The Turkish PTT has chosen Northern Telecom Ltd to develop the Turpak national packet switched network in a deal worth $4.3m. Work on the network, which will link all major Turkish cities and provide direct international connections to 16 countries worldwide, begins shortly and will go on for two years; the first stage, which should be completed by mid-1989, will link Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Adana. DPN-100 processors form the basis of the Turpak network, which will be available to Turkish financial and government organisations for valueadded service such as viewdata and electronic mail.
NORTHERN TELECOM WINS TURKEY’s TURPAK
