract customers, for the third quarter of 2023.
However, it announced a drop in group EBITDA due to weaker business in Romania.
OTE's consolidated revenues were down 2.6% in the third quarter of 2023 to 881 million euros.
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Fiber optics across Greece
After five years and two governments, the contract for the development of optical fiber to the home (FTTH) in semi-urban and rural areas of the country has finally been signed.
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Only Connect: How Community Networks Put Romania Online
While many of the early community networks like Tănase's were absorbed into larger, private internet providers, they still play a significant role in the country, connecting smaller villages and increasingly, even in cities.
Türkiye’s digital quality of life improves slightly
Türkiye has improved by two positions in Surfshark's Digital Quality of Life Index regarding digital wellbeing, rising from 54th to 52nd out of 117 countries.
Out of the five fundamental digital life pillars, Türkiye's best is for e-government (39th) and the worst score is for internet quality (ranking 69th globally).
Canada police, banks and consumers hit by major network outage
A major outage affecting mobile and internet networks at Canada's top telecoms provider was improving late on July 8, the company said, after disrupting banking, calling, cashless payments and even policing.
Turkey’s internet speed increased by 65 percent
Turkey's data rate in mobile broadband has been recorded as 31.43 Mbps while the world average was 29.55 Mbps, the country's transport and infrastructure minister said, noting that fixed broadband of the country increased by 65 percent in a year, reaching 44,77 Mbps.
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Official warns against internet ‘addiction’
Turks are spending nearly eight hours on the internet that is more than the world average, Ali Taha Koç, head of the Turkish Presidency's Digital Transformation Office, has said.
"Data from We are Social for the first quarter of this year showed our addiction to the internet. According to data, Turks spend seven hours and 57 minutes on the internet," he noted.
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