Data Desk
The Corridor Signal Data Desk writes number-led pieces and keeps the datasets behind them. Methods are stated in the piece; corrections are logged on the article.
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OperatorsData
DSL falls to 37.8 per cent of Türkiye's fixed broadband subscriptions
Fibre now holds 50.5 per cent of fixed lines and cable 7.1, BTK's second-quarter table shows, while the programme puts the incumbent at 53.1.
NetworksData
RIPEstat counts 897 routed networks in Türkiye, 224 in Kazakhstan
Of 2,085 registered networks in nine corridor states, 1,729 are routed, on a Corridor Signal calculation; Türkiye's share is lowest at 80.7 per cent.
OperatorsData
Turkcell pre-tax profit rose 11.1 per cent in H1, fell 20.5 per cent in Q2
Operating profit fell 11.9 per cent; a TL 10.7 billion monetary gain and a smaller loss at equity-accounted investees lifted the lines below it.
NetworksData
Uztelecom has built 380 of 431 planned new base stations
Upgrades ran ahead of plan at 1,566 stations, but new sites reached 88 per cent of target, and half of the 375 5G stations are in Tashkent city.
OperatorsData
Uzbekistan's communication and IT services reach UZS 77.6tn in nine months
Programming took 48.4 per cent and telecoms 27.5 per cent; growth was 21.4 per cent in comparable prices, against 25.7 per cent in current soums.
OperatorsData
Beeline Kazakhstan's EBITDA fell 17.5% in tenge in the second quarter as revenue rose 3.8%
On VEON's first-half figures the Kazakh margin works out at 41 per cent, down from 50 per cent, while Uzbekistan grew both lines; third-quarter results are due on 6 November.
Data CentresAnalysis
Firebird's GPU and power figures for Armenia and Kazakhstan differ across releases
Armenia's end-2027 GPU target moves from above 100,000 in June to above 70,000 in August; Kazakhstan is 125 MW per the company, 300 MW per the government.
Data CentresAnalysis
Network charges for Türkiye's largest power users are 15% of the EU level, Eurostat shows
Eurostat's 2025 price breakdown shows energy, network and tax components for large users. More than half of Türkiye's gap with the EU sits in the regulated parts.
Cables and Satellites
Tajikistan opens a fibre route to China over the Kulma pass with up to 1 Tbps at the start
Tajiktelecom and China Mobile International opened the Dushanbe to Beijing line on 17 October, more than two weeks after the date officials had set; no cost, financing or wholesale price has been published.
Data CentresAnalysis
Kazakhstan generated 91.7 billion kWh in nine months, up 2 per cent
A 20,000-rack data-centre target could draw roughly 1.9 to 3.9 per cent of the 126.5 billion kWh forecast for 2026, on Corridor Signal's assumptions.
NetworksAnalysis
Türkiye reports 5G users, Kazakhstan sites, Armenia coverage
The first quarterly edition sets each market's latest 5G figures side by side; no two countries report the same measure, and Georgia publishes none.
Operators
Armenia's telecom revenue rose 7.6 per cent to AMD 112 billion by August
Armstat figures show July revenue for telecoms, TV and radio 16 per cent above a year earlier, after growth of 4.0 per cent in the first quarter.
Operators
Mobiuz sets fees UZS 10,000 higher on 20 older plans, with no extra data
Its 19 October notice gives new fees from 3 November but not the old ones; against archived-plan pages, the rises run from 6.1 to 50 per cent.
Operators
Türkiye's 5G count passes 45 million, at least half a million more than in June
BTK's president also cites a 69 per cent rise in average mobile download speed, to 110.62 Mbps, from crowd-sourced measurements the regulator does not name.
Data CentresAnalysis
Large power users in Türkiye paid 40 per cent of the EU average price
A 10 MW data centre would pay about €6 million a year for power at Türkiye's €0.0486 per kWh, against €14.9 million at the EU average.
Policy and SpectrumAnalysis
Kazakhstan weighs 5G caps while Türkiye's new licences run to 2042
The first Spectrum Calendar lists the corridor's documented auctions, licence terms and coverage deadlines, each with its document and the gaps marked.
Operators
Complaints to BTK fall 6.5 per cent but stay 38.4 per cent above a year ago
Internet providers drew 41,046 of the 79,586 complaints, up 80.8 per cent on the year, with connection and service quality the main issue, BTK data show.
Data CentresAnalysis
IXPs reach 97 per cent of networks in Tajikistan but 21 per cent in Georgia
Internet Society Pulse data for October put Uzbekistan at 22 per cent, while Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have no active exchange point listed.
Deals and Markets
Samruk-Kazyna swaps Kazakhtelecom director as four telecom boards change
Samruk-Kazyna holds 91.27 per cent of Kazakhtelecom's common shares, and a single shareholder or state body controls each of five listed telecoms.
Deals and Markets
Kazakhstan's NIT repays 20 per cent of two bonds and pays their coupons
The state-owned IT company paid about KZT 5.6 billion on 11 September; KZT 15.92 billion of principal remains on the two issues.
Cables and SatellitesAnalysis
Corridor Capacity Tracker, October 2026: the Caspian and Black Sea routes
Five subsea systems, announced against lit or initial capacity, with a source in every cell; only two of the five have a published lit or initial figure.
Operators
Georgia's licensed telecom operators earned GEL 1.855 billion in 2025, ComCom says
The regulator's 22 September statement counts 6.43 million mobile subscriptions, led by Magticom at 41 per cent, and 1.212 million fixed broadband lines.
Deals and Markets
Turkcell rolls short-term debt at 37% after repaying TRY 1 billion of 40.25% bills
The operator also approved up to TRY 6 billion of lease certificates and put TRY 8 billion into its Turktell subsidiary, its exchange announcements show.
Policy and Spectrum
ADB study puts Türkiye and Kazakhstan among connectivity leaders, Tajikistan near last
The GSMA study for the bank finds Uzbekistan made the biggest index gain since 2020 and urges cheaper spectrum and service-neutral licences.
Networks
BTK counts 44.5 million 5G subscribers in Türkiye, 26.1 million able to use it
The regulator's second-quarter report says device or SIM incompatibility explains the gap, and shows 4.5G subscriptions falling by 43 million as 5G was counted.
Networks
Kazakhstan has connected 370 of 1,600 villages planned for 2026, government data show
The rural connectivity programme had reached about 23% of its 2026 village target by early October, leaving about 1,230 villages for the rest of the year.
Operators
Azerbaijan's internet service revenue rises 21.5% in nine months while mobile grows 3.3%
State Statistics Committee data show mobile services at AZN 987.1 million, about 30 per cent of ICT services, and sector investment up 57.3 per cent.
NetworksExplainer
Kazakhstan's 5G deadline passed with Kcell covering 53.5% of the population
The government set end-2025 to complete 5G. City targets appear met; Kcell's filings show population coverage of 53.54% then and 64.29% by June 2026.
Data CentresExplainer
Turkcell runs 50 MW of data-centre IT load and added 225.8 MW of solar in 2025
Its annual report shows how what it calls Türkiye's largest data-centre operator manages power before doubling capacity for a Google Cloud region due around 2028 to 2029.
