DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Mauritius – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband – Statistics and Analyses” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
The island nation of Mauritius has long been a pioneer in the telecom sector. It was the first market in the greater Africa region to launch mobile telecom networks (in 1989), the first to provide a 3G service (2004), the first in the world to develop a nationwide WiMAX wireless broadband network (2005), and one of the first to launch IPTV services (2006). LTE and fibre broadband services are nationally available, while the government has also supported the building of a national Wi-Fi network, with additional funds set aside in the 2017-18 Budget.
The incumbent telco, Mauritius Telecom, has been partially privatised and benefits from the scale and technical prowess of Orange Group, which holds a 40% interest in the operator. All sectors of the market are open to competition. The country is a hub for submarine cables providing international connectivity, with the first stage of laying the IOX Cable underway and expected to be ready for service in 2019. The LION3 cable provides additional capacity and is helping make Mauritius a regional hub for cable connectivity.
Mauritius is successfully pursuing a policy to make telecommunications a pillar of economic growth, and to have a fully digital-based infrastructure. The mobile market, with penetration at 143% by late 2018, is migrating from voice to data services. There are three network operators Mauritius Telecom (in partnership with Orange Group), Emtel (operated by the Currimjee Jeewanjee Group and Bharti Enterprises), and Mahanagar (a subsidiary of MTNL which is also the island’s second fixed-line operator using CDMA2000 technology). These operators have steadily increased the reach of their LTE infrastructure to support growing demand for mobile data services.
In the broadband sector there is continuing progress in developing FttC and FttP rollouts. Mauritius Telecom invested more than Rs5 billion to fast-track national FttP deployment.
Key Developments:
- IOX Cable survey gets underway;
- MAS cable lands at Rodrigues;
- Mauritius Telecom completes national LTE and fibre network reach;
- Mauritius signs MoU with Estonia to develop ICTs;
- Government makes progress with its Wi-Fi Mauritius program;
- Emtel extends Airbox FWA across Mauritius;
- Government unveils Smart Mauritius program;
- Korean government helps develop e-government services;
- National Broadband Policy aiming for 100Mb/s availability nationally by 2020;
- Report update includes telcos operating data to Q4 2017, regulators market data to June 2018, recent market developments.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Key statistics
2 Country overview
3 Telecommunications market
3.1 Market analysis
4 Regulatory environment
4.1 Telecommunications Act 1998
4.2 Information and Communication Technology Act 2001
4.3 National Telecommunications Policy (NTP 2003, 2004)
4.4 National Broadband Policy 20122020
4.5 National ICT Strategic Plan 2011 2014
4.6 Smart Mauritius
4.7 Regulatory authority
4.8 Electronic Transaction Act
4.9 Telecom sector liberalisation
4.10 Interconnection
4.11 Universal Service Fund
5 Fixed network operators
5.1 Mauritius Telecom (MT)
5.2 Mahanagar (MTML)
6 Telecommunications infrastructure
6.1 Overview of the national telecom network
6.2 International infrastructure
7 Fixed-line broadband market
7.1 Introduction and statistical overview
7.2 Broadband statistics
7.3 Broadband infrastructure
8 Digital economy
8.1 E-government
8.2 Videostreaming
9 Mobile market
9.1 Market analysis
9.2 Mobile statistics
9.3 Forecasts mobile subscribers 2019; 2021; 2023
9.4 Mobile infrastructure
9.5 Major mobile operators
9.6 Mobile content and applications
Companies Mentioned
- Mauritius Telecom
- Mahanagar Telephone (Mauritius) (MTNL)
- Emtel (Millicom
- Currimjee Jeewanjee
- Bharti Airtel)
- Bharat Telecom
- Network Plus
- DCL Internet
- Outremer Telecom.
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