1. RADHACHARAN SHAKYA Senior Advisor - ICT Authority, Mauritius

8. ICT in Mauritius as at date

9. Tariff evolution

10. Access Spectrum Assignment
2.4, 2.6, 3.5, 5.2 GHz
Broadband Wireless Access
5.4, 5.8 GHz
Broadband Wireless Access
CDMA
800MHz
WLL
GSM
900MHz
All Techs
900 MHz
IMT
1989
1996
1997
2004
2005
2006
2012
2017
2018
IMT
UMTS 2100 MHz
CDMA 800MHz
WiMAX
2.6 GHz
WiMAX
3.5 GHz
ETACS
800/ 900MHz
IMT
LTE 1800 MHz
IMT
LTE 2100, 2600 MHz

11. Broadcasting Spectrum

12. Opportunities - Administrative
Merger of ICTA & IBA
PLMN Licences expiring in November 2018/2019
Renewal period 3 years + 3 years
Undergoing Projects -Smart City, Safe City & Metro Project
Exploring possibility of spectrum trading and sharing
Exploring possibilities of Virtual Network Operators (VNO)

13. Opportunities - Technical
Digital dividend
TV white space
Convergence of services & technologies
M2M and IoT /IoET
5G technology
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
Availability of spare spectrum
3.5 GHz
2.5 GHz
2.3 GHz
2.1 GHz (partial)

14. Digital Dividend

15. TV white space Expression of interest was floated but not finalized
No field trial done
Can learn from world communities especially South Africa experience
Bring out consultation paper on TV white space to move ahead

16. M2M and IoT/IoET

17. 5G Technology

18. Smart City Plan

19. Smart City Plan

20. Challenges

21. Spectrum Management Challenges
Limited and Saturated Market
Meeting expectations of stakeholders –
Government
Service providers / licensees
Investors
Public / customers
Fast growing technology making small span of life – no local manufacturer
Keeping pace of regulatory framework with technology
Add new spectrum management tools in our tool kit
Continuous re-farming of frequency band aligning to latest technical evolution

22. Limited and Saturated Market

23. Meeting expectations of stakeholders
Government would like to have:
ICT sector as 3rd pillar or better
ICT contribution to GDP should be over 5.6 %
Foreign Investment to grow
Large growth of employment in ICT sector
Service providers / licensees:
Long term policy
Long duration of Licences
Positive return on their investments
Level playing field
Bring OTT players in licensing framework
Investors:
Positive environment
Clear long term policy
Ease of doing business
Minimum intervention of government/regulator
Public / Consumers:
Affordable price
Defined quality of service
Quick and transparent grievance handling mechanism
More choice
Choice to change operator
Latest technology

24. Fast growing Technology
Short life span of telecommunications equipment
Recurring high investments-even before to break even
Continuous investment for capacity building
Pre-maturity deployment
Priority Shifting - Spectrum Band
No local study on long term and persistent exposure to radiation
Interoperability & Standardization

25. Way Forward Unified Licensing
Technology/Service Neutral spectrum allocation
Devise an innovative mechanism for spectrum
allocation
Introduce Spectrum Trading, sharing and Leasing
Allow Virtual Network Operators (VNOs)
Induct new technologies after industry consultations-TV White space, Digital Audio Broadcast, LoRA, Sigfox,etc
Meeting the vision of the Government making Mauritius a Smart Island and ICT hub for world community

26. Thanks