Last updated: 17 Dec 2008 Update History
Report Status: Archived
Report Pages: 109
Analyst: Stephen McNamara
Publication Overview
This report covers
· Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
· Facts, figures and statistics;
· Industry and regulatory issues;
· Research, marketing, benchmarking;
· Major players, revenues, subscribers, prepaid;
· VoIP, IPTV, VoD, digital TV and DTTV;
· Converging media, mobile broadband.
Researcher:- Henry Lancaster
Current publication date:- December 2008 (7th Edition)
Next publication date:- December 2009
Executive Summary
BuddeComm’s Italy and Malta annual publication, 2008 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Italy and Malta, profiles key developments in one of Europe’s most sophisticated telecom markets, as well as one of its smallest.
Malta has not lagged behind in technological developments, with the incumbent, GO, offering quad play services and Vodafone having built a national WiMAX network to complement its mobile offerings and provide more comprehensive bundled packages.
This report presents a concise overview of the telecom markets in
Key highlights:
· Malta’s third 3G operator, 3G Telecommunications, will enable its network builder, Melita Cable, to rival GO as the country’s second full service quad play provider in coming years.
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Broadband penetration in
Year |
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2005 |
12% |
12% |
2006 |
15% |
13% |
2007 |
17% |
19% |
2008 |
22% |
24% |
(Source: BuddeComm)
The following notes provide some background to our scenario forecasting methodology:
· This report includes what we term scenario forecasts. By describing long-range scenarios we identify a band within which we expect market growth to occur. The associated text describes what we see as the most likely growth trend within this band.
· The projections shown in the tables in this report are based on our own historical information, as well as on telecommunication sector statistics from official and non-official, national and international sources. We assume a possible deviation of 15-20% around this data.
· All statistics for GDP, revenue, etc are shown in US$, in order to maintain consistency within and between markets. At the same time we acknowledge that this can introduce some irregularities.
For those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis on this region, this 100+ page report is essential reading and gives further information on:
· The quad-play offers from
· The structural separation plans for Telecom Italia and the company’s commitment to convergence;
· The improved Local Loop Unbundling conditions in
· The strong demand for triple play services stimulating higher bandwidth connections in both
· The changing face of converged media with widespread triple play services becoming a standard feature in homes.
Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.
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