Communications company Melita this evening formally launched melitaWIFI - which it described as a free next generation Wi-Fi broadband internet service offering seamless connectivity, indoors and outdoors.

The service was soft launched last November for about 25,000 Melita customers and is now available for free to more than 100,000 Melita customers.

During the launch, attended by the prime minister, Melita Group CEO Andrei Torriani explained that melitaWIFI was already available in seven outdoor zones including The Strand, Sliema, Paola, Bugibba and Marsascala.

“We enabled about 30,000 indoor Wi-Fi hotspots and this number is growing daily. The service is free to all Melita mobile contract customers and we’re now extending free access to all Melita customers on a trial basis until June” he said.

Mr Torriani said that melitaWIFI outdoor zones are now also available in Valletta’s Republic Street and Merchants’ Street. 

He also announced that Melita’s entry-level download speed has increased to 30 Megabits per second and all Melita customers will soon enjoy a minimum of 30 Megabits as their download speed.

“That’s 30 times more than just a few years ago. Our customers can already enjoy nationwide download speeds of up to 100 Megabits per second and in some areas, such as Sliema and St Julian’s, even faster speeds of up to 250 Megabits are available.” More localities are expected to be upgraded to speeds of up to 250 Megabits per second throughout this year.

Throughout the next five years Melita will be investing another €60 million  to continue upgrading its services.

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