Cyprus is the first EU country with 100% 5G coverage
Cyta announces the completion of the Cypriot 5G mobile network, which offers state-of-the-art telecommunications services throughout the country, even in its most remote areas. The event makes Cyprus the first in the European Union with 100% 5G population coverage. .cyprus 5g
On Monday, May 2, 2022, the Common Leader and the residents of Sykopetra Pitsilia hosted in their village a simple event organized for the operation of the last antenna of the network. The ceremony was held in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation & Digital Policy, the Commissioner for the Development of Mountain Communities, Cyta officials and representatives of the media.
Undersecretary Kyriakos Kokkinos, acknowledging the key role of Cyta in the digital transition of the country and its economy, underlined that “The immediate availability of networks and services in every corner of Cyprus contributes to enhancing the digital maturity of the country and its citizens. “an extension to the shielding of the resilience of its Economy”.
The Commissioner, Mr. Costas Hambiaouris, expressed his satisfaction for Cyta’s policy to offer state-of-the-art technologies even in areas that are considered extremely mountainous and remote, emphasizing that “Cyta is one of the pillars of the effort to implement a key direction . of the National Strategy for the Development of Mountain Communities, which concerns the promotion of the digital transition, the effective creation of infrastructures and the development of services, with the aim of modernizing the mountainous areas and improving the technological accessibility, both for the residents and for the businesses “.
The President of Cyta, Mr. Michalis Ioannidis, referring to the completion of the fastest 5G network in Europe, with 100% population coverage throughout the island, said that “This is an achievement that no other country has achieved so far. For us at Cyta , it is important that all Cypriots participate in the digital transition. Because we are a country. “All of us, citizens of one speed, equal in the information society.”
In turn, the CEO of Cyta, Mr. Andreas Neokleous, stressed that ” Growth is for everyone, no one is left on the sidelines. The technology and its benefits reach all over Cyprus, even in its most remote areas, proving that for Cyta the deeds speak louder than the words “. cyprus 5g
The Mayor of Sykopetra, Mr. Charalambos Charalambous, thanked Cyta for not forgetting the mountain communities and noted that technology is a basic condition for them to be able to continue to grow and progress.
