Results published by independent international website www.netindex.com until August have confirmed that Melita’s average download speed is faster that the average speed of other EU countries.

The company’s download speed is also 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 just 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.

Commenting on these results, Ludolf Rasterhoff, chief operating officer at Melita said, “These results clearly show Melita’s leadership within the Maltese market. Just like in other European countries, Melita’s cable technology is superior to DSL, thereby providing Melita’s internet customers significantly higher download speeds.”

Melita expects 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 five 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, a global leader in independent broadband testing and web-based network diagnostic applications.

The company’s software and methodologies set the broadband industry standards for accuracy, popularity, ease of use and the subsequent development of statistical data and are used by almost every internet service provider in the world.