CYPRUS BROADBAND
Welcome to the Cyprus Broadband website. Here you can find information and pricing details for all broadband platforms and Internet Service Providers of our island.
In Cyprus ADSL is the most widespread broadband technology with multiple providers offering packages that range from 300Kbps to 8Mbps. See the ADSL page for an overview of the state of ADSL in Cyprus.
Until recently Cyprus didn't have any Cable TV networks and for this reason Cable Internet is not popular in our island. Today the only Cable Company in Cyprus is Cablenet and currently its services are available only to a few urban locations.
In areas with no ADSL coverage the only available broadband option is one of the much more expensive Satellite Internet solutions. Satellite Internet is available in all parts of the island and it is offered by various international companies and their agents in Cyprus.
Using a 3G mobile as a modem or a dedicated 3G data card is another way to get broadband. 3G coverage is limited to urban areas and it is currently offered by CytaMobile Vodafone and MTN mobile carriers.
CYPRUS BROADBAND NEWS & ARTICLES
may 07 2010 05:31am by admin
FREE WIRELESS internet access is coming to Paphos, courtesy of the municipality and state telecommunications authority, CyTA.
"We are planning to install free Wi Fi access in the most popular areas of Paphos," said CyTA's head of business customer services, Andreas Kampanellas.
"It will cover the Kato Paphos area along the coastal front, running from the castle up to the Penguin cafe. The area of coverage will also include Kennedy square," he said.
The new scheme is a response to the numerous requests to install free Wi-Fi access from the mayor of Paphos Savvas Vegas and tourists and visitors to the town.
The areas to receive coverage were specifically chosen due to the high demand.
The project will cost between €10,000-15,000 to set up, with CyTA picking up the tab.
"We are hoping that we won’t encounter any technical difficulties along the way," said Kampanellas, who said investing in the scheme is good advertising for the company.
"The publicity which will generate from this new project will be very beneficial to us," he added.
The project will take between four to eight weeks to complete and according to Kampanellas final details are being sorted out with the municipality.
"If we can complete it before the summer it would be great," he said.
Source: Cyprus-Mail
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march 24 2010 09:51pm by admin
Recently Cablenet started offering Internet+Telephony packages through ADSL. Currently there are two Cablenet ADSL packages: adsl/talk+surf 5M for €39 and adsl/talk+surf 10M for €69.
The announcement by Cablenet follows:
Cablenet announces that in addition to its fully-owned pioneering Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) cable network it now offers Internet and telephony services through ADSL2+.
Connection to the Cablenet broadband and telephone network through ADSL2+, at up to 10M Internet connection, is now feasible in the following areas:
Nicosia: Nicosia Municipality, Ayia Paraskevi, Ayios Dometios, Aglantzia, Akropoli, Dali (Industrial Area), Kokkines, Lakatamia, Latsia, Lykavitos, Makedonitissa, Pallouriotissa
Larnaca: Larnaca Municipality, Ayioi Anargyroi, Aradippou
Paphos: Paphos Municipality
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january 02 2010 12:27pm by admin
Following is the Press Release by Primetel:
From January 1st 2010, PrimeTel will double it's internet speeds automatically with no additional charge. If for example your internet speed is at 300Kbps, it will be increased to 1Mbps, 750Kbps to 2Mbps, 1Mbps to 3Mbps, 2 Mbps to 4 Mbps and 4Mbps to 8Mbps, automatically and with no procedures! We would like to take this opportunity to also announce the introduction of the new 8Mbps speed, changing the standards of internet speeds for the home packages PrimeHome and PrimeNet.
Update:
Netway has also doubled the internet speeds for it's FastLane Home packages. Similar upgrades are expected from all other ISPs offering services over the Primetel network.
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december 01 2009 10:15pm by admin
Today Netway has reduced the prices of some of its FastLane (Primetel Network) packages. It has also stopped offering its 5Mbps package.
The 4Mbps package was reduced from €109.84 to €85 and the 8Mbps package from €294.54 to €135.
The prices of the Small / Home Office packages (with Static IP) were also reduced.
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october 03 2009 01:29pm by admin
The application by PrimeTel to build a fiber-optic landing station in Yeroskipou in Paphos has been declined by the municipality.
Tassos Kouspos, the mayor of Yeroskipou, has said he is supporting the decision of the council to prevent the telecommunications company from completing the project. Kousopos had previously been in favour of it.
The Hawk fiber-optic landing station is part of a global project, which would upgrade the telecommunications abilities of Cyprus. Locals and landowners had vehemently protested against the plans citing health reasons along with the devaluation of their land. But PrimeTel assures the project is completely safe as fiber- optics do not pose a hazard to health.
Outside plant network manager for PrimeTel, Theodoros Loucaides, told the Cyprus Mail, "we now have no other option open to us other than to do this the hard way. We will now go through the courts."
Loucaides pointed out that PrimeTel’s legal advisors are fully aware of the situation and proceedings against the decision of Yeroskipou council will now get underway.
"Our legal advisors have a better understanding of the legalities than me, but as I understand it we have been granted all the relevant permits from the government and the local council has no right to reject the application. It’s not under their jurisdiction to decide."
According to Loucaides, Primetel has yet to receive a formal rejection letter from the municipality.
"It might take some months for the case to go to court, but we hope the court will understand the importance of this project and how critical the timeframe is. This is holding up the entire project."
Telecommunications provider PrimeTel in co-operation with Reliance Globalcom, recently began the landing of the submarine ‘Hawk’ fiber-optic cable in the municipality.
The ‘Hawk’ cable system is part of the world’s biggest submarine fiber-optic cable system network around the globe.
But, work ground to a halt after the Yeroskipou municipality finally refused a building permit for telecom provider PrimeTel, after a six-month wait.
Four Yeroskipou council members have family members with land situated next the landing station site, and a further fifth council member, who is also in the same predicament had refused to take part in the discussion.
The ministry of the interior had sent a letter to the council, asking them to reconsider and re examine the basis of what they are allowed to examine and reject.
Municipalities are answerable to the ministry of the interior.
Work on the project has stopped and the entire scheme has now been frozen.
According to Loucaides the municipality of Yeroskipou is aware of the millions of euros budgeted for the project and the claims, also running into millions, which will be presented by PrimeTel. The deadline for the project had originally been set for June 2009.
There are only three areas designated suitable for landing stations by the government for the installation of sea cables in Cyprus. The one for the Paphos region is in Yeroskipou.
Source: Cyprus Mail
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september 23 2009 04:03am by admin
Cablenet has recently updated their look with a new logo and a new design for their website. The company has also introduced two new packages. The family+ 6M and the talk+surf+view 1M.
The family+ 6M package has a downstream of 6Mbps and an upstream of 768Kbps, and what differentiates it from the talk+surf+view packages is that it comes with two telephone lines instead of one, and offers both Analog and Digital TV channels as opposed to the other Internet packages of Cablenet that come with only Analog Channels. This package costs €49 per month, which is €7 more expensive from the talk+surf+view 5M package.
The other new package from Cablenet is the talk+surf+view 1M. This package has a downstream of 1Mbps and an upstream of 256Kbps. What makes this package unique is its low price of €23. This triple play package (Telephony + Internet + TV) is the cheapest, by far, way to acquire broadband internet in Cyprus.
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july 09 2009 05:40pm by admin
From the beginning of this month Cablenet has upgraded its packages by offering faster internet connection speed at the same price.
The 2Mbps Internet connection is upgraded to 5Mbps and the 4Mbps internet connection is upgraded to 10Mbps.
This makes Cablenet easily the first broadband choice for the (limited) areas where the service is available.
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