Latest Regulatory Updates

Published On: Mar 22nd 2017

The 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) published by Startup Genome reports that Malta shows significant growth potential as a startup ecosystem scoring particularly highly in talent and market reach. This report is a global collaborative effort to help regions across the globe nurture and maintain thriving...

Published On: Mar 6th 2017

The Digital Economy and Society Index 2017 (DESI) published by the European Commission has confirmed Malta’s position as the best performing country across the EU in the field of broadband connectivity. Malta is the only Member State with full coverage of very fast broadband, with subscriptions to such services g...

Published On: Feb 15th 2017

The MCA has published its revised licensing framework for the grant of spectrum rights for test and trial licensing purposes.  Through this framework stakeholders can exploit Malta's unique potential as a test bed for the carriage of tests and trials of radio technologies and services, including 5G and IoT, on a n...

Published On: Feb 9th 2017

The MCA would like to note that it has issued a corrigendum to the Consultation Document MCA/C/16-2612 titled “The assignment process for the 1.5 GHz band (1452 – 1492 MHz band) for the use in wireless broadband electronic communication services in Malta”.    View document [1] [1] http://www.mca.org.mt/si...

Published On: Jan 30th 2017

On 1 February 2017, BEREC will hold an expert Workshop on the Internet of Things (IoT) in Brussels, with live streaming on the BEREC website (www.berec.europa.eu [1]). Dedicated to the topic “Enabling the Internet of Things”, the event will bring together over 100 experts and stakeholders to discuss the regulat...

Published On: Jan 26th 2017

At the expiry of the deadline for submitting applications in response to the Call for Applications leading to the grant of rights of use of radio frequencies in the 800 MHz in Malta, three submissions have been received. The applicants are: * GO plc * Melita Limited * Vodafone Malta Limited The Authority wil...

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