RE: Mauritius to be connected to a third Fibre Cable

From: Irshaad Abdool <irshaad_abd_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 13:41:04 +0400

Hi SM;
Thank you for your clarification. Please let us know when they send you the analysis you requested.
Also, what new advantage can we get with a new cable to Mauritius? Is there any optimisation that can be done with the current infrastructure (cables and backbone)?
Regards;

M Irshaad Abdoolwww.irshaad.me | www.blog.irshaad.mefacebook.com/abdoolirshaad

> Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 02:20:06 -0700
> To: irshaad_abd_at_hotmail.com; p.hilbert_at_defimedia.info; mauritius-internet-users_at_lists.elandnews.com
> From: sm+mu_at_elandsys.com
> Subject: Re: Mauritius to be connected to a third Fibre Cable
>
> Hello,
> At 01:32 12-05-2015, Irshaad Abdool wrote:
> >I came across an article [1] mentioning that Mauritius will be
> >connected to a 3rd Fibre Optic Cable and this will help to increase
> >the Internet connectivity speed and also lower prices.
> >
> >Can people in the field confirm whether a 3rd cable will be able to
> >bring those changes. Thank you.
>
> There was an announcement about the third submarine Fiber Optic cable
> in March. Having a third cable will not increase the speed of
> internet access in Mauritius. I sent an email to the Information and
> Communication Technologies Authority to enquire about the tariff
> analysis for internet service providers on 14 April. I am waiting
> for a reply. The analysis would help to understand what is
> preventing consumers in Mauritius from being charged a lower price
> for internet access.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
>
                                               
Received on Tue May 12 2015 - 09:41:20 PST