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Türkiye Transmits 1st 5G Signal from Homegrown Portable Network

Türkiye received its first signal from a domestically produced 5G noting the successful execution of the first closed-circuit 5G
portable private network, an official said, in a breakthrough that demonstration. “With special authorization from the Information
marked a significant step in the country's ambition to establish a and Communication Technologies Authority, we broadcast on the
fully independent 5G infrastructure. Transport and Infrastructure 3.5 GHz frequency, showcasing ULAK’s fully domestic 5G private
Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said Türkiye would hold a 5G auction network,” Kömürcü said. The revealed the network’s speed of 1.4
next year, with the first signal expected in January 2026. ULAK, gigabytes per second. Kömürcü emphasized that the 5G network
Türkiye’s first indigenous telecom equipment manufacturer, will deliver speeds up to 50 times faster than the current 4.5G
has rapidly advanced its 5G infrastructure in preparation for the technology in use. ULAK's development of indigenous technology
nationwide rollout. The company has innovated by making its reflects Türkiye’s broader ambition to establish a self-reliant
existing 4.5G base stations portable, expanding their coverage telecommunications sector, reducing dependency on foreign tech
and enhancing digital connectivity across the country. At a 6G providers. Kömürcü emphasized that ULAK currently operates
conference in Istanbul, ULAK demonstrated the capabilities of its approximately 3,000 4.5G base stations across the country and is
5G private network, which is composed of locally developed 5G preparing to roll out 5G technology following the official auction.
radios, base stations and core network components. The private “Our locally produced 5G technology will be ready when the time
5G network is expected to unlock a new era of ultrafast data comes,” he added. “The software, base stations and hardware here
speeds and robust system capacity, catering to both industrial are produced nationally. From this point of view, we can say that
enterprises and telecommunications operators. During the the end-to-end 5G project has been completed.”
conference, ULAK successfully transmitted the first 5G signal from
the portable network, showcasing its high-speed data capacity and
low latency, features that will be critical to the success of future
communication systems. “Our tests, conducted both outdoors
and indoors, have yielded exceptional speed results,” an official
from ULAK stated. “We are also accelerating development efforts
on the most challenging aspects of 5G radio technology, which
will be the backbone of wireless communications systems in the
future.” The demonstration showed the potential of ULAK’s 5G
network to handle massive data flows, a key feature for industries
ranging from manufacturing to health care, where low-latency and
high-speed communication are essential. ULAK General Manager
Ruşen Kömürcü highlighted the significance of the achievement,

US, India Plan a Game-Changing Chip Factory

Indian ambitions to become a chip-making powerhouse took a manufacturing and technology partnerships with India”, the US
huge step forward as it agreed to establish a manufacturing plant stated, pointing to potential job creation benefits for both nations.
in league with the US. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, The premiers outlined a partnership between various government
agreed the joint development with US President Joe Biden during a departments involving the International Technology Security and
visit to the nation. The plant will focus on producing infrared, gallium Innovation fund, which US government information explains forms
nitride and silicon carbide semiconductors, with funding from the part of the CHIPS and Science Act and provides up to $100 million
government-backed India Semiconductor Mission along with a per year over a five-year span to the Department of State to develop
partnership between the US Space Force, and specialist companies and implement “secure and trustworthy telecommunications
3rdiTech and Bharat Semi. The US declared the arrangement a networks, and ensure semiconductor supply chain security and
“watershed”, pointing to ongoing efforts between the nations to diversification”. Modi and Biden unveiled the commitment during
shore up semiconductor supply chains by advancing R&D and the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit, a meeting between the leaders
manufacturing, including a move by chip maker GlobalFoundries to of the US, India, Japan and Australia. The meeting comes as India
establish a facility in Indian city Kolkata focused on “game-changing is upping its capabilities in the semiconductor sector as part of a
advances” in products for vehicles, the IoT, AI and data centers. broader economic growth plan.
GlobalFoundries “plans to explore longer-term cross-border
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