Executive summaryMalta's telecom regulator, the MCA, has addressed a number of areas to reduce prices for consumers and foster greater competition. Recent decisions and consultations have affected the voice termination market, interconnection pricing and local loop unbundling.Although local loop unbundling has been legislated for since 2003, there has been very little take-up, with the result that most ISPs resell broadband offers from the incumbent, GO. A number of ISPs failed during 2009 and 2010, and since GO picked up most of these it has been able to increase its market share. Indeed, the number of alternative broadband players is falling rapidly and by 2010 they had only an insignificant market share. The sector is thus dominated by GO and Melita Cable, providing effective cross-platform competition, though Vodafone also offers an island-wide WiMAX service. Broadband penetration remains comparatively low by European standards, and broadband speeds are relatively slow: by the beginning of 2010 about 72% of subscribers had a connection of between 4Mb/s and 6Mb/s, while only 9.6% had a connection of at least 10Mb/s.In the mobile market the duopoly of Vodafone and GO Mobile ended with the launch of Melita Mobile in early 2009. Melita ' as also GO ' now offers quad-play services including mobile voice and data, while Vodafone has a triple-play offer. All three mobile operators have invested in HSPA technology upgrades. The entry of Melita mobile changed the dynamics of the mobile market, yet mobile prices remain among the highest in the EU.The key issue for 2011 will be the continuing effort by the regulator to encourage an NGN through developing regulations sympathetic to investment by operators. To this end, the government's Green Paper on NGNs has set out some policies for network roll-out. These measures will be paramount to maintain momentum in such a small market ' telecoms sector revenue fell 6.4% in 2009, year-on-year, while operators have struggled to finance upgrades during a period of slow economic growth.Malta ' Key telecom parameters ' 2009; 2011Sector20092011Fixed-line service:Total subscribers (thousand)242245Fixed-line penetration (population)57%58%Broadband:Subscribers (thousand)111138Broadband penetration (population)27%34%Mobile services:Total subscribers (thousand)422435Mobile penetration (population)105%115%(Source: BuddeComm)Market highlights:Malta's telecom sector revenue fell by more than 6% in 2009 having shown 7% growth in 2008. The country's economic demise has not been as severe as in other areas of the EU, which has helped the three main telcos weather a difficult period with reduced revenue. Although Malta's market is restricted by the country's small population it benefits from having most inhabitants concentrated in a few towns, and so telcos can provide services to the majority with relatively little expense.By 2011 the larger part of mobile networks will have been upgraded with HSPA technology, allowing them to promote mobile data services. SMS remains very popular though MMS has struggled, with declining volumes of messages sent each year.Operators will focus their attention on developing improved convergent services. Already, Melita and GO compete with quad-play, while Vodafone's triple-play offer add to the competitive mix. Over 25% of the Maltese population subscribe to bundled offers. The market for converged services is likely to remain restricted to the triopoly of existing players given that bundling services by vertically and horizontally integrated operators cannot be replicated by smaller players.

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Malta - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts
Published on September 2010
Report Summary
Executive summary
Malta's telecom regulator, the MCA, has addressed a number of areas to reduce prices for consumers and foster greater competition.
Recent decisions and consultations have affected the voice termination market, interconnection pricing and local loop unbundling.
Although local loop unbundling has been legislated for since 2003, there has been very little take-up, with the result that most ISPs
resell broadband offers from the incumbent, GO. A number of ISPs failed during 2009 and 2010, and since GO picked up most of
these it has been able to increase its market share. Indeed, the number of alternative broadband players is falling rapidly and by 2010
they had only an insignificant market share. The sector is thus dominated by GO and Melita Cable, providing effective cross-platform
competition, though Vodafone also offers an island-wide WiMAX service. Broadband penetration remains comparatively low by
European standards, and broadband speeds are relatively slow: by the beginning of 2010 about 72% of subscribers had a connection
of between 4Mb/s and 6Mb/s, while only 9.6% had a connection of at least 10Mb/s.
In the mobile market the duopoly of Vodafone and GO Mobile ended with the launch of Melita Mobile in early 2009. Melita ' as also
GO ' now offers quad-play services including mobile voice and data, while Vodafone has a triple-play offer. All three mobile operators
have invested in HSPA technology upgrades. The entry of Melita mobile changed the dynamics of the mobile market, yet mobile
prices remain among the highest in the EU.
The key issue for 2011 will be the continuing effort by the regulator to encourage an NGN through developing regulations sympathetic
to investment by operators. To this end, the government's Green Paper on NGNs has set out some policies for network roll-out.
These measures will be paramount to maintain momentum in such a small market ' telecoms sector revenue fell 6.4% in 2009,
year-on-year, while operators have struggled to finance upgrades during a period of slow economic growth.
Malta ' Key telecom parameters ' 2009; 2011
Sector20092011
Fixed-line service:
Total subscribers (thousand)242245
Fixed-line penetration (population)57%58%
Broadband:
Subscribers (thousand)111138
Broadband penetration (population)27%34%
Mobile services:
Total subscribers (thousand)422435
Mobile penetration (population)105%115%
(Source: BuddeComm)
Market highlights:
Malta's telecom sector revenue fell by more than 6% in 2009 having shown 7% growth in 2008. The country's economic demise has
not been as severe as in other areas of the EU, which has helped the three main telcos weather a difficult period with reduced
revenue. Although Malta's market is restricted by the country's small population it benefits from having most inhabitants concentrated
in a few towns, and so telcos can provide services to the majority with relatively little expense.
By 2011 the larger part of mobile networks will have been upgraded with HSPA technology, allowing them to promote mobile data
services. SMS remains very popular though MMS has struggled, with declining volumes of messages sent each year.
Operators will focus their attention on developing improved convergent services. Already, Melita and GO compete with quad-play,
while Vodafone's triple-play offer add to the competitive mix. Over 25% of the Maltese population subscribe to bundled offers. The
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market for converged services is likely to remain restricted to the triopoly of existing players given that bundling services by vertically
and horizontally integrated operators cannot be replicated by smaller players.
Table of Content
1. Executive summary
2. Key statistics
3. Telecommunications market
3.1 Overview of Malta's telecom market
4. Regulatory environment
4.1 History
4.2 Regulatory authority
4.3 Digital Society initiatives
4.4 Telecom sector liberalisation in Malta
4.5 Privatisation of Telemalta
4.6 Interconnect
4.7 Access
4.8 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
4.9 Number portability (NP)
5. Fixed-network operators in Malta
5.1 GO
5.2 Melita Cable
6. Telecommunications infrastructure
6.1 National telecom network
6.2 International infrastructure
7. Fixed voice market
7.1 Overview
8. Broadband market
8.1 Overview
8.1.1 Broadband statistics
8.2 Bitstream access: DSL and cable networks
8.3 Cable modems
8.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
8.5 Satellite
8.6 Wireless broadband
8.6.1 WiFi
8.6.2 WiMAX
8.7 Wholesaling
9. Convergence
9.1 Overview of media convergence
9.2 Quadruple play models
9.3 Digital TV
9.3.1 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
9.3.2 TV-over-DSL (IPTV)
9.3.3 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
10. Mobile communications
10.1 Overview of Malta's mobile market
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10.1.1 Mobile statistics
10.2 Regulatory issues
10.2.1 Roaming
10.2.2 Mobile termination rates
10.2.3 Mobile number portability (MNP)
10.2.4 Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
10.3 Mobile technologies
10.3.1 Digital
10.3.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile
10.4 Major mobile operators
10.4.1 Vodafone Malta
10.4.2 GO mobile
10.4.3 Melita Mobile
10.4.4 MVNOs
10.5 Mobile voice services
10.5.1 Prepaid
10.6 Mobile data services
10.6.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
10.6.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
10.6.3 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
10.6.4 Enhanced Data for GSM evolution (EDGE)
10.6.5 High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSPA)
10.6.6 Mobile broadband
10.6.7 Mobile TV
11. Forecasts
11.1 Forecasts ' broadband subscribers 2010-2012, 2020
11.1.1 Scenario 1 ' higher broadband subscriber growth
11.1.2 Scenario 2 ' lower broadband subscriber growth
11.1.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
12. Related reports
Table 1 ' Country statistics Malta ' 2010
Table 2 ' Telephone network statistics ' January 2010
Table 3 ' Internet user statistics ' June 2010
Table 4 ' Broadband statistics ' January 2010
Table 5 ' Mobile statistics ' January 2010
Table 6 ' National telecommunications authority
Table 7 ' Telecom market value (') ' 2006 - 2011
Table 8 ' Telecom economic contribution ' 2007 - 2009
Table 9 ' Time of day interconnection rates in Malta ' 2010
Table 10 ' GO financial data (Lm) ' 2004 - 2007
Table 11 ' GO Group financial data (') ' 2007 - 2009
Table 12 ' Fixed lines in service and penetration rate ' 2001 - 2011
Table 13 ' Fixed-line market share by operator ' 2007 - 2009
Table 14 ' Total Internet subscribers ' 2002 - 2009
Table 15 ' Internet subscribers by technology ' 2005 - 2009
Table 16 ' Broadband technologies: availability and coverage ' 2010
Table 17 ' Broadband market share by operator ' 2007 - 2009
Table 18 ' Broadband household penetration ' 2005 - 2009
Table 19 ' Dial-up traffic in minutes ' 2005 - 2010
Table 20 ' Proportion of households with Internet access by technology ' 2003 - 2009
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Table 21 ' Broadband penetration rate ' 2002 - 2010
Table 22 ' Broadband subscribers by access method ' 2002 - 2009
Table 23 ' Cable broadband penetration rate ' 2000 - 2009
Table 24 ' WiMAX subscribers ' 2007 - 2009
Table 25 ' BWA share of broadband market ' 2007 - 2009
Table 26 ' Subscribers to bundled services, by type ' 2009
Table 27 ' Pay TV subscribers by connection type ' 2005 - 2009
Table 28 ' Pay TV market share by operator ' 2009
Table 29 ' Annualised mobile ARPU ' contract and prepaid ' 2005 - 2010
Table 30 ' Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change ' March 2010
Table 31 ' Mobile subscribers and penetration rate ' 1998 - 2011
Table 32 ' Mobile market share by operator ' 2007 - 2009
Table 33 ' Mobile traffic ' 2005 - 2010
Table 34 ' European roaming charges ' 2007 - 2011
Table 35 ' Mobile termination rates by operator ' 2005 - 2010
Table 36 ' Annual mobile number portings ' 2006 - 2010
Table 37 ' Vodafone Malta subscribers and ARPU ' 2005 - 2010
Table 38 ' Proportion of contract and prepaid subscribers, all operators ' 2005 - 2010
Table 39 ' SMS messages ' 2005 - 2011
Table 40 ' MMS messages ' 2006 - 2011
Table 41 ' Forecast broadband subscribers ' higher market growth scenario ' 2007 - 2012; 2020
Table 42 ' Forecast broadband subscribers ' lower market growth scenario ' 2007 - 2012; 2020
Chart 1 ' Fixed numbers ported '- 2007 - 2009
Chart 2 ' Fixed-line subscribers ' 2005 - 2009
Chart 3 ' GO revenue by sector ' 2007 - 2009
Chart 4 ' Fixed-line traffic (fixed-to-fixed) ' 2005 - 2009
Chart 5 ' Pay TV subscribers by connection type ' 2005 - 2009
Exhibit 1 ' Overview of media convergence
Exhibit 2 ' Mobile operators and spectrum allocation range
Exhibit 3 ' 3G licence allocations ' 2005; 2007
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