Update:
January 2001
Malta
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Malta |
These pages present basic facts and technology indicators about the Information Society developments in Malta.
All data have been collected at the end of 2000 from readily publicly available sources of information. Since they depend on definitions which are not standardised in all countries, or, in some cases on estimates, and also due to the difficulty to obtain statistical data and series in several countries covered, these indicators should be considered only as indicative of trends and general tendencies.
This report has been prepared under the sole responsibility of the ESIS II contractors. We welcome any additional information or corrections. Please contact the ESIS contractor in charge of the country concerned.
1. Economic data
1.1 General socio-economic data
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Reference year |
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Total area (km2) |
246 sq km |
Dec 2000 |
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Population (million) (1) |
0.374 |
1996 |
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Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion) |
3.8 (3) |
Dec 2000 |
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Real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate (%) / previous year |
6.1% (4) |
Oct 2000 |
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Growth National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO) |
9974 |
Dec 2000 |
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Economic structure |
Agriculture: 2.3 % (5) |
Oct 2000 |
Source :
(1): Central Office of Statistics (COS) http://www.magnet.mt/home/cos/quarterly%20statistics/mainindicators.htm
(2): COS report
http://www.magnet.mt/home/cos/cosnews/news00/news9300.htm
http://www.magnet.mt/home/cos/cosnews/news99/news6899.htm
(3): COS
Last quarter 2000 estimated as last quarter 1999
http://www.magnet.mt/home/cos/cosnews/news00/table88e.htm
(4): COS
http://www.magnet.mt/home/cos/cosnews/news00/news8800.htm
(5): Includes Fisheries
http://www.magnet.mt/home/cos/cosnews/news00/news8800.htm
(6): Currency conversion rate: Spot monthly average November 2000 - Lm 1 = 2.5311 Euro
http://www.centralbankmalta.com/rates/frame.html
1.2 Telecom market size
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
Dec 2000 |
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Operators market (EURO million) |
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PSTN |
70.77 |
77.59 |
89.82 |
104.00 |
110.00 (1) |
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ISDN |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Value-Added Services |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Mobile |
n.a. |
n.a. |
25.00 |
29.00 (1) |
35.00 (1) |
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Satellite |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Cable |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Equipment market (EURO million ) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Total Telecom market (EURO million) |
70.77 |
77.59 |
114.82 |
133.00 |
145.00 |
Source: (1) estimated
1.3 Computer market size
No data available
2. Actors and competition2.1 Fixed Operators
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Number of operators having a license December 2000 |
1 |
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Fixed operators December 2000 |
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Maltacom p.l.c. |
2
.2 Mobile Operators|
Name of Operator |
Type of network |
Number of subscribers |
% of the market (Dec 2000) |
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
End 2000 estimated |
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Vodafone Malta |
GSM 900 |
15,117 |
18,934 |
24,305 |
60,000 |
75% |
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Mobisle Comm. Ltd |
GSM 1800 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
20,000 |
25% |
Source : COS
2.3 Internet Service Providers
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Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers |
Last reference date |
|
10 |
Dec 2000 |
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Main Internet Services Providers (PLEASE LIST MAIN ISPs), Date Dec 2000 |
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Company |
Web sites |
Number of subscribers |
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Globalnet |
n.a. |
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Kemmunet |
n.a. |
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Keyworld |
n.a. |
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MITTS (Magnet) |
n.a. |
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Terranet (Maltanet) |
n.a. |
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Video-on-line |
n.a. |
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Waldonet |
n.a. |
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Euroweb Ltd. (setup phase) |
n.a. |
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Source : NIC (Malta)
2.4 Portals
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Main portals Dec 2000 |
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Name |
Internet Address |
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Search Malta |
www.searchmalta.com |
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di-ve |
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3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Telephones lines
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
October 2000 |
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|
Total number of conventional lines |
180,524 |
185,596 (1) |
191,548 (1) |
197,764 (1) |
201000 (2) |
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Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Total number of mobile phone lines |
14,455 |
15,117 (1) |
18,934 (1) |
24,305 (1) |
44,314 Mar 2000 |
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Total number of lines |
194,979 |
200.713 |
210,482 |
222,069 |
245,314 |
Sources:
(1): COS - http://www.magnet.mt/home/cos/cosnews/news00/news5900.htm
(2): Maltacom - http://www.maltacom.com/press/presentation/page.jsp?id=153&siteid=1
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
October 2000 |
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|
Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh. |
48.3 |
49.4 |
50.7 |
52.0 |
52.8 |
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Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) per 100 inh. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Total number of mobile phone lines per 100 inh. |
3.86 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
6.40 |
11.6 |
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Total number of lines per 100 inh. |
52.16 |
53.4 |
55.7 |
58.4 |
64.4 |
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
Month x of 2000 |
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% of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) / Total number of lines |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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% of mobiles phone lines / Total number of lines |
7.4% |
7.5% |
9.0% |
10.9% |
18% |
3.2 Telecom equipment
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
End 2000 |
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Telephones sets |
Installed base |
230,125 |
237,062 |
241,685 |
247,834 |
n.a. (1) |
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Penetration rate (units per 100 inh.) |
61.5 |
63.0 |
63.9 |
65.2 |
n.a. |
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Public pay phones |
Installed base |
1,498 |
1,612 |
1,738 |
1,860 |
1,860 (2) |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
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Fax machines |
Installed base |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. (1) |
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Modems |
Installed base |
n.a. |
n.a. |
15,000 |
20,000 (2) |
25,000 (2) |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
39.7 |
52.6 |
65.6 |
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Videoconference stations |
Installed base |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3 (2) |
5 (2) |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.008 |
0.013 |
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Pagers |
Installed base |
2,494 |
2,865 |
3,680 |
4,628 |
4,648 Mar 2000 |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
6.7 |
7.6 |
9.7 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
Source:
- Not available – liberalised market for terminal equipment
- estimated
3.3 Personal computers
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
End 2000 |
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Total number of PCs |
60,000 (1) |
70,000 (1) |
80,000 (1) |
Source : (1) estimated
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
End 2000 |
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Total number of PCs per 100 inh. |
15.9 |
18.4 |
21.0 |
3.4 Internet
3.4.1 General data
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
Mar 2000 |
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Number of internet users |
22,710 |
24,797 |
25,451 |
Source : COS - Internet subscriptions
3.4.2 Web sites
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Number of addresses under country domain |
Last reference date |
|
1414 |
Dec 2000 |
Source : NIC (Malta) - http://www.nic.org.mt/
3.5 Miscellaneous
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Television |
Total number |
Number per 100 inh. |
Last reference date |
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Number of TV sets |
123,000 (1) |
32 |
Mar 2000 |
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Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers |
82,000 (2) |
21.5 |
Mar 2000 |
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Number of Home equipped with Satellite |
3,413 |
9 |
Mar 2000 |
Source: COS
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Waiting Time |
Average waiting time |
Last reference date |
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Average waiting time for fixed telephone subscription |
16 working days |
Qct 2000 |
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Network digitisation |
Rate |
Last reference date |
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Network digitisation rate |
100% |
Oct 2000 |
4. The use of public network
4.1 Voice
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
Dec 2000 |
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Number of calls per inh. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Number of minutes called per inh. |
754 |
803 |
854 |
953 |
1,063 (1) |
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Total number of minutes of national communications (million) |
250 |
273 |
291 |
328.8 |
361 (1) |
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Total number of minutes of international communications (million) |
32 |
29 |
32 |
33.2 |
34 (1) |
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Total number of minutes (million) |
282 |
302 |
323 |
362 |
395 |
Source: (1) estimated
5. The telephone tariffs of historical operator
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
Dec 2000 |
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Fixed costs (EURO) |
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Installation for main line |
46.6 |
46.6 |
46.6 |
46.6 |
46.6 |
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Rental per month for main line |
4.66 |
4.66 |
4.66 |
4.66 |
4.66 |
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Variable costs (EURO) |
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Local call per minute (1) |
0.025 |
0.025 |
0.025 |
0.027 |
0.027 |
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Long Distance call per minute |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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Average of International call per minute |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
(2) |
Source :
(1): Costs are charged per pulse every 5-minute
(2): Complex: Depends on destination country zone and tariff band during the day
