Table of Contents
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
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 E-Commerce
8.1.2 Broadband statistics
8.2 Bitstream access: DSL and cable networks
8.3 Cable modems
8.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
8.5 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
8.6 Satellite
8.7 Wireless broadband
8.7.1 WiFi
8.7.2 Mobile broadband
8.7.3 WiMAX
8.8 Wholesaling
9. Digital media
9.1 Overview of digital media
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 Video-on-Demand
9.3.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
10. Mobile communications
10.1 Overview of Malta’s mobile market
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 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 Notes on scenario forecasts
12. Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 – Country statistics Malta – 2012 (e)
Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2012 (e)
Table 3 – Internet user statistics – June 2012
Table 4 – Broadband statistics – 2012 (e)
Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2012 (e)
Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
Table 7 – Telecom market value (€) – 2006 - 2012
Table 8 – Telecom market investment – 2009 - 2012
Table 9 – Telecom economic contribution to Maltese economy – 2009 - 2012
Table 10 – Annual fixed numbers ported – 2007 - 2012
Table 11 – Fixed-line subscriber market share by operator – 2007 - 2012
Table 12 – GO financial data (Lm) – 2004 - 2007
Table 13 – GO Group financial data (€) – 2007 - 2012
Table 14 – GO revenue by sector – 2007 - 2012
Table 15 – Melita Group financial data – 2010 - 2012
Table 16 – Fixed lines in service and penetration rate – 2001 - 2012
Table 19 – Dialup internet subscribers – 2005 - 2010
Table 20 – Broadband technologies: availability and coverage – 2012
Table 21 – E-commerce usage – 2006 - 2012
Table 22 – Broadband subscriptions by platform – 2002 - 2012
Table 23 – Broadband connections by data rate – 2008 - 2010
Table 24 – Broadband connections by data rate – 2009 - 2012
Table 25 – Broadband market share by operator – 2007 - 2010
Table 26 – Broadband penetration – 2005 - 2012
Table 27 – Broadband ARPU – 2009 - 2012
Table 28 – Cable broadband penetration rate – 2000 - 2012
Table 29 – Mobile broadband connections – 2010 - 2012
Table 30 – Fixed wireless subscribers – 2007 - 2012
Table 31 – BWA share of broadband market – 2007 - 2012
Table 32 – Fixed-line subscribers to bundled services, by type – 2009 - 2012
Table 33 – Digital cable TV subscribers – 2008 - 2012
Table 34 – Pay TV subscribers by connection type – 2005 - 2012
Table 35 – Pay TV market share by operator – 2009 - 2012
Table 36 – DTTV subscribers – 2008 - 2012
Table 37 – IPTV subscribers – 2008 - 2010
Table 38 – Annualised mobile ARPU – contract and prepaid – 2008 - 2012
Table 39 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – June 2012
Table 40 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 - 2013
Table 41 – Mobile subscribers by 2G and 3G platform – 2009 - 2012
Table 42 – Mobile market share by operator – 2007 - 2012
Table 43 – Mobile traffic – 2005 - 2013
Table 44 – European roaming charges – 2007 - 2011
Table 45 – Mobile termination rates by operator – 2005 - 2010
Table 46 – Annual mobile number portings – 2006 - 2012
Table 47 – Vodafone Malta subscribers and ARPU – 2005 - 2012
Table 48 – Proportion of contract and prepaid subscribers, all operators – 2005 - 2012
Table 49 – Prepaid subscribers, all operators – 2005 - 2012
Table 50 – SMS messages – 2005 - 2012
Table 51 – MMS messages – 2006 - 2012
Table 52 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2012; 2020
List of Charts
Chart 1 – Telecom market value (€) – 2006 – 2012
Chart 2 – GO Group financial data – 2007 - 2012
Chart 3 – GO revenue by sector – 2007 – 2012
Chart 4 – Fixed lines in service and penetration rate – 2001 – 2012
Chart 5 – Broadband subscriptions by platform – 2005 – 2012
Chart 6 – Broadband market share by operator – 2007 – 2010
Chart 7 – Subscribers to bundled services, by type – 2009 – 2012
Chart 8 – Pay TV subscribers by connection type – 2005 – 2012
Chart 9 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 – 2013
Chart 10 – Mobile market share by operator – 2007 – 2012
Chart 11 – SMS messages – 2005 – 2012
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 – Overview of digital media
Exhibit 2 – Mobile operators and spectrum allocation range
Exhibit 3 – 3G licence allocations – 2005; 2007