Inside Cyprus’s Digital Lifeline: Internet Access on the Island and Beyond the Clouds
Cyprus has developed a robust internet infrastructure combining fixed broadband networks and mobile data services. On the fixed side, DSL over traditional telephone lines remains widely used, historically accounting for about two-thirds of broadband connections globenewswire.com. In recent years, the country has been rapidly upgrading to very high-speed networks: cable operator Cablenet’s hybrid fiber-coax network passes around 80% of premises globenewswire.com, and fiber-optic broadband is expanding from a minimal base to reach hundreds of thousands of homes. Supported by government and regulator initiatives, full Fiber-to-the-Premises rollouts are underway with a goal of covering 200,000 premises with gigabit-capable fiber globenewswire.com. As a result, legacy DSL lines are steadily being replaced as customers migrate to fiber services globenewswire.com.
