From Maritime Gateway to Digital Hub: Mauritius Telecom’s Cloud Transformation
Backed by a strategic partnership with Huawei Cloud Stack, Mauritius...
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From the lush, green coastlines of sugarcane fields to the bustling financial center of Port Louis, Mauritius, the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean,” is charting a bold course into the digital future. As Africa’s most competitive, high-income economy, this multicultural island nation, guided by a national ICT blueprint, is turning cloud technology into a vital bridge between its storied maritime heritage and its ambitious roadmap for the future.<br />
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At the heart of this transformation is Mauritius Telecom, the nation’s digital champion. The company has moved beyond laying cables to serving island-wide broadband, and from a traditional telco to a cloud-enabled digital technology partner. Now, backed by a strategic partnership with Huawei Cloud Stack, Mauritius Telecom is helping accelerate both digital and AI transformation across this island nation.<br />
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From Communication Networks to a Crucial Digital Engine<br />
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Mauritius Telecom is central to the country’s digital transformation. They are a cornerstone of national telecom infrastructure and digital development, providing fixed voice, mobile communications, broadband access, data centers, and ICT services. In 2018, the Government of Mauritius launched the Digital Mauritius 2030 Strategic Plan, an initiative aimed at modernizing the nation’s digital infrastructure. <br />
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The plan emphasizes building robust and secure foundations, strengthening digital sovereignty, and adopting emerging technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and 5G. In alignment with this vision, Mauritius Telecom has made significant investments in 5G networks, data centers, cloud platforms, and next-generation technologies—all critical to the country’s digital foundation. <br />
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The company began its cloud journey as early as 2010 and, by 2020, had started building Tier-4 data centers with outsourced Infrastructure‑as‑a‑Service (IaaS) capabilities. Mauritius Telecom’s stated mission is to become Africa’s leading digital service provider, act as a bridge between ...
