30 years of experience

Melita is Malta’s leading provider of next generation broadband, fixed and wireless connectivity services. We also own and operate Malta’s only purpose-built data centre facility.

Through an advanced converged nationwide network, we serve the growing telecommunication needs of small and large businesses, and lead the way in the fibre internet TV and mobile consumer markets. We provide high-quality international connectivity to the island’s business sector, through redundant submarine fibre cables and Milan-based peering capabilities.

Our Executive team

Back row, left to right: Simon Montanaro, Chief Technology Officer; Gertrude Borg Micallef, Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs; James Spina, Head of Access Networks; Rita Bugeja, Head of Financial Reporting; Alistair Castillo, Head of Core Networks; Mireille Muscat, Head of Marketing; Roderick Farrugia, Head of IT – Reporting & Development; Jacqueline Abela, Head of Human Resources; Malcolm Briffa, Director of Business Services; Randolph Said, Chief Financial Officer.

Front row, left to right: Darren Gatt, Head of IT – Billing & Operations; Graziella Costa, Head of Customer Experience; Harald Rösch, Chief Executive Officer; Kevin Borg, Director of Sales; Lee Anne Buhagiar, Head of Financial Operations.

Shareholders

Founded in 1994, when it was one of the first PE companies in Northern Europe, today EQT is a leading investment firm with more than €61 billion in raised capital and around €40 billion in assets. EQT funds have portfolio companies across the world with sales of over €19 billion. EQT works with portfolio companies to achieve sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership, achieved via a strong focus on digital transformation.

Our History

Malta Business Awards: first runner-up in Customer Service Excellence and Carbon Neutrality Commitment. Finalist in Best CSR Initiative

Melita joins Malta ESG Alliance as a founding member

Acquisition of Melita Italia by Enel

Melita awarded Gold Certification for Mental Health First Aider Skilled Workplace

Melita sets emissions reduction targets through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement

Mriehel Head Office awarded the ISO 27001 certificate in Information Security Management Systems, adding to the existing Data Centre ISO 27001 certification

2022

Smart & Sustainable Business award: second prize

Melita becomes Carbon Neutral

Melita and Smart Technologies team up to offer local Smart Cloud services

Melita awarded ISO 14001 Environmental Management, ISO 50001 Energy Management and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety

5G mobile network launched nationwide

The Melita Foundation allocates over €50,000 to environmental projects

The Foundation for Human Resources awards Quality Mark to Melita

Obtains international standards certificates: ISO 50001 Energy Management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety.

2021

The Melita Foundation pledges €150,000 during first year

melita.io starts building LoRaWAN network in Germany

Melita invests in HandsOn Systems for IoT solutions

Melita announces carbon neutral by 2023 target and begins roll out of electric vehicles

MIOT incorporated in Germany

The Melita Foundation launched with €500,000 funding

2020

Melita Italia joins forces with Enel Energia to offer one-stop utilities In Italy

Melita launches second Data Centre site

1,000 Mbps gigabit internet available nationwide

Cloud Connect services launched in partnership with Telia Carrier

Direct denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation services provided through CenturyLink

4.5G mobile network activated across all of Malta

Melita acquires business telecom specialist, Ozone.

Acquisition of Red Touch

2019

Launch of the most advanced - 5G ready - 4.5G mobile network

Melita Data Centre awarded ISO 27001 certification in Information Security Management Systems

Narrow band IoT (NB-IoT) fully enabled

2018

Launch of gigabit internet in key business areas

Implementation of fully redundant, high capacity ring circuit connecting Malta to mainland Europe

2017

Launch of Customer Service Promises covering installation, repair, care and internet speed guarantee.

2016

MelitaWiFi enabled across Malta and Gozo, giving Melita customers free WiFi access.

Connection to Tier 1 Telia Sonera connectivity partner

Minimum broadband internet is now 30 Mbps for all Melita internet customers

New billing system AMDOCS is introduced, giving customers better overview on their services and spend

2014

TV Everywhere launched, enabling customers to access TV services via their mobile devices.

Launch of MelitaWiFi, free WIFi all Melita Mobile and Fibre Power customers

Launch of 250 Mbps broadband internet

The purpose-built Melita Data Centre opens

2013

Melita connects its internet customers directly to tier 1 operator LEVEL 3 in Milan

Launch of Video OnDemand HD

2012

Launch of Fibre Power broadband internet with speeds of up to 100 Mbps

Launch of Video OnDemand HD

2011

Melita launches HDTV and PVR services

Equality Mark awarded by The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality

2010

Melita Mobile 3G network inaugurated

Undersea fibre link to mainland Europe built, providing Malta broadband connectivity to Europe and beyond.

2009

Melita launches fixed telephony services

2006

Melita introduces digital TV to Malta

2005

Melita launches cable internet services

2000

Melita Cable TV services launched

1992

Take your business further

With more than 25 years-experience in telecommunications we offer the best solutions for your businesses telecommunications needs, from the simplest mobile phone connection for an employee through multi-line telephony to direct fibre internet and WiFi for your premises. Take your business with connectivity packages for the M2M and IoT world offered by melita.io, or browse the Melita Data Centre site to discover our full suite of secure and tailor-made colocation solutions.

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