Turkcell Selects Dilithium for Mobile Video Services
Petaluma, CA. – December 9, 2009 – Dilithium, the leading global provider of mobile video infrastructure solutions, today announced that Turkcell, the largest mobile telecommunications operator in Turkey and the third largest in Europe, has selected Dilithium’s DTG® 3021 multimedia gateway to provide multimedia and enhanced video services.
“Turkcell is the largest mobile operator in Turkey and has a strong track record of innovation with its service offerings. Deploying the DTG multimedia gateway, Turkcell has deployed enhanced video services including Video Blogging, Facebook Video Upload, and Augmented Reality,” said Uno Mehta, Senior Vice President of Product Management, for Dilithium. "Augmented reality" applications digitally superimpose data on the world, as seen through the phone's camera and are projected to become a $1B market in the next few years.
About Dilithium
Dilithium Networks is the leading global provider of mobile video infrastructure solutions enabling multimedia services from any network to any device. Dilithium’s extensive customer base spans 120 service providers and operators in more than 60 countries, comprising more than 1.5 billion subscribers. Dilithium’s hardware, software, and service solutions are used by many of the world’s largest service providers and content companies to create and distribute multimedia solutions that are changing the way people communicate. From our founding, our mission has been to enable "Communications for a borderless world".
About Turkcell
GSM-based mobile communication started in Turkey when Turkcell started its operations in February 1994. Since then, it has continuously increased the variety of its services based on mobile audio and data communication, its quality levels and as a result, number of subscribers. As of June 30, 2009, with its 36.3 million subscribers, Turkcell is not only the leading operator in Turkey, but is also the third biggest GSM operator in Europe in terms of subscriber numbers. As of September 18, 2009, Turkcell has signed contracts with 628 operators in 206 countries, ranking it among the top operators in the world in terms of provision of international services. Turkcell also ranks among the top operators in terms of GPRS roaming, with contracts signed with 417 operators from 158 countries.
Contact Info
Karen Birnie
Dilithium Networks
+1 707 792 3927
karen.birnie@dilithiumnetworks.com
Rob Adler
Vantage Communications
+1 415 984 1910, x 104
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