Christos Limnatitis General Manager Cyta Greece Towards a European Digital Single Market Telecom Regulation 14/02/2014_Zappeio
Jan 13, 2016
Christos LimnatitisGeneral ManagerCyta Greece
Towards a European Digital Single MarketTelecom Regulation
14/02/2014_Zappeio
• The leading provider
of integrated electronic communica
tion services
• Participates in 7 undersea regional
& global cable systems
A SE Mediterranean Telecom hub
Cyprus
Greece • From geographic
expansion to product
enrichment
• 4000 km fiber optic
• 70% coverage
• NGA platform
• 3play
INTERNET – FIXED –
IPTV Within 2014:
• MVNO 4play
The European Telecom Puzzle“European Framework vs. Local
Considerations”
Different
•regulatory implementations
•market conditions
•quality of cooper networks
•altnet’s and incumbent’s
behaviors and practices
Single Market Proposal Examples Views
• 2 NGAs per country
enough
• Virtual NGA products vs.
physical access products
• Net neutrality
• Open internet
• How many is enough to achieve a win-
win situation for all parties?
• Networks accessible to all operators
• No technology discrimination
• No one-fits-all scenario
• Decision on a country level
• Satisfied end users = satisfied network owners
• Environment for future investments
High LLU share of Altnets in Greece
Low VDSL uptake by the Altnets
Non-discriminatory practices a pre-requisite for a healthy
competition
Single Market Proposal Examples Views
• 2 NGAs per country
enough
• Virtual NGA products vs.
physical access products
• Net neutrality
• Open internet
• How many are enough to achieve a win-
win situation for all parties/country?
• Networks accessible to all operators
• No technology discrimination
• No one-fits-all scenario
• Decision on a country level
• Satisfied end users = satisfied network owners
• Environment for future investments
The vision of a Single European Market
Securing current & future
investments
Considering country conditions
Simulating impact of proposals
Christos LimnatitisGeneral ManagerCyta Greece
Thank you !
14/02/2014_Zappeio