Re: Broadband internet

From: Appadoo Dave <azezezaaa_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:52:41 +0400

Hey

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 7:32 PM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> At 08:12 29-04-2015, Appadoo Dave wrote:
>
>> A quick google search yielded this ICTA National Broadband Policy
>> 2012-2020 document. In this document section 2.5.9, broadband internet in
>> 2002 is referred to as "an internet connectivity of at least 256 kbps". In
>> section 13, a broadband concept of 1mbps/256kbps [down/up] is introduced.
>> This is to ensure availability with an 'acceptable' quality of service,
>> shortly followed by this concept considered to be "aggressive".
>> One small note: I am not referring to the local connection but to the
>> internet access.
>> Mauritius being the "Cyber" island it is currently, isn't it time to
>> revise the broadband definition? What are your thoughts?
>>
>
> There is the following in the ICTA National Broadband Policy:
>
> "By 2014, at least 60% of homes should have affordable access to actual
> download speeds of at least 10 Mbps and actual upload speeds of at least
> 5 Mbps"
>
> Do you have affordable access to that? Has the ICTA been able to reach
> the target it set?
>
The internet subscriptions, with speeds of least 10 mbps, come with a
capped bandwidth, and are not affordable imo.
Are there any public documents or reports pertaining to the stats about the
number of subscribers to the current 'affordable' internet subscriptions,
or whether the mentioned target has been achieved?

A definition of broadband is only relevant if we are comparing dial-up and,
> for example, ADSL. What is the acceptable quality for you to watch a video
> stream over the internet? What is the acceptable quality for you to make a
> video call over the internet?
>
> Dial-up is a 'relic' of internet access and is narrowband, and ADSL has
quite some advantages over dial-up.
Broadband is referred to as high-speed internet access, and if I infer
properly from what you've written, it should be give an acceptable video
quality for a stream as well as for a video call. In my case, I'd prefer a
720p streaming quality and a smooth 480p video call quality.

Cheers,
EVad
Received on Thu Apr 30 2015 - 17:52:53 PST