Türk Telekom and Akamai Technologies have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly build and manage a high-capacity Operator Content Delivery Network (OCDN) in Turkey.
According to Hurriyet, the network will be completed in 2014 and will allow for faster delivery of online content and video.
It adds that the agreement, which was signed by infrastructure was signed by Türk Telekom CEO Tahsin Y?lmaz and Akamai CEO Tom Leighton during a press meeting, will ensure a significant increase in speed and performance for broadband and mobile users in Turkey, particularly when accessing social media and popular online video sites.
Türk Telekom currently has 13.7 million fixed access lines and 7.2 million broadband connections.
Akamai, on the other hand, delivers 15-30% of the world’s web traffic.
