Argela

Year of Establishment: 2004

Business Segment: IT Product % Software Services

Türk Telekom Share: 100%

Global-Scale R&D Efforts

Argela, Türk Telekom’s innovation-focused subsidiary, continues to deliver significant achievements as a company that produces and exports technology in global markets. Throughout 2024, it solidified its strong position both in Türkiye and internationally through strategic partnerships and advanced technology solutions.

Innovative Network Technologies and 5G Transformation

To accelerate infrastructure transformation and deploy next-generation connectivity solutions, Türk Telekom is undertaking major projects with Argela and Argela’s Silicon Valley-based subsidiary, Netsia. In this context, the deployment and commissioning of Netsia’s BB Suite solution within Türk Telekom’s infrastructure are progressing rapidly. Business development and proposal processes for our BB Suite product are ongoing with a Tier-1 operator group based in Europe and Oceania. Our partnerships with global manufacturers such as Kontron and Zyxel are also ongoing.

Türk Telekom was the first company worldwide to implement the strategically important SEBA technology developed jointly with its subsidiary Argela and Turkish engineers. The company has integrated this enhanced SEBA architecture, powered by the BB Suite product of Argela’s subsidiary Netsia in Silicon Valley, with Zyxel products and made it available for users worldwide.

Meanwhile, as part of the patent and software rights agreements for vRAN (Virtualised Radio Access Network) and RIC (RAN Intelligent Controller) projects, Türk Telekom and Juniper Networks signed a Licensing and Cooperation Agreement and a Professional Services Agreement on 5 November 2020. Initially signed as two years agreements, these contracts have been mutually extended until the end of 2024.

5G and Future Network Technologies

Argela continues to develop solutions for fixed and wireless service providers under the NCA Suite, focusing on the 5G transformation. The NPM (Network Performance Monitoring) platform, which evaluates 5G network performance, was successfully deployed in Türk Telekom’s 5G NSA (Non-Standalone) network. Software development for the 5G SA (Standalone) network was completed, successfully tested in the TT 5G SA Lab, and made ready for live deployment. This development enables the product to not only measure 5G network performance metrics, but also to operate across different environments, including cloud systems, thanks to its virtualisation support.

At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Argela announced a partnership with Azercell, one of Azerbaijan’s leading operators. Within this scope, Argela’s next-generation Network and Customer Assurance products were integrated into Azercell’s system to expand its network capabilities.

Advancing Local Technology Through ULAK and UTM Projects

Türk Telekom and Argela continue their efforts to strengthen the domestic telecommunications infrastructure at full speed. While the ULAK project has entered the warranty process with the completion of the development phase, operations carried out by the Directorate of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Research Centre (UDHAM) as part of the UTM (UAV Tracking and Management R&D Project) are in progress.

At the GTI Awards 2024 held during the Mobile World Congress, Argela won the “Innovative 5G Services and Applications Award,” marking another milestone in 5G technologies. The award underscored Argela’s pioneering position in the sector with its UAV and Traffic Management System. The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Communication and Management Systems developed by Argela and Netsia—now protected under the “System and Method for Drone RAN Controller” intellectual property—are among the projects that shape the future of the industry.

5G and Beyond: End-to-End Orchestration Systems

Argela participated in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure’s 5G Mobile Communication Infrastructure Development Call Programme with two projects. The “Endto-End Orchestration System for 5G and Beyond Networks” developed under the support agreement signed with UDHAM, offers an open-source and integrated virtualisation infrastructure in line with the international standards.

This solution, built on COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) hardware and equipped with software-defined, virtualised, end-to-end orchestration unit, enables the creation of private wireless networks, activation of end-to-end network and service slicing, and management of SD-WAN solutions. Therefore, telecom operators will be able to deliver new services to their subscribers quickly and efficiently.