The used international Internet bandwidth of Mauritius reached 292.549 Gbps by December 2023, a 24% increase compared to 235.682 Gbps in December 2022, according to latest statistics reported by the Information and Communication Technology Authority of Mauritius (ICTA) (see Mauritius: International Bandwidth of Mauritius Reaches 236 Gbps, December 2022). ICTA previously reported 211.312 Gbps of used international Internet bandwidth by December 2021, 144.973 Gbps in 2020, 101.657 Gbps in 2019, and 64.977 Gbps in 2018. Mauritius is now served by four international submarine cables, with a fifth under planning: South Africa Far East (SAFE) cable which entered service in 2002, Lower Indian Ocean (LION) cable in 2009, METISS (MElting poT Indianoceanic Submarine System) cable in 2021 (see Africa: METISS Submarine Cable Enters Service Connecting Mauritius, Reunion and Madagascar to South Africa), and the troisième cable (T3) in 2023 (see Mauritius: Mauritius Telecom Starts Deployment Of T3 Cable To South Africa). During May 2024, it was reported that Mauritius Telecom was exploring the development of a new T4 submarine cable with partners to connect Africa with Asia to replace the SAFE cable. In addition the domestic MARS cable connecting the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues also entered service in 2019 (see Mauritius: MARS Submarine Cable Enters Service).
Source: ICTA
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