04 October 2021

Mauritius is now in the still restricted circle of African countries that are already experimenting with 5G, thanks to the official launch of the service by mobile operator Mauritius Telecom (MT).

The launch, via the operator’s mobile network MyT Mobile, comes just one month after obtaining its 5G licence, sees the island nation join the likes of Togo, Senegal and Nigeria, which are all trialling the next generation technology.

Sherry Singh, chief executive officer at Mauritius Telecom, said that “with the launch of the four MyT 5G Experience Zones, Mauritius Telecom is the first operator to deploy the 5th generation mobile network in Mauritius and is also among the first in Africa to deploy 5G”. He added that the transition will be gradual.

According to Singh, subscribers will receive a message inviting them to subscribe to the 5G network. For a start, 5G is deployed in the Cybercity areas of Ebene, Trianon, Bagatelle and Reduit. It will later be extended to other regions of the country.