Türk Telekom Partners Akamai to Accelerate the Delivery of High Quality Video and Social Media Content

Türk Telekom, Turkey's leading communication and convergence technologies company, has signed a strategic partnership with Akamai Technologies to jointly build and manage a high-capacity Operator Content Delivery Network (OCDN). Akamai, a leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications, said that the new operator CDN will improve delivery of high-quality online video and social media content and increase speed and performance for mobile broadband users in Turkey.

“Türk Telekom built the communication infrastructure in Turkey and continues to invest in new technologies. Our collaboration with Akamai is one of the key steps we have taken in this area. As the leader of the Turkish telecommunication industry, we'll be offering benefits in cost and accessibility to all players in the Internet sector, from content providers and media organizations to the end users who access their services. Akamai is one of the largest providers of content delivery and cloud services in the world and by providing faster access to popular rich media content within Turkey, both companies will ensure a highly efficient and top performing user experience to all of the stakeholders in the industry.”  Tahsin Yılmaz continued, “This partnership will also significantly reduce our network costs associated with traffic originating from content across the globe. Better yet, we will be making a significant contribution to Turkey's economy, as data traffic and services within Turkey will be accessed by users in other countries. In a sense, we'll be exporting data to many international customers.”, said 

“Akamai's Aura Network Solutions enable Türk Telekom to offer compelling new services and address consumer demand for online content and video in a manner that drives revenue opportunities, provides a superior user experience, manages network costs, and simplifies video distribution. Turkey is an important and growing Internet market and provides significant opportunity for the adoption of media and cloud services. Our partnership with Türk Telekom is a great way for both companies to bring new, innovative services to market and assist companies doing business inside the country and within the region. Over the coming years, we look forward to innovate together with Türk Telekom on cloud and network optimization solutions.” said Akamai co-founder and CEO Tom Leighton. Source - Akamai Network (Nov 11, 2013)