The 4th Mobilefest Technology Fair and Congress was held at the Istanbul Congress Center. Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan and Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) President Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu attended the program.
Speaking at the opening of the organized program, Deputy Minister Sayan stated that mobile technologies are the biggest driver of the rapid changes in the globalizing world.
Noting that operators, producers, and service providers that bring mobile technologies to citizens gathered at the Mobilefest Technology Fair and Congress, Sayan said, "As a sector, we are working together on how our citizens can advance further with mobile technologies. Interconnected devices will shape the upcoming period. All these technologies will facilitate our lives by offering communication opportunities such as voice, data, and video transmission, and will lead to more integrated societies, virtually eliminating physical borders."
Deputy Minister Sayan: We Will Launch Türksat 6A into Orbit Around June-July
Stating that they are demonstrating what domestic and national production means to the world through Mobilefest, Sayan explained that the domestic product usage rate in networks across Turkey is 51 percent, and that the domestic usage rate will increase in 5G with systems having shared infrastructure.
Referring to the Türksat 6A satellite, Sayan said, "Our domestically and nationally produced satellite Türksat 6A is currently undergoing its final tests. We will launch it into orbit around June-July. There is very serious cooperation there. Hopefully, with 6A, we will have a full agenda related to space and start exporting. I see that many companies from the Middle East and the Balkans are participating in Mobilefest this year. We say we will first use our own operators and export. Currently, one of the most important areas we need the most is to increase our exports." With these words, he concluded his speech.
President Karagözoğlu: We Are Working to Transition to 6G Simultaneously with the World
Speaking at the organized program, Information Technologies and Communication Authority President Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu stated that developments in mobile technologies form one of the important building blocks of digital transformation.
Karagözoğlu said, “According to UN data, nearly 7 billion out of the world's population exceeding 8 billion in July 2023 own smartphones. This figure corresponds to approximately 86 percent of the world population. Approximately 5.5 billion people, corresponding to 66 percent of the total population, use the internet. In our country, the rate of internet users has exceeded 87 percent of the total population. These figures once again reveal how vital and important the internet is.”
Noting that 5G constitutes one of the most important pillars of their work in the field of internet and communication, Karagözoğlu said, “Because 5G forms the foundation for all smart technologies to connect with each other. We are acting with the awareness of how important 5G and beyond technologies are. Our most important goal in implementing all these technologies is to produce domestic and national products.”
President Karagözoğlu emphasized that the next phase of the studies is 6G, and they are working to transition to 6G simultaneously with the world.
Karagözoğlu concluded his speech by saying, "In this context, a cooperation protocol was signed between Istanbul Medipol University, TÜBİTAK Bilgen, and Ulak Communication for patent development studies towards 6G standards. We consider this protocol, which is quite important for our sector, as significant in terms of conducting joint studies among our universities, public institutions, and technology companies, and establishing the right ecosystem."