Melita’s download speed ‘faster than EU average’

Results published by independent international website www.netindex.com at the end of last month have confirmed Melita’s average download speed is faster than the average speed of other EU countries.

Melita’s download speed was deemed faster than Malta’s average and almost three times faster than other local operators using either DSL or Wi-Max technology.

Netindex results for August show Melita’s average download speed at 17.8 Megabits per second with the EU’s average being at 13.35 Megabits per second. On the other hand, average download speed results for Malta’s main DSL provider stands at 6.35 Megabits per second while Wi-Max provider at 3.44 Megabits per second.

The speed results are based on thousands of tests performed by Maltese internet users from their home computers or devices on the website www.speedtest.net to which all main internet providers in Malta are affiliated.

Melita chief operating officer Ludolf Rasterhoff said: “Just like in other European countries Melita’s cable technology is superior to DSL, thereby providing Meli-ta’s internet customers significantly higher download speeds. The feedback from our custo-mers, especially those watching videos, downloading content and online gamers has been extremely positive.”

Melita said it expected these results to continue to grow further as more residential and business customers are opting for Fibre Power packages. Unlike traditional broadband packages starting from 5 Megabits per second download speeds, Fibre Power packages start from 25 Megabits per second all the way to 100 Megabits per second downloads.

Netindex.com is managed by Ookla, the global leader in independent broadband testing and web-based network diagnostic applications.