Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML)
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Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML) is a telecommunications and Internet service provider
in Mauritius
, a small republic in the Indian Ocean
.Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML) was founded in 2003 by MTNL an India
n Government-owned telephone service provider.
MTNL has set up its 100% subsidiary, Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited(MTML) in Mauritius
, for providing basic, mobile and international long distance services as second operator in Mauritius. Necessary licenses were obtained in January 2004. MTML has already started its ILD
& CDMA based basic services in Mauritius
. In Mauritius
, 44,312 telephone connections are actually operational from a total switching capacity of 50,000. Moreover, through joint ventures with local telecommunications providers, MTML also to offer internet
access through its wireless
network to its users from February 2007.
The MTML was incorporated as private domestic company at Mauritius
on 14.11.2003 with an authorized
capital of MUR 600M and the paid up capital as on 31.3.2008 stands as MUR 436.5 Million. The company
is having License from the telecom regulatory ICTA for Fixed Telephone Services, Mobile
Services,
International Long Distance Services and Internet Services.
It has Installed 100K state of art technology CDMA IX & IX EVDO switch with a radio network of 51 Base
stations. The system is equipped to provide value added services viz., SMS
, DATA, Multi Media service
The Company is second operator in Fixed Line and third operator in Mobile
and one among the seven ILD
operators.The company is equipped with call centre (10 positions) and 11 Customer Care centres all over
the island and started its operations in the year 2005-2006 partially. The full operations of the company
started from March 2007.
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
in Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, a small republic in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
.Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML) was founded in 2003 by MTNL an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Government-owned telephone service provider.
MTNL has set up its 100% subsidiary, Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited(MTML) in Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, for providing basic, mobile and international long distance services as second operator in Mauritius. Necessary licenses were obtained in January 2004. MTML has already started its ILD
ILD
- Organizations :* Institute for Liberty and Democracy, an institution in Lima, Peru* International Labor Defense, a former legal defense organization in USA- Science and technology :...
& CDMA based basic services in Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. In Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, 44,312 telephone connections are actually operational from a total switching capacity of 50,000. Moreover, through joint ventures with local telecommunications providers, MTML also to offer internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
access through its wireless
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
network to its users from February 2007.
The MTML was incorporated as private domestic company at Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
on 14.11.2003 with an authorized
capital of MUR 600M and the paid up capital as on 31.3.2008 stands as MUR 436.5 Million. The company
is having License from the telecom regulatory ICTA for Fixed Telephone Services, Mobile
Mobile computing
Mobile computing is a form of human–computer interaction by which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage. Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software...
Services,
International Long Distance Services and Internet Services.
It has Installed 100K state of art technology CDMA IX & IX EVDO switch with a radio network of 51 Base
stations. The system is equipped to provide value added services viz., SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
, DATA, Multi Media service
The following Telecom Services are being provided by MTML as of today
- - Fixed WirelessFixed wirelessFixed wireless is the operation of wireless devices or systems used to connect two fixed locations with a radio or other wireless link, such as laser bridge. Usually, fixed wireless is part of a wireless LAN infrastructure. The purpose of a fixed wireless link is to enable data communications...
TelephoneTelephoneThe telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other... - - MobileMobile computingMobile computing is a form of human–computer interaction by which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage. Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software...
- - International Long Distance Calls by Calling Cards
- - Dial-Up InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
through Fixed Wireless Phones under brand name "MTML INTERNET EXPRESS SERVICE". - - BroadbandBroadbandThe term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
service through EVDO Data card and USB card / PC CardPC CardIn computing, PC Card is the form factor of a peripheral interface designed for laptop computers. The PC Card standard was defined and developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association which itself was created by a number of computer industry companies in the United States...
under the brand name "MTML AZU Broadband"
The Company is second operator in Fixed Line and third operator in Mobile
Mobile computing
Mobile computing is a form of human–computer interaction by which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage. Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software...
and one among the seven ILD
operators.The company is equipped with call centre (10 positions) and 11 Customer Care centres all over
the island and started its operations in the year 2005-2006 partially. The full operations of the company
started from March 2007.
- The company has the following customer base as of 31.3.2008.
- - Fixed Wireless Phones 26,710
- - MobileMobile computingMobile computing is a form of human–computer interaction by which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage. Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software...
8,901 - - International Long Distance (through CAC) 5,708
- - InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
Customers 2,993
Revenue
- The company earned a gross revenue of MUR 188.8M from services during the year 2007-08 and just broke even during the year 2007-08.
- The Fixed assets of the company as of 31.3.2008 MUR 445.27 M.