verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message vodafone malta limited formerly called telecell type subsidiary industry telecommunications founded 1989 as telecell headquarters luqa malta key people ceo amanda nelson products mobile phones and ancillary products number of employees 319 parent vodafone website www.vodafone.com.mt vodafone malta limited formerly operating as telecell is a maltese mobile network operator and a subsidiary of the british multinational telecommunications provider vodafone . as of 2014 vodafone malta is the largest mobile operator in malta by number of customers . 1 the company offers a full range of voice sms and mobile data services over 2g 3g and 4g networks . contents 1 history 2 head office 3 vodafone malta foundation 4 references history edit vodafone malta was set up in 1989 and initially traded under the name telecell limited . the very first mobile call was made on the vodafone malta network in 1990 whilst the first gsm call was made in 1997 . vodafone malta s international gateway was launched in 2004 making it the first company in malta to offer resilience and backup on international connectivity to the local business community . the international gateway spans approximately 250 km between malta and catania carrying three main types of traffic internet voice and data . during august 2006 vodafone was the first mobile network operator to deploy 3g followed by the launch of hsdpa for high speed data transmission in december 2006 . in june 2007 vodafone malta launched fixed broadband based on wimax technologies . in 2008 vodafone opened its mobile network to virtual network operators . this was made possible through an agreement with aspider solutions . one of the virtual operators using the vodafone network is redtouch fone . 2 in 2010 vodafone added another first when it announced the launch of an even faster mobile data service with nationwide download speeds of 14.4 mbit s. in 2012 another first for malta was launched by vodafone . the new 21.6 mbit s hspa capability was launched live across all of vodafone s coverage area . vodafone started also rolling out the very latest 42mbit s capability across key areas and high traffic sites on its network . 3 citation needed vodafone malta announced its roll out of a 4g network in october 2013 . 4 it is the first mobile operator in malta with an operating 4g network . head office edit vodafone malta s head office is located in skyparks business centre at the malta international airport . vodafone also operates a number of retail outlets across the maltese islands offering a range of customer services . on 11 november 2014 vodafone opened its first destination store in malta . the store occupies 417 sq metres and is situated on the birkirkara bypass . 5 vodafone malta foundation edit the vodafone malta foundation was set up in 2003 and is an entirely separate entity from vodafone malta s commercial organisation . the foundation focuses on supporting projects that make a difference to the maltese community . the chairperson of the foundation was gemma mifsud bonnici until 2015 . the current chairman is michel macelli . references edit mca reports . redtouch uses vodafone http archive.maltatoday.com.mt 2010 01 03 t9.html vodafone unveils highest mobile internet speeds http www.timesofmalta.com articles view 20120412 business news vodafone unveils highest mobile internet speeds .415155 vodafone brings first 4g network to malta http www.timesofmalta.com articles view 20131010 local vodafone brings first 4g network to malta .489665 new store http www.independent.com.mt articles 2014 11 11 company news vodafone malta opens new destination store 6736125487 v t e vodafone subsidiaries and divisions albania czech republic egypt germany ghana greece hungary india ireland italy malta 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