Turkish telecom regulator BTK's 5G and 6G report calls for rules allowing private 5G networks in industry
A report BTK published on 3 November 2026 says 5G's main impact will come in sectors such as manufacturing, energy and agriculture, and backs private 5G for industry.
On 3 November 2026 the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) published a research report on global 5G adoption, Türkiye's 5G tender and the move to 6G. The report does not expect a quick return from the consumer market, sees the focus shifting to industry and argues for rules that would let industrial companies build their own 5G networks.
Türkiye's Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) published a research report on 3 November 2026 titled "Global 5G Adoption and the Potential Innovations of 6G Technology" (in Turkish). Prepared by the authority's sector research and strategy department, the report looks at how 5G spread in other countries, Türkiye's 5G spectrum tender and the transition to 6G.
- According to the report, global 5G connections passed 2.7 billion at the end of 2025.
- In the tender of 16 October 2025, a total of 400 MHz of spectrum was assigned in 11 packages to Turkcell, TT Mobil and Vodafone; Turkcell took the most, 160 MHz. Service started on 1 April 2026.
- Under the tender terms, operators must gradually use up to 60 percent domestically made products and, depending on availability, up to 30 percent national communication products.
- Pointing to roughly 63 million devices that cannot use 5G, high investment costs and the delayed allocation of the 26 GHz band, the report does not expect the consumer market to pay back the investment quickly.
Why it matters
For companies, the most relevant part of the report is its view that 5G's transformative effect will be felt less among individual subscribers than in sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, energy, healthcare and agriculture. BTK takes the view that rules opening the way for factories to build their own private 5G networks would lift productivity and export competitiveness, and it cites pilot projects at OSTIM and Arçelik. The report also recommends that preparations begin now for 6G, which is expected to reach commercial use in the 2030s. Factories considering a private 5G network could use the time until the rules are clear to identify which processes need low latency and high capacity.
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