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Integrating an Island Nation Leveraging the latest technologies, Airtel Seychelles is bringing Seychelles into the modern age with unrivalled telecommunication solutions Writer: Jonathan Dyble | Project Manager: Donovan Smith

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elecommunications is truly an industry under the spotlight in Africa.

According to recent reports, the sub-Saharan region of the continent is expecting to house more than one billion mobile connections

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that combined will contribute to a total service revenue of $46 billion within the next five years.

Recent developments to this end include a growth in the number of African undersea fibre optic cables, with the likes of DARE on the east coast

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and EllaLink on the west coast offering regional-record speeds of up to 72 terabits per second of bandwidth.

The Seychelles, on the other hand, is a different story, but still a prime example of progression.

According to statistics from the

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International Telecommunications Union, last year saw approximately 177 mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants and 76 mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.

Comparing the current situation to 1995 when the internet hadn’t

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even been introduced across the archipelago, it is clear to see that the country has made substantial progress, with a significant proportion of its population now having access to not only cellular communications, but also mobile broadband.

A bond of togetherness

Much of these advancements can be attributed to the continual developments that have been facilitated

by Airtel Seychelles.

Launched in 1998, the firm has continued to introduce a range of firsts

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across the nation’s telecommunications sector, including pre-paid plans, dedicated customer care, call ring back tunes, video calling, mobile top up, missed call alerts, MMS and 3G data services.

“At Airtel Seychelles we strive to meet our customers’ needs, and continuously improve our service delivery through innovative technology with successful global partnerships,” the Company states on its website.

This customer-centric business model has materialised in a multitude of different ways, from the launch of a customer service contact line that is up and running seven days a week between 8am and 11pm, to a network of branches spread throughout the country’s three main islands; Mahe, Praslin and La Digue.

Abiding by this ethos, reflected in its slogan ‘a bond of togetherness’, Airtel Seychelles ensures that it provides a personal and tailored service to each and every one of its customers,

providing them with unrivalled telecommunication solutions.

Connectivity on the go

Mobile internet is a staple of Airtel Seychelles’ leading solutions, providing both extensive 3G and 4G services to its clientele.

An archipelago made up of 115 islands off the east coast of Africa, the pure geographical make up of Seychelles presents great challenges in the way of providing reliable fixed-line connectivity to its inhabitants.

As a result, mobile technology has thrived – a segment where Airtel has focused much of its efforts.

In maintaining a competitive advantage, the Company runs an extensive prepaid promotion plan on 3G and 4G mobile data by providing its customers with a selection of ‘Data Boosters’. Ranging from 25 megabytes to 10 gigabytes, these offer attractive usage bonuses of up to 300 percent.

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Over the years, HMRG has diversified its business activities to become a pioneering leader in the fields of ICT, mobile telecommunications, IT hardware and software solutions, lighting and cabling solutions, mobile applications, kitchen and bakery industrial equipment, luxury furniture, elegant kitchen appliances and luxury cars.

Established in the mobile devices market in Mauritius and in the Indian Ocean Islands in 1999, followed by Dubai in 2004 and Central African Countries in 2012, HMRG, being involved in both import and export of mobile devices, has enjoyed exponential growth with an increased portfolio of activities.

Since 2006, under Luxury Automobile Ltd, the Group has brought to Mauritius the epitome of power, beauty and soul with Aston Martin. Luxury Automobile is now also supplying the best of Italian excellence – Maserati.

Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the firm ranks in the top three mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers, offering anything from 4G to high speed home broadband to wireless services.

With a mission to bring world-class quality of life to the people of Africa, HMRG currently distributes more than 20 world-renowned branded products across a number of African countries.

HMRG looks to further strengthen and expand its technological devices business in Seychelles as well as the whole continent.

According to statistics taken at the end of March 2018, Bharti Airtel had over 413 million customers across its global portfolio.

T +230 405 99 99 E info@hmrawat.com Overseas projects are particularly popular

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or decades, the HM RAWAT Group of companies (HMRG) has been rated among the best performing business groups in Mauritius. Founded in 1959, the group is a 100 percent owned and self-financed family business headquartered at the HASSAM MOUSSA RAWAT BUSINESS CENTRE, a landmark facility in Beau Bassin, Mauritius. HMRG is driven by Mr. Mohamad Ali H. Rawat. and Mr. Mohamad Ameen H. Rawat.

In 2018, the group has also become an Apple authorised reseller, enlarging the Group’s portfolio of activity in the mobile devices sector. The Group has also become the official distributor of globally recognised corporation Havells to provide the best electrical and lighting solutions.

The wider Airtel Group, known as Bharti Airtel Limited, is a leading global telecommunications company that has operations in 16 countries across Asia and Africa.

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Connectivity on the up

Two decades on from its inception, Airtel Seychelles has been fundamental to the national connectivity revolution.

According to the World Economic Forum’s Network Readiness Index, through a pursuit of a well-coordinated telecommunications strategy, internet penetration across the country increased from 41 percent in 2010 to 58 percent in 2015.

Further, in the three years since, this number has continued to rise, designed to enhance the performance largely owed to the expansive Coupling this with its substantial of your smartphone,” the firm states efforts of Airtel Seychelles that now product listings, selling the latest on its website. serves approximately 65,000 mobile phones from leading global brands “You can make video calls, access subscribers across the country, such as Samsung, Nokia, Huawei and emails from just about anywhere, concatering to the majority of island others, Airtel Seychelles is not only nation’s 95,000 inhabitants. supporting, but transforming the lives nect to high-speed Internet, download Looking ahead, leveraging the of people across the country, providing music, participate in video blogs, do your internet banking, and much more. Just continual evolution and adaptation secure and reliable access to mobile of technologies, Airtel Seychelles will broadband anytime, anywhere with its about anything you can do on an internet-connected computer, you can now likely continue to thrive in this same complete coverage promise. do on the go from your phone.” manor.

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Emerald House East Coast Highway of Providence PO Box 13558 Mahe Seychelles Tel: +248 4600 609 caretouch@airtel.sc www.africa.airtel.com/seychelles

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