Re: Internet speeds in Mauritius

From: Kevin Beaumont <kevin.beaumont_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:49:50 +0100

Thank you! :)

In testing between the UK and Mauritius we see very poor speeds -
350ms+ latency and 0.5mbit downloads, 0.1mbit upload. This is using
Speedtest.net to the Mauritius Telecom server.

On 4 September 2015 at 16:24, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
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> At 07:48 04-09-2015, Kevin Beaumont wrote:
>>
>> We are looking at setting up Internet services in Mauritius and
>> site-to-site VPNs back to the UK. What are speeds and reliability
>> like in Mauritius?
>
>
> The speed depends on whether the service you got from the ISP is best-effort
> or a service with the speed being guaranteed in the SLA. An ADSL (4M)
> business package has an upload speed of 1,024 kbps. Internet access is, in
> general, as reliable as with an ISP in U.K.
>
> You can get faster speeds with IPLC or "Global IP Premium". The price for
> 10 Mbps is advertised as MUR 67,200. It should be more reliable as it
> includes dedicated international bandwidth.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
Received on Fri Sep 04 2015 - 15:50:06 PST