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| FACILITIES AND SERVICES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
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| The Telecomminication Infrastructure |
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TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS THAT MEET GLOBAL STANDARDS
Mauritius is found on the route of the SAT3/WASC/SAFE sub-marine cable which links Southern Europe, Western and Southern Africa and South-East Asia. All of the telecommunication traffic of Mauritius is channeled through the SAT3/WASC/SAFE cable which has a capacity of 130Gbps.Access on the SAFE cable from Mauritius is now liberalized and Mauritius has one of the most efficient and up-to-date telecommunication network in Africa. Mauritius has a fully digitalized telecommunication system ranking with the most sophisticated anywhere. The island has seen a boom in its number of connected lines, a leap from 65,000 in1991 to over 375,000 in
2007. As such Mauritius has Africa’s second highest fixed line penetration of over 27.2 percent for its 1.2 million inhabitants. The mobile line tele-density has also had tremendous expansion from 2.03 per cent in 1997 to nearly 60% in 2007. The island has an elaborate fibre optic network for both telephony and data services. Businesses operating in Mauritius can benefit from ISDN, National and International digital leased lines, Frame Relay, ATM and xDSL connectivity at competitive prices.
 WELL-ESTABLISHED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Mauritius has a fully liberalized ICT sector with the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) as the regulatory authority. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the authority can appeal against the decision in front of the ICT Appeal Tribunal. The sector is well-regulated with the following legislative framework:
- Electronic Transaction Act 2000
- Cyber crime and Computer Misuse Act 2003
- Data Protection Act 2004
Telecommunication Costs
Mauritius is connected to the SAT-3/WASC/SAFE submarine fiber optic cable which has become the driving force behind the development of the ICT sector in Mauritius.
Telecommunication services include the availability of WiMax, HSDPA the 3G mobile networks.
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Telecommunication infrastructure being the lifeline of the ICT industry, a state-of-the-art telecom network is one of the key success factors of the Ebène CyberCity. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) was entrusted the responsibility to design the communication network with the objective of positioning the CyberCity as an advanced technology park.
As such, the complete network infrastructure was designed for provisioning and managing various Data Communication Services to clients in the CyberCity and the Cyber Towers with the understanding that BPML would be able to source International Bandwidth directly from the SAFE cable through Mauritius Telecom’s network. BPML presently provides services to high-bandwidth consumers such as ISPs, Call Centers, BPOs, DDRCs and other software development companies. |
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| Network Operations Centre |
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The telecommunication network at the Ebène CyberCity is managed from the Network Operations Centre (NOC) which is located in CyberTower I. The NOC which has the features of an advanced Data Centre – security and access control, temperature and humidity control, and UPS power - houses the Copper and Optical Fibre Distribution Frames, Access Network Equipment and other Service Support Infrastructure such as Network Management Systems.
The NOC is manned by a team of Engineers with the skills and experience to coordinate with service providers to provide various telecom services to the clients. The NOC provides 24/7 helpdesk facility to clients for the troubleshooting and coordination with Service Providers. We also advise clients on their telecom needs.
Our cabling infrastructure spans all over the CyberCity and reaches every plot of land.
The following cables have been deployed :
- Copper cables for carrying Voice traffic and ADSL based Data services.
- Optical Fibre Cables to carry Data Services and Converged multimedia services.
- Single Mode Optical Fibre cables to support the ‘Passive Optical Network (PON) based ‘Fiber To The Business (FTTB)’ network providing Data Services (Both TDM based and Packet switched services).
- Multimode Optical Fibre cables to support applications like interoffice connectivity, Intranet applications and to support any future requirements.
Our cabling network offerings are as follows :
- Every office module in Cyber Tower I and Cyber Tower II
- 20-30 pair copper cable
- 4 core Single mode fibre
- 6 core Multimode fibre (Only in Cyber Tower I)
- Every plot of land in the CyberCity
- 100 pair copper cable
- 4 core Single mode fibre
- 6 core Multimode fibre
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