Cyta (Cyprus Telecommunications Authority)

Cyta (Cyprus Telecommunications Authority) is a public-law telecommunications organization based in Cyprus and positioned as the country’s leading integrated electronic communications provider. Beyond core telecom services, Cyta offers business data center, cloud, hosting, backup, and enterprise networking services, and it operates business data centers in Nicosia (Aglantzia) and Limassol (Amathounta). In 2025, Cyta also announced the acquisition of Simplex LCA1 in Larnaca, which Cyta describes as the largest private data center in Cyprus, while its 2024 annual report says a new green data center is also being planned.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

Cyta’s official business data center pages state that its server hosting service is delivered from two Cyta data centers, specifically Nicosia (Aglantzia) and Limassol (Amathounta). Its cloud services pages also describe these facilities as geographically separated, which Cyta positions as beneficial for business continuity and disaster recovery.

Cyta’s 2024 annual report adds that the organization acquired Simplex LCA1, which it describes as the largest private data center in Cyprus, built to Tier III specifications and operating at nearly 1 MW. The same report says Cyta is planning a new green data center intended to support advanced cloud infrastructure and critical public sector applications.

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

Cyta says its Nicosia and Limassol data centers are built to Tier III standard and are ISO 27001 certified. On its server hosting page, Cyta lists two independent power distribution paths, fully redundant UPS systems, power generators, climate control systems, fire detection and firefighting systems, and temperature and humidity control.

The same hosting page shows support for whole rack and shared rack deployments, with published rack power specifications including redundant 32A PDUs for whole racks and customer provided PDUs for shared racks. Cyta also states that customer equipment must be compatible with a 19 inch standard rack, confirming rack based colocation style hosting.

Service Portfolio Overview:

Cyta’s business data center and cloud portfolio includes Cloud Servers, Server Hosting, and broader Cloud services delivered from its certified data centers. The cloud services pages describe infrastructure resources that can be adjusted according to business needs and emphasize high availability, private network interfacing, and daily backup processes.

Cyta also offers Acronis Cloud Backup, Acronis Backup for Microsoft 365, Dedicated Internet, Ethernet services, VPN Business over MPLS, and Managed SD-WAN for enterprise customers. Together, these position Cyta as both a data center provider and an end to end enterprise connectivity provider.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

Cyta states that its data centers in Nicosia and Limassol are built to Tier III standards and that its cloud infrastructure is designed on a concurrently maintainable typology for continuous service. Its cloud server page publishes 99.9% high availability of datacenter infrastructure, while the server hosting page highlights Always On service 99.9% and dual center separation for continuity against natural disaster scenarios.

Cyta’s 2024 annual report further says the acquired Simplex LCA1 facility was built to Tier III specifications and nearly 1 MW of capacity, expanding Cyta’s high availability service footprint.

Physical & Logical Security:

Cyta lists physical security controls including CCTV surveillance, access control, intrusion detection systems, and 24/7 private static and patrolling guarding of buildings and installations. It also states that businesses receive 24/7 technical support and 24/7 data center access where needed.

On the cloud side, Cyta says customer services are monitored 24/7 by its Network Control Center, and its annual report says it operates three monitoring centers: NOC, SOC, and KEDA / Data Protection Monitoring Center.

Compliance & Standards:

Cyta’s public materials say its data centers are certified to ISO 27001, and its 2024 annual report lists ISO 27001:2013 specifically for Data Centers (Nicosia–Aglantzia & Limassol–Amathounta). The same report also lists ISO 9001 and states that since 2003 Cyta has been among the first major organizations in Cyprus to achieve full ISO 9001 certification.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

I did not find an official Cyta page explicitly using the phrase carrier-neutral for the Nicosia and Limassol facilities. What Cyta does clearly document is strong multi-network and private-network interconnection capability between its data centers and enterprise connectivity services.

Network Capabilities:

Cyta’s Dedicated Internet service provides direct fiber connection to Cyta’s IP/MPLS network, supports redundancy and dynamic rerouting, includes eBGP for multihoming use cases, and is published at symmetric speeds up to 1 Gbps. Cyta also states it provides high availability across national and international network connections and routers, with firewalls and DDoS mitigation technologies protecting the network.

For private networking, Cyta offers VPN Business over its MPLS network, Ethernet services up to 10 Gbps, and Managed SD-WAN. Its cloud pages also highlight interfaces with private network infrastructure and multiple independent network connections between the data centers at IP network and storage-space level.

Connectivity Use Cases:

Cyta’s platform is well suited to organizations that want server hosting in Cyprus, private enterprise networking across multiple business sites, dedicated Internet with SLA-backed resilience, and cloud or backup services tied to domestic Cypriot infrastructure. Its official messaging also supports disaster recovery, business continuity, and public sector / critical application hosting use cases.

💼 Who It Serves

Cyta repeatedly positions these services for businesses of any size, and its annual report says its data center and cloud capabilities support businesses, governments, and international organisations operating in the region. Its dedicated Internet, Ethernet, VPN, SD-WAN, and hosting portfolio clearly fits enterprise, public sector, and multi-site business customers with continuity, security, and sovereign hosting needs.