Avea embraces hi-tech with the launch of new Teknopark

Avea embraces hi-tech with the launch of new Teknopark

Avea, one of Turkey’s leading mobile phone networks, launched "Avea Teknopark," its new technology center, at a press conference held Tuesday.

Speaking at the conference, Avea chief executive Cüneyt Türktan said the firm had invested $18 million in the project. "With this Teknopark, we have not only developed our technologic facilities, but also our infrastructure," he said.

The building contains a research and development center, network centers, information technology services and added value departments. Türktan said the building was environmentally friendly, thanks to special systems working in accordance with the different seasons.

"Thanks to this feature, we can also economize," he said, adding that the Teknopark would support innovation in the industry. The center currently employs 550 people, but the figure is expected to rise.

"In this building we have a surveillance center from which we can observe closely all the base stations and Turkish networks," said Kemal Erman, director of Avea Network.

"This system helps us to understand and follow the problems in the networks," he said. "We have created new costing and billing systems for our clients," Türktan said.

"Apart from delivering quality communication, with our infrastructure and advantageous billing systems we have become the most preferred operator in Turkey."
Noting that Avea was trying to support the communications sector in Turkey, Erman said the firm had recently created new tariffs and used a package-based approach. "Right now we are readying our infrastructure for development," he told Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review. "We are trying to improve our infrastructure further and Turkey has a good international record in this area."