North Cyprus Internet

North Cyprus Internet

Internet connection in North Cyprus is limited and the two options that are available are dial up connection and wireless connection.  At present there is no cable, wifi, or dsl.

Dial Up Internet Connection In North Cyprus

There are 4 major internet service providers in North Cyprus that you can choose from.  All these companies are based in Nicosia.  These companies are Superonline, Comtech, LedraNet, AnalizComputer, and Mahir.  All of these company offer you dial up connection to the internet although the speeds at which they offer this can vary.  You can get dial up speeds of 41kbps but this will depend on usage etc.  It is likely that you will get 4kbps – 5kbps for your downloads and uploads so if you are used to the speed of broadband at home this will seem extremely slow.

All of the companies are connected through the local telephone company but three of the companies also use satellite dish connection too.  These companies are Superonline, LedraNet, and Comtech, and by using their own connection sources they are able to offer backup services in case of any failure between the phone company and their offices.  LedraNet currently also offer lease lines and they are working on bringing in ADSL connections too.

Wireless Internet Connection In North Cyprus

There are three main internet service providers in North Cyprus that offer wireless connection and these are, NetHouse Networks which is based in both Nicosia and Famagusta, Rflex located in Nicosia, and Extend Broadband which is located in Kyrenia.

Extend Broadband offers its customer’s wireless connection to the internet and at speeds of 128kbps to 2048kbps.  The base speed of this wireless internet connection is 128kbps for downloads and approximately 16kbps for uploads.  Extend Broadband is run by AyzaNet and they plan to increase their base speed to 512kbps for downloads and 64kbps for uploads.  They are also planning to offer dedicated plans to their customer’s which will give them a base speed of 128kbps for both uploads and downloads.  They also have plans to create a number of wifi hotspots around North Cyprus in the near future.

Rflex is another wireless internet company in North Cyprus and they offer connection speeds of 128kbps to 1024kbps.  Their base speed is 128kbps for downloads and 16kbps for uploads.