Malta - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 19 Apr 2020 Update History

Report Pages: 133

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Malta’s Melita providing gigabit broadband service nationally

Malta’s telecom sector is among the most advanced in Europe, with high mobile and broadband penetration rates and a strategy in place to capitalise on infrastructure to develop e-commerce opportunities.

The sector has also been stimulated by regulatory measures designed to reduce consumer prices and develop a national FttP network. Interest in Maltese telcos continues to attract investors, with Melita having been sold to EQT in late 2019 and (subject to regulatory approval) Vodafone Malta having been sold to Monaco Telecom.

There has also been some encouragement to increase market competition and so reduce prices for end-users. This led to the 2019 Virtual Unbundled Local Access (VULA) agreement between GO and Vodafone Malta by which Vodafone was able to enter the fixed broadband market using GO’s fibre infrastructure.

Melita provides a national gigabit service via its fibre and DOCSIS3.1 networks, while GO is currently investing in an extensive FttP network, which covered about 90,000 premises by late 2019. The company is investing €100 million to develop LTE and fibre through to 2023, while in early 2020 it also began work on a new submarine cable system linking to France and Egypt.

BuddeComm notes that the outbreak of the Coronavirus in 2020 is having a significant impact on production and supply chains globally. During the coming year the telecoms sector to various degrees is likely to experience a downturn in mobile device production, while it may also be difficult for network operators to manage workflows when maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure. Overall progress towards 5G may be postponed or slowed down in some countries.

On the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices is under pressure from the financial effect of large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes. However, the crucial nature of telecom services, both for general communication as well as a tool for home-working, will offset such pressures. In many markets the net effect should be a steady though reduced increased in subscriber growth.

Although it is challenging to predict and interpret the long-term impacts of the crisis as it develops, these have been acknowledged in the industry forecasts contained in this report.

The report also covers the responses of the telecom operators as well as government agencies and regulators as they react to the crisis to ensure that citizens can continue to make optimum use of telecom services. This can be reflected in subsidy schemes and the promotion of tele-health and tele-education, among other solutions.

Key developments:

Vodafone Group sells its Maltese unit to Monaco Telecom;
Melita launches 5G-ready network; completes project to deliver fibre networks to public schools;
Melita providing 1Gb/s broadband service nationally;
GO commits to €100 million five-year investment in fibre infrastructure, announces plans for submarine cable system linking to Marseille and Egypt;
Regulator restarts 800MHz auction process;
Government supporting a national FttP network;
Report update includes the regulator's market data updates to June 2019, telcos' operating data to Q3 2019, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, assessment of the global impact of COVID-19 on the telecoms sector, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Vodafone Malta, GO, Melita, SIS, Ozone, Redtouch Fone, PING.

Key statistics
Regional European Market Comparison

Europe Telecom Maturity Index by tier

Market Leaders
Market Challengers
Market Emergents

TMI versus GDP
Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Country overview
COVID-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

Economic considerations and responses
Mobile devices
Subscribers
Infrastructure

Telecommunications market
Regulatory environment

Historical overview
Regulatory authority
Fixed-line developments

Digital Society initiatives
Telecom sector liberalisation
Privatisation
Interconnect
Access
Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
Number Portability (NP)

Mobile network developments

Roaming
Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
Spectrum auctions

Mobile market

Market analysis
Mobile statistics
Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
3G

Other infrastructure developments

NB-IoT

Mobile data

Short Message Service (SMS)
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

Mobile broadband
Major mobile operators

Vodafone Malta
GO Mobile
Melita Mobile
MVNOs

Fixed-line broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview
Broadband statistics
Fixed-line broadband technologies

Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks

Other fixed broadband services

Satellite
Wireless broadband

Fixed network operators

GO
Melita

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
International infrastructure
VoIP
Wholesale

Data centres
Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Malta – 2019 (e)
Table 2 – Change in the number of fixed numbers ported – 2007 – 2019
Table 3 – Growth in roaming voice and data traffic (outbound) – 2014 – 2019
Table 4 – Change in the number of mobile number portings – 2006 – 2019
Table 5 – Change in blended mobile ARPU – 2013 – 2019
Table 6 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 7 – Change in mobile market share of subscribers by operator – 2007 – 2019
Table 8 – Growth in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
Table 9 – Change in the proportion of contract and prepaid subscribers, all operators – 2009 – 2019
Table 10 – Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 11 – Decline in the volume of SMS messages sent – 2009 – 2019
Table 12 – Change in the number of MMS messages sent – 2009 – 2019
Table 13 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 14 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2015 – 2019
Table 15 – Change in the number of Vodafone Malta’s mobile subscribers – 2005 – 2019
Table 16 – Growth in the number of GO Mobile’ mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 17 – Growth in the number of Melita’s mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 18 – MVNO subscribers by operators – 2011 – 2019
Table 19 – Change in the number of fixed broadband subscriptions by platform – 2009 – 2019
Table 20 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 21 – Change in the proportion of broadband connections by data rate – 2013 – 2019
Table 22 – Development of fixed broadband market share by operator – 2007 – 2019
Table 23 – Development of fixed broadband ARPU – 2012 – 2019
Table 24 – Growth in the number of Melita’s cable broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 25 – Change in the number of DSL subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 26 – Increase in the number of GO’s fibre broadband subscribers – 2015 – 2019
Table 27 – Increase in the number of fixed wireless subscribers – 2007 – 2019
Table 28 – Fixed wireless share of the fixed broadband market – 2007 – 2019
Table 29 – Development of fixed-line subscriber market share by operator – 2007 – 2019
Table 30 – Decline in the volume of outgoing fixed-line calls and traffic – 2008 – 2019
Table 31 – Development of GO Group’s financial data (€) – 2007 – 2019
Table 32 – Growth in the number of fixed lines in service and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Table 33 – Change in the number of fixed lines by operator – 2012 – 2019
Table 34 – Increase in international internet bandwidth – 2009 – 2018
Table 35 – Historic - Telecom sector revenue – 2009 – 2016
Table 36 – Proportion of contract and prepaid subscribers, all operators – 2005 – 2009
Table 37 – Historic - Mobile voice traffic – 2005 – 2009
Table 38 – Historic - SMS messages sent – 2005 – 2009
Table 39 – Historic - Average cost of SMS messages (€) – 2011 – 2016
Table 40 – Historic - MMS messages sent – 2006 – 2009
Table 41 – Historic - Mobile termination rates by operator – 2005 – 2010; 2012
Table 42 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 – 2009
Table 43 – Historic - Prepaid and contract subscribers, all operators – 2005 – 2009
Table 44 – Historic - Mobile broadband subscribers by type – 2012 – 2016
Table 45 – Historic - Dialup internet subscribers – 2005 – 2010
Table 46 – Historic - Internet users and penetration – 2002 – 2015
Table 47 – Broadband subscriptions by platform – 2002 – 2019
Table 48 – Historic Broadband subscriptions by platform – 2002 – 2009
Table 49 – Historic - Broadband subscribers and penetration – 2000 – 2009
Table 50 – Historic - GO financial data (Lm) – 2004 – 2007
Table 51 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and penetration rate – 2001 – 2009

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders (top tier)
Chart 2 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Challengers (middle tier)
Chart 3 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Emergents (bottom tier)
Chart 4 – Overall view - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 5 – Europe - mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 – Scandinavia and Baltics: mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 – Northern Europe –mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 – Southern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 – Eastern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 11 – Northern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 12 – Southern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 13 – Eastern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 14 – Change in the number of fixed numbers ported – 2007 – 2019
Chart 15 – Growth in roaming voice and data traffic (outbound) – 2014 – 2019
Chart 16 – Change in the number of mobile number portings – 2006 – 2019
Chart 17 – Change in blended mobile ARPU – 2013 – 2019
Chart 18 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 19 – Change in mobile market share of subscribers by operator – 2007 – 2019
Chart 20 – Growth in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
Chart 21 – Change in the proportion of contract and prepaid subscribers, all operators – 2009 – 2019
Chart 22 – Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 23 – Decline in the volume of SMS messages sent – 2009 – 2019
Chart 24 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 25 – Change in the number of fixed broadband subscriptions by platform – 2009 – 2019
Chart 26 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 27 – Change in the proportion of broadband connections by data rate – 2013 – 2019
Chart 28 – Development of fixed broadband market share by main operator – 2007 – 2019
Chart 29 – Development of fixed broadband ARPU – 2011 – 2019
Chart 30 – Growth in the number of Melita’s cable broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 31 – Change in the number of DSL subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 32 – Increase in the number of GO’s fibre broadband subscribers – 2015 – 2019
Chart 33 – Increase in the number of fixed wireless subscribers – 2007 – 2019
Chart 34 – Development of fixed-line subscriber market share by operator – 2007 – 2019
Chart 35 – Decline in the volume of outgoing fixed-line calls and traffic – 2008 – 2019
Chart 36 – Development of GO Group’s financial data (€) – 2007 – 2019
Chart 37 – Growth in the number of fixed lines in service and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Chart 38 – Change in the number of fixed lines by major operator – 2012 – 2019

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 – Mobile operators and spectrum allocation range
Exhibit 3 – 800MHz spectrum assignments – April 2018
Exhibit 4 – 3G licence allocations – 2005; 2007

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Malta - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Malta’s Melita providing gigabit broadband service nationally

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Regional European Market Comparison

Country overview

COVID-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Mobile market

Fixed-line broadband market

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Data centres

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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