Turkcell, Turk Telekom, Vodafone win frequencies in Turkey's $2.95 billion 5G tender

Turkcell, Turk Telekom, Vodafone win frequencies in Turkey's $2.95 billion 5G tender

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's 5G spectrum tender drew a total of $2.95 billion in winning bids on Thursday, with the country's major operators Turkcell, Vodafone and Turk Telekom securing key blocks across the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz frequency ranges.

Turkish MNOs splash $3bn on 5G spectrum ahead of 2026 services launch

Vodafone Turkey comes third of three in the country’s first 5G spectrum auction, spending around half that of its rivals on 700MHz and 3.5GHz licences.

Turkey raises $3.5bn from 5G licences auction

66% more than target Turkcell top 700MHz bidder Operators to pay in instalments Turkey earned 66 percent more than expected from selling licences for radio frequencies that will be used to launch 5G services, the country’s infrastructure minister has said. “Our minimum target of $2.13 billion, which we set as the 5G tender, has reached $3.53 billion including value-added tax,” Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, the transport and infrastructure minister, was q…

Turkcell largest bidder as 5G auction raises $3.53bn

Turkey will now prepare to launch nationwide 5G services by April 2026 under new localisation and investment mandates Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) has concluded the country’s long-awaited 5G spectrum auction, allocating 11 frequency packages across the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands to Turkcell, Türk Telekom and Vodafone Turkey. The auction raised a total of USD 2.945 billion (excluding VAT) and USD 3.534 billio…

Turkey raises $2.95 billion in 5G spectrum tender as operators prepare rollout for 2026 - Turkish Minute

Turkey’s long-awaited 5G spectrum tender drew $2.95 billion in winning bids on Thursday, with the country’s top three mobile operators, Turkcell, Türk Telekom and Vodafone Turkey, securing key frequencies needed to launch next-generation wireless services, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The tender, held by Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), offered frequencies in the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands, which…