In 2020, TÜBİTAK ULAKBIM and Izmir Metropolitan Municipality signed a Cooperation Protocol for the Establishment of Electronic Communication Infrastructure between TÜBİTAK ULAKBIM and Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in order to ensure the connection of ULAKNET ends located within the borders of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality directly over its own infrastructure.

Ege University ULAKNET connection, which is the first phase of the studies carried out within the scope of the signed protocol, is connected to the ULAKNET installed in the Rectorate building of Dokuz Eylül University.
Fiber optic infrastructure was installed and commissioned between İZMİR POP and Ege University Campus.

With this study, it is aimed to provide researchers with a flexible and sustainable infrastructure with high capacity national and international connections, compatible with new technologies.

Izmir Province ULAKNET fiber optic works will continue with Phase 2 works.