Cyta
{{Short description|Semi-governmental Telecom in Cyprus}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Cyta
| logo = Revised Cyta Logo, adopted 22 October 2024.jpg
| image = CYTA Central Offices.jpg
| image_caption = CYTA Central Offices
| native_name = Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA)
| former_name = Cyprus Inland Telecommunications Authority (CITA; 1955-1961)
| type = State-owned
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1955}}
| hq_location_city = Strovolos, Nicosia
| hq_location_country = Cyprus
| key_people = Michael Ioannides {{small|(Chairman)}}
Andreas Neocleous {{small|(CEO)}}
| area_served = Cyprus
| industry = Telecommunications
| products = Fixed-line telephony
Mobile telephony
IPTV
Broadband
| revenue = {{increase}} €400.1 million (2022){{Cite web|url=https://www.cyta.com.cy/mp/informational/cyta_htmlPages/media_center/annualreports/docs/Financial_Report_2022.pdf|title=Auditors' Report & Financial Statements 2022|website=cyta.com.cy|publisher=Cyprus Telecommunications Authority|language=el}}
| operating_income = {{increase}} €84.79 million (2022)
| net_income = {{decrease}} €76.08 million (2022)
| assets = {{increase}} €1.081 billion (2022)
| equity = {{increase}} €1.116 billion (2022)
| num_employees = 2,287 (2022){{Cite web|url=https://www.cyta.com.cy/mp/informational/cyta_htmlPages/media_center/annualreports/docs/AnReport_2022_el.pdf|title=Annual Report - Annual Sustainability Report 2022|website=cyta.com.cy|publisher=Cyprus Telecommunications Authority|language=el}}
| owner = Government of Cyprus
| homepage = {{URL|www.cyta.com.cy}}
}}
Cyta ({{IPA|el|ˈsita|lang}}) is a semi-governmental company incorporated by law, it is the leading provider of integrated electronic communications in Cyprus. It is the dominant provider of fixed-line telecommunications, mobile telecommunications and Internet access in Cyprus.{{Cite web|title=Cytamobile|url=https://www.cyta.com.cy/mobile/en|access-date=2013-01-18|website=Cyta|language=en}}
History
Originally established as Cyprus Inland Telecommunications Authority (CITA; {{langx|el|Αρχή Εσωτερικών Τηλεπικοινωνιών Κύπρου (A.E.T.K.)}}) in 1955, took on its current name Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA; {{langx|el|Αρχή Τηλεπικοινωνιών Κύπρου (Α.ΤΗ.Κ.)}} {{IPA|el|aˈtik|}}) in 1961 after taking control of external communications from Cable & Wireless Ltd.
It has provided Internet access since 1995 under the brand Cytanet, and it now offers broadband services DSL access. Branded as miVision then, Cyta entered in 2004 the digital and interactive television market. The service has been renamed Cytavision.
In 1988, the company launched mobile telephony offer under the brand Cytagsm, which became Cytamobile in 2004, and the same year, following a network partnership agreement with Vodafone, it was renamed Cytamobile-Vodafone.
Operations
File:Cytashop in an old aristocrate mansion in Ledra Street Republic of Cyprus.jpg, Cyprus]]
Nowadays, Cyta provides a broad range of services and facilities for voice and data applications in both fixed and mobile telephony. Particular emphasis is placed on the provision of value added services, such as content/multimedia via the Internet which, according to industry projections, will be the dominant business activity of the next decade.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
Building on its role as a telecommunications hub in the South-Eastern Mediterranean, Cyta expanded its operations in the Greek market, offering broadband Internet and fixed telephony services in specific areas of Greece, with plans for further expansion in the future. It also operates in the British market, under the brand Cyta UK, offering "tailored network solutions"{{clarify|date=October 2013|reason=Reference was added to understand.}} to customers based on the IP-MPLS platform. Central and Eastern Europe are markets that have also been targeted.
In recent years and following Cyprus’ accession to the European Union in 2004, Cyta faced a number of challenges with regards to the legal implications and regulations of operating within the European Bloc, the fierce competition this brings as well as the ever-changing developments in telecommunications.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
Services
File:Cytamobile-Vodafone logo.jpg
The company covers the whole country with digital PSTN, ISDN, DSL and FTTH services. Cyta is offering fixed-line telephony, Internet service provider (Cytanet), mobile telephony (Cytamobile-Vodafone) and pay television (Cytavision).
References
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External links
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Category:Telecommunications companies established in 1955
Category:Mobile phone companies of Cyprus
Category:Telecommunications companies of Cyprus
Category:Internet service providers
Category:Cable television companies
Category:1961 establishments in Cyprus