Mauritian Mobile Communications Market has earned revenues of $174m in 2009 and is estimated to reach $271m in 2016, backed by high disposable income and vibrant tourism industry, according to new analysis from business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.
The research covers technologies including 2G (CDMA/TDMA/GSM), 2.5G (GPRS/EDGE), 3G (CDMA 2000/WCDMA), and 4G (fully IP-based integrated system).
Mervin Miemoukanda, research analyst at Frost & Sullivan, said: "The submarine cables that are being deployed will mitigate bandwidth shortages witnessed in the country.
"The key drivers of this market are high disposable income, a vibrant tourism industry, the increasing demand for mobile broadband and multimedia, and the diminishing costs of handsets."
The firm said that low levels of Internet and fixed-line penetration rates in Mauritius mean that there are still growth opportunities in the country.
However, the mobile penetration rate was 82% in 2009, showing near saturation in the Mauritian mobile communications market paving way for intense competition among operators to retain their customers and acquire new ones.
The company said that this situation will enable mobile operators to improve the quality of service with continuous infrastructure investment such as call-switching capacity to develop innovative offerings, and to initiate managed services by outsourcing non-core businesses.
