Today’s Newspaper Cuttings
27 October 2015
Today’s online news timesofmalta.com Vodafone Malta starts offering iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus – Vodafone Direct Go fibre now in Gżira and Ta’ Xbiex – GO Direct
Independent.com.mt Go Fibre-To-The-Home now in Gżira and Ta’ Xbiex – GO Direct
Josannecassar.com Go Fibre-To-The-Home now in Gżira and Ta’ Xbiex – GO Direct
Maltatoday.com.mt Go Fibre-To-The-Home now in Gżira and Ta’ Xbiex – GO Direct Melita counters EC report on broadband data – Melita Direct
Vodafone in the news
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Vodafone Direct timesofmalta.com 25 October 2015 € 230
Sunday, October 25, 2015, 00:01
Vodafone Malta starts offering iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus
Vodafone has started to offer Apple‟s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. The iPhone 6s is the latest version of iPhone that Apple is describing as being a vastly improved version of all previous designs, with the company‟s CEO saying that “even if the iPhone 6s may look familiar, we have changed everything about these new iPhones”. Available with the same 4.7 and 5.5-inch Retina displays, the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus have the same exterior design as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus; however, the hardware and technology of the 6s and 6s Plus have been thoroughly updated. The exterior body and screen has also been upgraded and is now stronger and more durable than any previous-generation iPhone. Other new features that stand out are the new second-generation Touch ID module that makes fingerprint detection twice as fast, and the introduction of a 3D Touch feature, which Apple is calling “the future of multi-touch”. For customers for whom the iPhone‟s camera features are a main selling point the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus also include an innovative new feature called „live photos‟, which captures 1.5 seconds of movement before and after a photo is taken to display short animations and sound when a 3D touch gesture is used on an image. Both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus come in three different models: 16GB, 64GB and 128GB, and will be available from Vodafone in all four colours produced by Apple. These are silver, gold, space grey and rose gold (a totally new colour launched by Apple specifically for the iPhone 6s). Prices for the iPhone 6s start at €789 while the 6s Plus starts at €889. Exclusive discounts are also being offered to anyone subscribing to a Red plan.
Other stories in the news
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GO Direct maltatoday.com.mt 24 October 2015 € 145
GO Fibre-To-The-Home now in Gzira and Ta’ Xbiex More than 25,000 households in different localities have been passed, delivering the next generation of internet services to Maltese homes. 26 October 2015, 12:22pm
GO’s roll-out of nationwide Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) continued over the summer with an additional 5,000 plus homes passed in Gzira and Ta’ Xbiex. More than 25,000 households in different localities have been passed, delivering the next generation of internet services to Maltese homes. GO Fibre is the only service in Malta which delivers a real superfast fibre optic connection directly into customers’ homes. GO Fibre offers seamless connectivity across multiple users and devices and the opportunity to download movies, music and files at speeds of up to 500Mbps and more. Kurt Camilleri, Chief Commercial Officer at GO, said, “Thousands of GO customers have already been enjoying the vastly improved speeds and data capacity of a real superfast fibre connection. Superfast Internet opens up a new world of opportunities in home entertainment, delivering the ultimate home TV and gaming experience, changing our lives for the better.” More information on GO Fibre is available at https://fibre.go.com.mt/
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GO Direct independent.com.mt 26 October 2015 â‚Ź 145
GO Fibre-To-The-Home now in Gzira and Ta’ Xbiex Monday, 26 October 2015, 16:48
GO's roll-out of nationwide Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) continued over the summer with an additional 5,000 plus homes passed in Gzira and Ta' Xbiex. More than 25,000 households in different localities have been passed, delivering the next generation of internet services to Maltese homes.
GO Fibre is the only service in Malta which delivers a real superfast fibre optic connection directly into customers' homes. GO Fibre offers seamless connectivity across multiple users and devices and the opportunity to download movies, music and files at speeds of up to 500Mbps and more. Kurt Camilleri, Chief Commercial Officer at GO, said, "Thousands of GO customers have already been enjoying the vastly improved speeds and data capacity of a real superfast fibre connection. Superfast Internet opens up a new world of opportunities in home entertainment, delivering the ultimate home TV and gaming experience, changing our lives for the better." More information on GO Fibre is available at https://fibre.go.com.mt/
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GO Direct josannecassar.com 26 October 2015 € 116
GO FIBRE-TO-THE-HOME NOW IN GZIRA AND TA’ XBIEX GO’s roll-out of nationwide Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) continued over the summer with an additional 5,000 plus homes passed in Gzira and Ta’ Xbiex. More than 25,000 households in different localities have been passed, delivering the next generation of internet services to Maltese homes.
GO Fibre is the only service in Malta which delivers a real superfast fibre optic connection directly into customers’ homes. GO Fibre offers seamless connectivity across multiple users and devices and the opportunity to download movies, music and files at speeds of up to 500Mbps and more.
Kurt Camilleri, Chief Commercial Officer at GO, said, “Thousands of GO customers have already been enjoying the vastly improved speeds and data capacity of a real superfast fibre connection. Superfast Internet opens up a new world of opportunities in home entertainment, delivering the ultimate home TV and gaming experience, changing our lives for the better.” More information on GO Fibre is available at https://fibre.go.com.mt/
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GO Direct timesofmalta.com 27 October 2015 € 230
Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 00:01
GO fibre now in Gżira and Ta’ Xbiex GO’s roll-out of nationwide Fibre To The Home (FTTH) continued over the summer to over 5,000 homes in Gżira and Ta’ Xbiex. FTTH has now been passed to more than 25,000 households in different localities. GO Fibre delivers a superfast fibre optic connection offering the opportunity to download movies, music and files at speeds of up to 500Mbps and more.
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Melita Direct maltatoday.com.mt 26 October 2015 € 145
Melita counters EC report on broadband data The European Commission report on broadband services across the EU did not consider a number of factors, Melita says 26 October 2015, 9:27am
Melita has countered media reports that local broadband provision services lag behind EU averages in pricing, quality and coverage. Responding to an article carried by the The Times of Malta last week, the utilities company said that the methodology used to gather the data in question and the conclusions drawn do not reflect Malta’s advances and positioning as one of the EU’s leading next generation broadband nations. "The test results are not based on a measurement server in Malta," the press statement reads. "The entity executing the quality tests did not bother to install a local test server. This fact has a material impact on some of the results putting into question most of the findings as comparison is made with countries having a local measurement server." Pricing comparisons are based on PPP indexing and do not take into consideration Malta’s size and geographical position. "In real terms Malta’s prices are amongst Europe’s cheapest when comparing equivalent products."
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Melita Direct maltatoday.com.mt 26 October 2015 € 145
"The EU Digital Agenda scoreboard for 2015 confirms Malta as a leader in next-generation broadband both in terms of coverage and take-up of high speed internet." Melita also countered the report's data on its own services. "The EC report is also interpreted in an incorrect manner as the data actually confirms that in terms of Actual vs Advertised speeds Melita’s result is 21% better than EU overall weighted result. Average download speeds for Melita’s customers grew by 16% over the previous report." It also defended its pricing scheme - for a 30 Megabit product, which Melita charges at €23.50 per month, operators in countries such as Netherlands, Portugal or Italy charge €38, €40 and €42 respectively, it said. Melita had also made progress in coverage of Next Generation Broadband, the result of millions in investment. Thanks to Melita’s investment, the report concludes: “Malta remains the only country to report complete coverage for NGA technologies". The report, Melita said, did not take into account Malta's geographical isolation, a factor that impacts internet speeds. "The size of Malta is a fact as is its distance from a major Internet hub. Melita and other local operators have no choice but to incur additional costs to physically get to main Internet hubs such as Milan, London or Frankfurt to connect to the Internet. This physical reality also impacts latency which the newspaper incorrectly interpreted as “meaning the service is being given at a slow speed”. "Malta cannot escape the fact that it is the country furthest away from internet hubs therefore response will always take longer since it needs to travel longer distances, although this is measured in milliseconds. The entity executing the quality tests on behalf of the EC confirmed in the report that tests are not based on a measurement server in Malta, which would have material impact on the results."