Melita said that it has partnered with Ericsson to roll-out a 5G-ready mobile network, which already covers 85% of the Maltese Islands, “with full coverage being achieved by end 2018.”

The company said that as “the first operator in Europe to complete a nationwide 5G-ready network, Melita customers will be using the newest and most advance mobile network in Europe.”

It explained that customers who are subscribed to Melita, and have 4.5G capable devices, have already automatically started benefiting from this brand new mobile network at no additional cost.

Melita went on to say that “as the network is further optimised to achieve its full potential in terms of speed, reliability and capacity, some customers may temporarily experience fluctuations in connectivity, after which speeds will improve significantly.”

It added that “any such instances, which never last longer than a few hours, will help further ensure the long term performance of the network.”

Melita said that its “new mobile network also ensures that Malta and Gozo will be entirely covered with LTE-M and NB-IoT, the best connectivity technologies for the Internet of things.”

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