The 5G tender started at 10.30 today at BTK headquarters and operators submitted their offers. to the race Turkcell, Turk Telekom and Vodafone attended. First site selection package $429 millionla Turkcell right to choose second place when winning $426 millionIt was given to Vodafone. Total of first three packages $1.28 billion amount was sold. On the other hand, packages in the 3.5 GHz band are $624 million changed hands in return.
In the tender traded in the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands, a total of 400MHz frequency allocation is envisaged. minimum value 2.125 billion USD was determined as . Operators’ bids started in a sealed envelope, followed by an auction. The technical specifications include the domestic production rate and the conditions for the use of national communication products.
Within the framework of A1, A2, A3 packages, the sealed bids in the 700 MHz band were as follows: Turkcell gave 429 million USD, Türk Telekom gave 425 million USD, Vodafone gave 426 million USD. The auction started, Türk Telekom refrained from making an auction, and Vodafone did not make a verbal bid. In this case, Turkcell won the A1 abstract package and the right to choose the first place by submitting the highest bid. Vodafone achieved second place and received the A2 abstract package and the right to choose the second place; Türk Telekom received the A3 abstract package and the right to choose the third place. Turkcell preferred 723-733-778-788 MHz bands. While Vodafone chose the 713-723 mid-bands, 703-713 MHz was left to Türk Telekom. As a result of this process First package sales total 1.28 billion USD amounted to .
Initial offers for packages in the 3.5 GHz band (B1, B2, B3) were Turkcell 210 million USD, Türk Telekom 209 million USD, Vodafone 201 million USD. In the auction, Turkcell increased its bid to 214 million USD, Vodafone withdrew, and Türk Telekom did not change its sealed bid. In this way, B packages are in total 624 million USD was sold for it. Afterwards, offers started in the B4 abstract package. Turkcell gave the highest bid for this package for 187 million USD. Turkcell made the highest bid for the B5 abstract package with 186 million USD.
Tendering continued with the B6 abstract package. The highest bidder in the auction, which started with 50 million USD, was Turkcell with 208 million USD. Next is the B7 abstract package. As a result of the packages it was previously entitled to receive, Turkcell did not participate in the auction process organized for this abstract package, and the bidding envelope was not opened by BTK. In the auction between Türk Telekom and Vodafone, Türk Telekom made the highest bid of 212 million USD and was entitled to purchase this frequency package.
For the B8 abstract package, which is the last package in the 3.5 GHz frequency band, Türk Telekom made the highest bid of 248 million USD.
After the auction process for all abstract packages in the 3.5 GHz frequency band, it was time to choose the location. Turkcell, which received a bandwidth of 140 MHz in this frequency band, chose the end of the frequency band, while Türk Telekom, with a total bandwidth of 120 MHz, chose the beginning of the frequency band. In this case, Vodafone, which has a bandwidth of 80 MHz, also took the middle of the frequency band.
| Operator | Packages Received | Frequency Ranges | Total Tape (MHz) |
Total Offer (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkcell |
A1 (700MHz) |
700MHz: 723–733 / 778–788 |
160 |
1.224M USD A1 429 + B1 214 + B4 187 + B5 186 + B6 208 |
| Turk Telekom |
A3 (700MHz) |
700MHz: 703–713 / 758–768 |
140 |
1.094M USD A3 425 + B2 209 + B7 212 + B8 248 |
| Vodafone Türkiye |
A2 (700MHz) |
700MHz: 713–723 / 768–778 |
100 |
627M USD A2 426 + B3 201 |
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General Summary: 11 packages → 3 534 M USD (VAT included). Turkcell won 5 packages, Türk Telekom won 4 packages, and Vodafone won 2 packages. The authorization will be valid until December 31, 2042; 5G services will start on April 1, 2026. Payments will be made in 3 equal installments; In case of maturity delays, twice the interest rate of 7.93% will be applied. |
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Winners bid their bids in three equal installments will be able to pay. If installments are not paid on time or are paid incompletely, interest will be charged at twice the annual rate of 7.93 percent. If 30 days are exceeded from the maturity date, BTK may initiate the authorization termination process. Current licenses expire in 2029; With the 5G allocation, operators will give 5 percent of their turnover to BTK within the scope of the new authorization period.
Mobile internet speed compared to today’s technologies at least 10 times expected to increase; 5G service throughout Türkiye April 1, 2026 It will meet with users as of. On the other hand, infrastructure investments, network coverage, base station distributions and fiber backbone connections will be important parameters throughout the process.