WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, October 20, 2015/APO (African Press Organization)/ —
The Government of Mauritius has expressed a commitment to affordable, ultrahighspeed internet connections for its inhabitants and businesses. In order to supplement the island’s existing 17,077 Mbps of international connectivity, improve network resiliency, and provide route diversity, the government intends to build a third submarine fibre optic cable serving Mauritius and the Island of Rodrigues.
The additional bandwidth provided by the cable would support high value-added ICT activities such as data hosting, disaster recovery centers, cloud computing services, and financial and accounting outsourcing activities. These types of industries would align with the Government of Mauritius’ goal of transforming to a service-based economy by 2020.
Mauritius’ Ministry of Technology, Communication, and Innovation established a Steering Committee of public and private stakeholders to lead the development of the submarine cable project. The Steering Committee is soliciting Expressions of Interest to gauge the interest of potential investors that could provide capital for the project. The Steering Committee anticipates the total investment required for the 2000 km cable will be between $70 million and $100 million.
Link for more information:
Ministry of Technology, Communication, and Innovation of the Government of Mauritius
Proposal Deadline:
Monday, November 9, 2015 by 1:00 UTC+04:00
Point of Contact:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation
Level 4, New Government House
Port Louis
Republic of Mauritius
Email:
psmtci@govmu.org
flavictoire@govmu.org
