Global
Communications
by
CytaGlobal
May 2007
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Overview
 Cyprus Telecommunications Authority
– offers probably the best telecommunications
network in the Eastern Mediterranean region
– is committed to meeting the area's ever
expanding needs and business goals via a
portfolio of competitively priced and flexible
products
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CYPRUS: an island
connecting continents and
people of the world
… at the crossroads of
Europe, Asia & Africa
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CYTA:Cyprus
Telecommunications Authority
 a customer-friendly provider
 a strategically situated telecommunications
gateway
 an impressive submarine cable and satellite
infrastructure
 a multitude of dependable and advanced
products and services
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 a keen market-driven enterprise
 committed to meeting the ever-changing
telecommunications needs of the Eastern
Mediterranean region
 delivers customer satisfaction by adopting a
proactive policy towards new technologies
and innovative products and services
 established Cyprus as the most important
regional telecommunications and information
technology hub in the Eastern Mediterranean
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CytaGlobal: Our Advantages
 Highly skilled personnel
and experienced product
facilitators
 Global connectivity
 Innovative products and
competitive pricing
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CytaGlobal Products
 “Products with a personal touch”
– we listen
– we respond to customer needs
– we offer one-to-one consultations and
expert advice
– we customize our products to meet
individual requirements
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…an impressive infrastructure
 an unrivalled international network of
exceptionally high quality optical fibre submarine
cables connecting with Eastern Mediterranean
countries and with the rest of the world
 an impressive state-of-the-art satellite
telecommunications network, with views of most
major orbital arcs, linking with near and far-away
locations around the world
 transmission diversity and full restoration
 network management capabilities
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…a variety of telehouses
 two Earth Station sites with a total complement
of more than 20 antennae
 three submarine cable stations
 two international switching centres
 a multitude of transmission and switching
maintenance centres
 a state-of-the-art Network Traffic Management
Centre and other network management
capabilities
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Major Telehouses &
Interconnection Facilities
Nicosia
Paralimni
Larnaca
Troodos
APHRODITE 2
Paphos
CHANIA
(CRETE)
Ayia Napa
ERMIS
MAKARIOS
Pentaskhinos
Yeroskipos
Limassol
TEFKROS
LEV/MINERVA
ISRAEL (TEL AVIV)/
KINYRAS
To MED NAUTILUS
MINERVA
SYSTEM
SEA ME WE 3
To MED NAUTILUS
GERMANY TO
SYSTEM
CHINA & AUSTRALIA
CADMOS
BEIRUT
(LEBANON)
UGARIT
TARTOUS
(SYRIA)
CIOS
NAHARIYA
(ISRAEL)
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Major Subsidiary Companies
 CYTACOM Ltd: network & customer
premises equipment
 CytaGlobal Hellas AE: expand
CYTA´s reach internationally and
address business customers in Greece
 CYTA UK Ltd: expand CYTA´s reach
internationally and address UK business
and retail markets
 EMPORION Plaza Ltd: an e-business
provider & electronic shopping mall
 IRIS Gateway Satellites Services Ltd:
specialised satellite services provider
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Submarine Cable Systems
CytaGlobal has developed an extensive submarine fibre
optic cable network in the Eastern Mediterranean basin,
employing state of the art technology and full restoration
to connect Cyprus with neighbouring countries and
international networks beyond…
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Submarine Cable Systems
 worldwide connection:
– SEA ME WE 3, operated 1999
– co-owner in transatlantic cable systems (e.g. TAT-
12/13, TAT-14)
– co-owner in regional systems worldwide (e.g.
ARIANE 2, CELTIC, SAT3/WASC/SAFE)
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Submarine Cable Systems
 to Greece and beyond (E&W Europe)
– APHRODITE 2, operated 1994
 to Israel:
– CIOS, operated 1994
 to Syria:
– UGARIT, operated 1995
 to Lebanon:
– CADMOS, operated 1995
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Submarine Cable Systems
 to Israel & Italy:
– LEV operated January 1999
– (interconnected via MINERVA sub-system, 2007)
 Black Sea (Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia)
– BSFOCS operated January 2001
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Regional Cable Connectivity
APHRODITE 2
CADMOS
CIOS
IC1
KINYRAS
LEV
SEA-ME-WE 2
SEA-ME-WE 3
TEFKROS
UGARIT
ALETAR
BERYTAR
EMOS-1
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Regional Cable Connectivity
 CytaGlobal is continuously evaluating the
connection of Cyprus to other planned optical fibre
submarine networks the world over
 Provides consultation, integration, administration
and central billing services, for submarine cable
systems on a global scale
 In providing total fibre management, CytaGlobal,
designs, co-ordinates and manages restoration
plans via reserve cable capacity owned either
exclusively or in part by CytaGlobal…
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SEA ME WE 3 configuration
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Med Nautilus configuration
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BSFOCS configuration
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Satellite Systems
 Cyprus: a strategically situated
telecommunications gateway
– unique geographic position
– view of major satellite orbital arcs
– excellent cable infrastructure, offering global
connectivity
 major satellite systems
accessed
– Intelsat, Eutelsat, NSS,
Asiasat, Intersputnik,
Arabsat, SES
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Satellite Systems
 Services via CYTA’s Satellite Teleports
– Television (permanent,
periodic, occasional)
– International telephony
– Monitoring services
– Data & Internet
– Hosting services
– VSAT services
– Video head-end for
ADSL TV
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…extensive satellite coverage
Intelsat 10-02
AsiaSat 2
Intelsat 904
ArabSat 2A
Eutelsat
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Satellite Systems: Ventures
 IRIS Gateway Satellite Services Ltd
– a wholly-owned subsidiary company
…click logo
of CYTA
– IRIS facilities co-located at CYTA’s
teleports
– provides turnaround services via
satellite & fibre
– offers high quality links between the US,
Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia
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Satellite Systems: Ventures
 VSAT Services
– enables international
connectivity with IP backbone
and other dedicated connections
– Pan African coverage with single high power
C-band beam, high power Ku-band spot beams
over Western Asia and Middle East, Pan European
coverage with single high power Ku-band beam
– field support and equipment in association with
specialized partner
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CytaNet: our own ISP
Cyta UK Ltd
CytaGlobal
Hellas AE
Cyprus
CytaNet IP - MPLS Core Network
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CytaWorld.Net (voice & internet)
internet
Athens,
CytaGlobal Hellas
London,
CYTA UK
intl voice gateways
MED NAUTILUS
RING
intl voice gateways
CytaInternet.Plus customers
CytaInternet.Plus
customers
internet
IPSTN
Nicosia,
CYTA
intl voice
gateways
CYTANET &
CytaWorld.Net
management centre
CytaInternet,
CytaInternet.Plus customers
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CytaWorld.Net (CytaConnect)
Correspondents’
MPLS networks
CytaConnect customers
CytaConnect customers
London,
CYTA UK
CytaConnect
customers
MED NAUTILUS
RING
Nicosia,
CYTA
Athens,
CytaGlobal Hellas
CYTANET &
CytaWorld.Net
management centre
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International Network Traffic
Management Center
 according to ITU-T Recommendations E.410 – E.415
 provides real-time international network monitoring
performance, best-cost-routing & statistics
 enables rapid corrective action, by applying Network
Traffic Management Controls
 objective: to manage the international voice network,
and maximise Quality-of-Service and ASR
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Network Statistics
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international PSTN/ISDN circuits: 5,900
countries with direct routes: 48
countries and territories with IDD service: 240
operators with direct routes: 63
GSM international roaming (networks): 341
 international private leased 2Mbps circuits: 455
 international transit leased 2Mbps circuits: 826
 direct common channel signalling links: 62
 global internet connectivity (STM-1): 14
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Traffic (million minutes)
International Traffic Statistics
(minutes)
600
504,99
500
469,06
417,93
400
343,75
284,61
300
200
100
519,80
243,46
195,07
135,56
109,52
149,69
122,18
162,06
139,42
159,96
166,60
172,98
157,27
152,13
143,48
143,73 146,00
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Outgoing Traffic
Incoming Traffic
(forecast)
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International Capacity Statistics
(2004-2007)
1.200
1.140
Capacity (2 Mbps)
1.000
895
762
800
523
498
423
400
200
580
591
600
231
188
122
195
240
273
209
201
0
2004
2005
Telephony & ISDN
CYTANET & CytaWorld.Net
2006
2007 (forecast)
Private Leased Lines
Transit Connections
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CytaGlobal Total Solutions
 …consulting through telecommunications, IT
and business knowledge,
 integrating and co-operating with CYTA’s
wholly-owned subsidiary companies in Greece,
the UK and elsewhere,
 CytaGlobal has the people, the products, the
expertise and the experience that provide the key
to success!
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International Carrier Services
& Products
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wholesale voice products (incl. IFS/UIFN)
dedicated transit connections
capacity transfer (cable, satellite)
internet connectivity
signalling transfer facilities
cable restoration services
co-location & outsourcing
international private leased circuits
satellite turn-around & VSAT services
submarine cable consultancy services
ATM and FR private virtual circuits
IP-MPLS virtual private networks
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CytaGlobal Portfolios of Products
& Services
Private Leased
Lines &
Signalling
Cable &
Satellite
Connections
Services
(to internal and
external
customers)
CytaWorld.Net
(IP-MPLS VPNs
& internet)
Wholesale
Voice
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CytaGlobal Portfolios of Products
Portfolio
Products
Satellite & Cable
Connections
CytaCable.Way, CytaPassage,
CytaCable.Access, CytaSpace.Way,
CytaTele.Port, CytaVideo.Select
Private Leased Lines CytaBusiness.Link, CytaFrame.Plus,
CytaSignal
& Signalling
CytaWorld.Net
(IP-MPLS VPNs
& internet)
CytaConnect, CytaInternet.Access,
CytaInternet.Plus,
CytaInternet.Guard,
Wholesale Voice
CytaVoice.Direct, CytaVoice.Select
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CytaGlobal Services Portfolio
Services
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●Global internet connectivity (for CYTANET)
●CytaRestore* (cable restoration)
●CytaFreephone (IFS/UIFN services)
●CytaCable.Consult*
●CytaRoam (signalling for GSM roaming)
●management & support services to CYTA UK
Planning, operations, management & promotion
services to
internal and of International Facilities and Networks
Product Facilitators, international settlements,
external*
rates & routing, traffic management & statistics
customers
services to
CYTA
subsidiary
companies
Ltd, CytaGlobal Hellas AE, IRIS Gateway Satellite
Services Ltd & Digimed Communications Ltd
product development cyta.talk/cytabusiness
for CYTA UK Ltd
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International Organisations
CYTA/CytaGlobal are members and actively
participate in many International and
European Organisations such as:
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ITU
CTO
ETSI
ETNO
ETIS
EURESCOM
EFQM
ENPM
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ATM Forum
C7 Forum
GSM MoU Assoc.
EADP
ERWG
MEDRET
ITFF/ITTS Forum
OSS/ICDS Forum
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Telecommunications Hub
…from vision to reality
 CytaGlobal, through active involvement in
international communications, has
– acquired excellent international reputation
– won the trust of neighbouring countries
– developed superb regional and global
connectivity
– established itself as a major provider of
capacity, services and solutions in the Eastern
Mediterranean
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CytaGlobal Strategy
 enhance and extend its telecommunications
infrastructure globally, by participating in
regional & international projects
 set-up Points-of-Presence and wholly owned
subsidiaries, in Greece, the UK and elsewhere
 introduce, promote and support superior
products and services
 offer flexible and economical solutions in the
Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans, and the
Middle East
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 CytaGlobal’s job is to solve complex problems
and to help bring innovative systems, services and
solutions to its customers …fact is, CytaGlobal is
pioneering a whole new way of managing
bandwidth, international networks and
applications!
 …carrying voice, data and video messages across
continents, to destinations throughout the four
corners of the world,
 …turning your global dreams into reality,
 …you will be surprised how far we can go!
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Contact Points
 For additional information:
– telephone: +357 22702550
– fax:
+357 22494155
– postal address:
CytaGlobal
Telecommunications Street
PO BOX 24929
CY-1396 Nicosia, Cyprus
– e-mail: global@cyta.com.cy
– website: www.cytaglobal.com
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…thank you
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