March 31, 2016
Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan, President of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK), answered questions about 4.5G on Habertürk, where he was a guest.
4.5G means higher speed, higher performance, and greater capacity in communication in our lives. With 4.5G, our communication speed will increase at least 10-fold in the sense known to the public. This way, we will achieve speeds close to home fiber internet. And this will change not just our communication field but our lifestyle almost entirely. Initially, with 2G, people communicated by voice and there was SMS; later, with 3G, we started using internet services. We’ve all experienced it: sending a photo taking time, video calls getting cut off. With 4.5G, all of that will be history. This is not only in the communication sector but across all sectors; with this communication speed, for live broadcasts we were using 3G connections where 3-4 SIM cards were combined to achieve a certain speed. With 4.5G, you will be able to do live broadcasts in serious HD quality with a single SIM card.
Consumers should focus on the fact that your existing quotas will not last as long as before; they will be consumed faster and shorter. For this, you can track your quotas through the applications on every phone. As BTK, we have developed an application where you can calculate how much data you have used. Additionally, within the framework of regulations, you will receive an informational SMS when you reach 80% and 100% of your quota. Also, starting from April 1, we have introduced a bill upper limit application so it doesn’t affect your budget too much. With the bill upper limit, you can set a limit at an amount you choose, such as 100 TL, or an amount determined by the operators; it will notify you when you reach it. If you want to continue, you can. Therefore, your old quotas will start not being sufficient due to the comfort, so yes, we need to increase our quotas, you are right.