
Turkcell shared its digitalization in agriculture and energy efficiency projects in networks at the COP31 Science and Technology Hub.
Turkcell shared its 5G, artificial intelligence and IoT projects for the digitalization of agricultural production and energy efficiency in networks at COP31.
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Turkcell supports COP31 as an industry partner and develops sustainability-oriented technological solutions.
Turkcell, which supports COP31 as an industry partner, continues to transform its expertise in technology into concrete solutions for sustainability.
The company shared its work on digitalization of agricultural production and energy efficiency in networks at the panel held at COP31's Science and Technology Hub.
The panel discussed the contributions of 5G, artificial intelligence and internet of things technologies to more efficient use of resources and the fight against climate change.
EU-funded project for olive groves
Turkcell's COMMECT project studies, supported within the scope of the European Union-Horizon Europe Program, are among the concrete examples of digital transformation in agriculture.
Within the scope of the project carried out with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, a live laboratory was established in the trial area of the Olive Research Institute in Izmir.
Cameras with 5G RedCap technology, which consumes less energy, were tested here.
In addition, with the help of eMTC and NB-IoT connected sensors, which enable data to be sent via cellular networks with low power consumption and wide coverage, indicators regarding the development of olive trees, product status and harvest period can be monitored remotely.
In addition, thanks to smart agricultural technologies, agricultural pesticide costs have been reduced by over 70 percent, while environmental impacts have also been minimized.
Thus, the contribution of new generation technologies to resource efficiency and reducing production costs in agriculture was demonstrated with a concrete example.
Support to producers with data collected from the field
Turkcell carried this experience gained in olive gardens to the 54-decare banana production area in Antalya's Serik district, in cooperation with Dost Ziraat İşletmeleri.
The application aims to remotely monitor the development and growing conditions of banana trees, detect pests early and prevent their spread.
With the data collected from the field, it is aimed to support producers to make irrigation and pesticide application at the right time and to make more sound production decisions based on data.
More efficient networks with artificial intelligence
Another focus of Turkcell is energy efficiency in networks.
The company develops artificial intelligence-based network performance assurance, capacity planning and optimization solutions.
These studies aim to predict possible problems and traffic demand, optimize resource use and maintain service quality.
This paves the way for a transition from a structure that intervenes after problems arise to smart grids that anticipate problems and are based on autonomous management.
Turkcell's R&D studies in the 6G field also complete its sustainability vision.
The company is researching integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technologies that can provide both connectivity and sensing services over the same infrastructure in the future.
These technologies are expected to support more efficient use of resources in different areas, from smart cities to transportation.
"A more efficient and sustainable future with the power of technology"

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