GO has doubled the data capacity of its international submarine cables following a major upgrade. The project forms part of GO’s ongoing major investments in Malta’s telecommunications infrastructure to meet future demand from both domestic and business customers.

The upgrading of GO’s international fibre links over the past year means that the company’s submarine cables now carry twice the quantity of optical wavelengths that they did this time last year. At the same time, the roll out of Fibre-To-The-Home and Malta’s only fibre connected 4G network has resulted in increasing demand from customers in all categories of international connectivity, from household internet traffic to major businesses and institutions. This demand will continue to increase exponentially as the volumes and uses of data increase and more devices, such as cars and domestic appliances, become connected to the internet.

GO remains the only operator in Malta to have invested in two separate international submarine cable links, delivering high capacity access to major routes of the international network and the best reliability available. GO’s capacity upgrade was carefully planned and executed so that existing users were unaffected while the project was being implemented.

GO’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr Kurt Camilleri, said, “With this doubling of capacity, GO’s market leading capacity and reliability in international connectivity has been given a further boost. As a company we remain committed to giving our customers the best possible service today, and to making the investments needed to ensure Malta has the infrastructure in place to make the most of an exciting future.”