Vodafone Malta is part of the world's leading international telecommunications Group offering a wide range of mobile and fixed voice and data communications. Vodafone's technology supports important innovations and Vodafone's mission is to empower sustainable living and working through mobile communication.
Vodafone Malta is the market leader in the provision of mobile electronic communication services, offering customers superior quality network, excellent customer service, innovation and the best value available on the market. The company is Malta's first mobile network operator and since then Vodafone Malta remains at the forefront of technology, offering a wide range of communication services with a notable list of firsts in the local market.
The very first mobile call was made on the Vodafone Malta network in 1990 whilst the first GSM call was made in 1997.
Vodafone Malta's international gateway was launched in 2004 making it the first company in Malta to offer resilience and backup on international connectivity to the local business community. The international gateway spans approximately 250km between Malta and Catania carrying three main types of traffic: Internet, Voice and Data.
During August 2006, Vodafone was the first mobile network operator to deploy 3G followed by the launch of HSDPA for high speed data transmission in December 2006.
In June 2007, Vodafone Malta launched fixed broadband based on WiMax technologies.
In 2008, Vodafone opened its Mobile Network to Virtual Network Operators. This enables anyone to set-up shop and offer competitive mobile services to local customers.
In 2010, Vodafone added another first when it announced the launch of an even faster mobile data service with nationwide download speeds of 14.4Mbps.
In 2011, an investment of 11 million EURO was announced. This investment is aimed to serve the company's customers more efficiently and effectively across each and every touch point, being its stores, franchises, cotnact centre, web portal and sales teams.
In 2012, another first for Malta was launched by Vodafone. The new 21.6Mbps HSPA capability was launched live across all of Vodafone's coverage area. Vodafone started also rolling out the very latest 42Mbps capability across key areas and high traffic sites on its network.In 2012 Vodafone Malta embarked also on a project which will lay the foundation for 4th Generation network to which Vodafone is committing its long term plans.
Vodafone invests substantially in developing and improving its network and service portfolio to meet the current ever-changing needs. Vodafone's main objective is to empower people to lead their lives the way they want and to enable entrepreneurs to make optimum use of available opportunities.
Vodafone's future is exciting and the company's vision is to operate with Speed, Simplicity and Trust so that Vodafone remains the market leader and continues to strive to be Malta's most admired brand.
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