CYTA

CYTA (short for Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, spoke SEE- ta in Cyprian ) (Greek: Αρχή ΤΗλεπικοινωνιών Κύπρου aþk acronym pronounced " Ateek ") is the national telephone service provider in Cyprus. The company is. Due to the strategic location of the island between Europe, North Africa and the Middle East one of the leading providers of communications infrastructure ( submarine cables and satellite communications) in the region

The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority is the leading provider of integrated telecommunications in the Republic of Cyprus.

History

Originally, the Cyprus Inland Telecommunications Authority ( CITA ) was established in 1955 and renamed in 1961 in CYTA. CYTA is now the market leader in the fixed communications, mobile communications and the Internet on the island.

Cyta led in 1988 to a cellular service one, which now operates under the name Cytamobile -Vodafone. In 2004, Cyta a collaboration with the British Vodafone one. Since 1995, an Internet service was introduced and now there is coverage DSL Access.

Contractors

CYTAglobal is a 100 percent subsidiary of CYTA and offers satellite communications. The company operates its Satellite Netwerk parallel to the fiberglass submarine cables of CYTA what it offers than "reliable hybrid solution".

Cytaglobal operates two ground stations, which connects Cyprus with major telecommunications satellite networks:

  • Intelsat, the most important European communication satellite network based in Luxembourg. Voice, data transmission, Internet access and television broadcasting. Satellites broadcast on C-band and Ku -band frequencies.
  • Eutelsat ( French company with ao Hot Bird satellite TV ).
  • AsiaSat, U.S. Chinese operators.
  • SES World Skies ( spin-off from Intelsat network with over North America )
  • INTERSPUTNIK, commercially oriented operators of 12 satellite with 41 transponders. Today: Lockheed Martin Intersputnik (LMI ) based in London, that builds the satellites of the same name and operates.
  • ARABSAT, Telekommunikationis geostationary satellites of the Arab Satellite Communications Organization ( ARABSAT ) in Riyadh. ARABSAT was founded by the members of the Arab League in 1976.

The 100 percent Cyta daughter Iris offers DVB programs via satellite to.

Cooperation with intelligence services

The state-owned telephone provider Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA ) is required by law, with the British services (and thus de facto with the American services) work together. That left Britain in 1960, when Cyprus became independent, assure contract. In section 6 of the independence agreement, the then young state, the United Kingdom undertook " consult and cooperate " to when it comes to matters of domestic communications.

In practice, the communication is especially the landing on Cyprus submarine telecommunications cable intercepted by the GHQC. Three cables connect Cyprus and Greece, two to go to Syria and Israel. Also the cable Sea- Me-We 3, one of the main links between Europe and Southeast Asia, extending over Cyprus and has via CYTA Yeroskipos - Yeroskipos Submarine Cable Station a Landanbiendung in Cyprus.

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