The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority's pan-Cypriot 5G network[/B] was completed with the village of Sikopetra[/B], making Cyprus the first EU country with 100% population coverage of 5G, which was welcomed today by the Deputy Minister of Research, Kyriakos Kokkinos.
According to a Cyta announcement, the community leader and residents of Sykopetra Pitsilia hosted a simple event in their village today to celebrate the launch of the last network antenna, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Kyriakos Kokkinos, the Commissioner for Mountain Communities Development, Kostas Hambiaouris and Cyta officials.
Acknowledging Cyta's pivotal role in the digital transition of the country and its economy, he added, the Deputy Minister stressed that "the immediate availability of networks and services in every corner of Cyprus contributes to strengthening the digital maturity of the country and its citizens and, by extension, to shielding the resilience of its economy".
Commissioner Hambiaouris also expressed his satisfaction with Cyta's policy of offering cutting-edge technologies even in areas that are considered extremely mountainous and remote,
"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 is to promote digital transition, effective creation of infrastructure and development of services, aiming at the modernization of mountain areas and improvement of technological accessibility, both for residents and businesses," he added.
Moreover, the Authority's Chairman, Michael Ioannides, said that no other country in Europe has achieved 100% population coverage with 5G technology and that "it is important that all Cypriots participate in the digital transition."
In turn, Cyta CEO Andreas Neocleous stressed that "growth is for everyone, no one is left on the sidelines. Technology and its benefits reach all over Cyprus, even in the most remote areas, proving that for Cyta, actions speak louder than words."
The Mayor of Sykopetra, Charalambos Charalambous, thanked Cyta for not forgetting, as he said, the mountain communities and noted that technology is a basic condition for them to continue to grow and progress.
The Mayor of Sykopetra, Charalambos Charalambous, thanked Cyta for not forgetting, as he said, the mountain communities and noted that technology is a basic condition for them to be able to continue to grow and progress.
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