Telecoms news from Malta

Melita selects Ericsson for mobile indoor coverage upgrade

Malta based Melita announced that it has recently contracted a contract to Ericsson to upgrade various sites of its mobile network to improve indoor coverage. ...more.

Maltese Network to Replace Entire GSM and 3G Radio Infrastructure

Malta based telco, Go has awarded a network upgrade contract to Nokia Siemens Networks to revamp its existing GSM and 3G networks through the replacement of the current infrastructure and doubling the number of base stations. ...more.

Vodafone to Pay $37,400 in Damages After Base Station hit by Lightning

Vodafone's Maltese subsidiary has been ordered to pay compensation to an insurance firm after a lightning strike hit one of its towers and damaged the building it was mounted on. ...more.

Go Mobile Upgrades Maltese Mobile Download Speeds

Maltese mobile network operator, Go Mobile says that it has upgraded its HSPA network to support download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. ...more.

Malta's Go Reports Loss on One-Off Costs

Maltese telecoms operator, Go has reported a 4.8% drop in its first half revenues compared to last year, to EUR61.12 million. The decrease in revenue has occurred in spite of an overall increase in the Group's customers' connections and services, which now total 469,000. ...more.

WiMAX Network Launched in Malta

Maltese telco, Go says that it has launches an Alvarion supplied WiMAX network across the island. As an awarded licensee of the 3.5 GHz frequency band in Malta, ...more.

Vodafone Corrects Maltese WiMAX Subscriber Numbers

Following the latest Communications market review of the Malta Communications Authority (MCA) for the period January-June 2008, Vodafone has had to clarify its position on the WiMAX customer base figures reported, after a mistake by Vodafone staff resulted in incorrect figures being provided by the company. ...more.

Alvarion Wins Maltese Mobile WiMAX Contract

Alvarion has been chosen by Malta's GO Mobile for a nationwide Mobile WiMAX network deployment. Using Alvarion’s 4Motion solution with BreezeMAX as its RAN (radio access network), GO Mobile plans to provide voice and data services at the 3.5 GHz frequency band to its customers. ...more.

Teacher Prosecuted Over Lewd Text Messages to Minors

A former religious education teacher in Malta was sentenced to a two year suspended sentence after he was convicted of sending lewd SMSs to children. ...more.