Charis Themistou

Director, Line Access Network & Technical Support Services at Cyta

Speaker

Charis is an expert in the field of fixed access networks having 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry working for Cyprus Telecommunications Authority. After serving in various positions related to the strategy, architecture and design of Wireline Access Network, he is now the Director of Cyta’s Fixed Access Network & Technical Support Services.

Over the years, Charis had a key role on specifying, purchasing, designing the architecture and developing all Cyta’s fixed broadband access deployments from ADSL back in 2001, to ADSL2/2+, VDSL2 and from 2015 the FTTH network based on XG(S)-PON standards.

Currently he is leading the Access Division with a clear target of 100% FTTH coverage of the whole Cyprus Republic by the end of 2026 and total copper switch-off by 2029.