1. Istanbul: Emerging Gateway of Eurasia
Cengiz Öztelcan CSMO, Pantel International

2. Agenda Türk Telekom & Pantel Pantel Network – Current & Future
Overview of the Fixed Telco Market
Growing Need for Bandwidth
Major Terrestrial Routes of the Region

3. Türk Telekom & Pantel International
Mobile Operator
Incumbent Fixed
Line Operator
Retail Broadband Operator
81%
100%
International Data
& Wholesale Voice Provider
IT Consulting,
Products &
Services
IT Product & Software
Education Content
Call Center &Customer
Games Software
Albanian
Incumbent
Operator
15%
MISSION OF PANTEL INTERNATIONAL Exceeding our customer’s expectations by delivering high quality and flexible telecommunication solutions in Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, CIS and beyond.

4. Pantel International Network
Pantel backbone
Leased capacity
JADI route
Sea cable
Terrestrial Network
and Sea Cables

5. UNIQUE NETWORK FEATURES
More than 50 major POPs in Europe
POP in Asia (Hong Kong) and in the USA (New York)
Over 40,000 km of fiber optic network in CEE, Turkey and connections to neighboring countries
Access to JADI and sea cables through, reach ME countries
End-to-end managed, fully redundant DWDM network through the whole geographical area
Ability to connect difficult-to-reach-countries

6. Overview of the Fixed Telco Market
Global demand for internet bandwidth keeps growing; estimated CAGR 34% (Telegeography)
Strongest growth estimated for less developed regions.
Telco growth driven by internet; both fixed and mobile.
Source: ITU, Analysis Mason 2012

7. Growing Need for Bandwidth
Total bandwidth used in respective region; composed of internet bandwidth, private network bandwidth,
and switched voice bandwidth

8. Major Terrestrial Routes of Region
EPEG: Europe-Persia Express Gateway
A vital terrestrial alternative to 10+ submarine fibers through Suez which connect Europe and Asia, mitigating the risk.
TAE & TAE2
Transit Europe Asia
Ukraine, Georgia and Bulgaria will soon join the Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) fibre backbone project (Telegeography news 21 Feb 2013)
TASIM (underway)
Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway
Backed by UN, coordinated by Azerbaijan, will connect Hong-Kong to Frankfurt on two routes.

9. JADI link Network Capacity In ME and Turkey Pantel backbone
Leased capacity
JADI route
Sea cable
Network Capacity
In ME and Turkey

10. Pantel/GBI Route

11. PANTEL’S NEW ROUTE TO THE ME

12. Thank you