Technology Magazine May 2018 | Page 338

to continue on its upward trajectory . But what are the next steps for the digital operator ?
As a Turkish company , one of the company ’ s main focuses is supporting local production and local firms that will contribute to the country .
What ’ s more , the digital company has also revealed that it is participating in a joint venture to create the country ’ s first national car and it is also helping to develop smart cities using its 4.5G technology .
Forecasting a surge in demand for data , Türk also says that the company will continue to tap into the growing demand for data , leveraging its search engine ‘ Yaani ’ and developing new tier III data centres .
“ We expect that demand for data will keep rising as we see more and more 5G technologies ,” he says . “ Everybody needs to understand that a country which does not own its data is a country that is going to disappear in the future .”
In order to keep Turkish data in Turkey , the company notably has several data centres in the country .
“ All of these data centers have been built to Tier III certification in order to provide security and management services for our customers at the highest international level ,” Türk adds .
Keen to show leadership in

“ WE ARE TRYING TO STOP EVALUATING OUR SUPPLIERS FROM A PRICE-DRIVEN APPROACH AND TRYING TO BUILD LONG- TERM VALUE-ADDING PARTNERSHIPS ”

– Ali Türk , Executive Vice President of Supply Chain Management
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