Turkey intends to be Internet traffic exchange center
Laying of a fiber optic cable along the Trans-Anatolian gas
pipeline (TANAP) will turn Turkey into an important center for
rendering communication services in the region, Binali Yildirim,
Turkish minister of transport, shipping and communications, said in
an exclusive interview with Trend.
The minister said that Turkey has determined its important
objectives until 2023, adding that the country intends to be both
an energy hub and an Internet traffic exchange center in the region
as part of these objectives.
He added that SOCAR Fiber is laying the cable.
"This project is our strategy," the minister said. "It corresponds
to the policy of the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Shipping and
Communications."
The minister said that a 1,850 kilometer-cable will be laid through
the territory of 20 Turkish provinces, and will ensure an
alternative to the existing cable infrastructure.
"The companies and organizations will benefit its advantages," said
Yildirim.
The minister also expressed confidence that the fiber optic cable,
to be laid by SOCAR Fiber, will be an important contribution to the
development of Turkey's communication infrastructure.
TANAP project envisages transportation of gas of Azerbaijan's Shah
Deniz field from the Georgian-Turkish border to the western borders
of Turkey.
TANAP's initial capacity is expected to reach 16 billion cubic
meters of gas per year. Around six billion cubic meters of this gas
will be delivered to Turkey and the rest of the volume to Europe.
Turkey will obtain gas in 2018, while Europe will get it in early
2020 after the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is constructed.
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