Technology
Colin Camilleri - a sad loss
By MaltaMedia News
Oct 21, 2007 - 11:56:18 AM

Ing. Colin Camilleri, Chief Technology Officer at the Malta Communications Authority, passed away on Thursday at Sir Paul Boffa Hospital. His funeral was held on Saturday at St Lucija, followed by interment at Ta' l-Erwieh Cemetery, Tarxien.

In a statement to the press, MaltaMedia Deputy Chairman Dr. Ing. Saviour Zammit said Colin Camilleri was an exceptional telecoms engineer and a devoted family man. His initial restless, inquisitive mind took him to work with the main players in the telecoms industry in Malta. His will to explore further led him to work for a major telecoms company outside our shores, at the time when telecoms was the market to be in.  

Colin joined the Malta Communications Authority just when the telecommunications sector in Malta was facing, undoubtedly, its most exciting and defining moments. His vision and knowledge of the local and foreign telecommunications sectors allowed him to influence markedly the shape that this market has taken.  

"We will all remember his untiring spirit as he raced to help liberalise many of the telecom sectors in Malta, with resounding success. All the industry players were grateful that Colin was at the MCA in full knowledge that the technical intricacies of our sector were well understood with him at the helm. We all owe a lot to his dynamism and energy," Dr. Ing. Saviour Zammit said.

The MaltaMedia Deputy Chairman concluded by saying that Ing. Camilleri will be sorely missed by the ones he loved and the ones he touched. "Our world will be that little more empty now that he is looking down at us with Him. Rest in peace, colleague and friend."