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had a meeting with Kule AŞ Technical Operations Director Burhan national means. Emphasizing that they target foreign markets by
Kandemir, ERG Traffic Road Safety Manager Mustafa Akbaş from exporting domestic products as well as getting a share from the
Ankara-Niğde Highway Main Control Center and Captain Orhan domestic market, which is only 1.6 billion lira annually and whose
Kasap, Captain of Malta Flagged Ship "Atlantis Alhambra" on the volume is increasing every year, Sayan said, "The annual telecom
phone with the eSIM application. (December 24, 2020) btk.gov.tr market size in the world is estimated to be around 200 billion
dollars. "We should evaluate 5G technologies and the interaction
End-to-End Domestic and National 5G Communication Network of 5G with vertical sectors and take our share from this cake and
Project 6th Workshop and Executive Board Meeting was held thus contribute to the reduction of our country's current account
online with the support of HTK, BTK, OSTİM and TÜBİTAK. Deputy deficit." BTK President Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu stated
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan that mobile operators have a lot of work to ensure the success
stated that the use of domestic and national technologies in 5G and continuity of locally and nationally developed products.
works is of great importance and reminded President Erdoğan's Karagözoğlu said, "While I appreciate the support of our operators
words "We cannot switch to 5G without establishing a local 5G in this project so far, I would like to remind you that their duties
technology infrastructure." Drawing attention to the targets set in are not over. I ask them to see the development and use of the
this way, Sayan said, "As a part of the National Technology Move, products in question as a part of the business and to continue
we continue our work in line with our goal to be among the first their support increasingly." Drawing attention to the importance
countries to switch to 5G and beyond technologies with domestic of using domestic products primarily in the supply of products
and national products and this vision set by our President. 2023 by the operators, Karagözoğlu said, "Our development and use
our vision is situated, science, have competence in technology of domestic and national products is of vital importance not only
and innovation, producing added value of a Turkey always people economically, but also in terms of ensuring the security of our
mainly in the direction of the target, which can increase based on country in cyber space. We prepared a draft regarding the changes
the power of their brain, an approach that values the citizens and planned to be made in the procedures and principles regarding
we are continuing our work in accordance with the new Turkey's the examination and supervision of hardware and software
soul, "he said. Within the scope of the "End-to-End Domestic investments, and presented them to the public opinion. After the
and National 5G Communication Network Project" carried out speeches, 5G demos were held in laboratories in Türk Telekom-
by HTK member companies and supported by the TUBITAK Ümraniye, Turkcell-Kartal, Vodafone-Maslak, HAVELSAN-Ankara.
Presidency, Sayan provides local support of critical network Later, data was shared over 5G by connecting to the 5G Base
hardware and software specific to this technology such as 5G Station Radiolink on Yuşa Hill, Istanbul Anatolian Side, and
new radio, 5G core network, 5G administrative support software, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Teknokent on the European
5G virtualization platform. and said that it was developed using Side. (December 16, 2020) btk.gov.tr

United Arab Emirates

The 8th edition of ‘Sada Al Barq’ exercise for the National every part of our beloved country. This year, as with every year,
Emergency Telecommunication Plan, organized virtually by the we see the importance of this harmony in the distribution of roles
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has concluded. to ensure a coordinated response among stakeholders, whether
It was attended by telecom service providers in the UAE including in anticipating risks or in responding to them to achieve a rapid
Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (Etisalat), recovery and mitigate potential impacts." He stressed that the
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) and Al UAE demonstrated this year that it is highly capable of addressing
Yah Satellite Communication Company (Yahsat). This exercise risks, adding, "We have demonstrated with undisputed proof that
comes under the framework of the initiative "Telecom business our efforts over the past years have paid off in a way placing the
continuity in emergency, crisis and disaster", which serves TRA’s UAE among the most advanced nations in terms of resilience
strategic goal in the UAE and helps implement a regulatory and continuity of different aspects of life, despite the ferocity
framework that stimulates competition and develops the quality of the pandemic and mounting concerns. Thanks to the vital
of services provided. The exercise, organized by TRA as the infrastructure of the telecom sector, more than a million students
driving force of the UAE telecom sector, was attended by trained were able to continue their education remotely, while hundreds
teams from Etisalat, du and Yahsat. The exercise was conducted of thousands of employees were able to work from home, and
in a hypothetical scenario to gauge the sector’s readiness to deal people could do their shopping from e-commerce platforms."
with unexpected, unusual and concurrent events. Commenting TRA said that ‘Sada Al Barq’ has gauged the sector’s readiness
on this exercise, Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director- to handle unexpected, unusual and concurrent events, in order to
General, said, "For the 8th consecutive year, we conduct this key show the efficiency of procedures and viability of operations with
exercise with our strategic partners, reflecting our joint work as emergencies and crises, and demonstrate the ability to deal with
a national team to ensure the continued effectiveness of the unusual and concurrent circumstances.
telecom infrastructure and access to services by customers in (December 30, 2020) wam.ae/en

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