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Ten years of fibre optics Internet at home

6 June 2024 By Avinash Meetoo Leave a Comment

Ten years ago, on 6 June 2014, our copper Internet connection at home was replaced by fibre optics. I was thrilled as I had read that fibre optics allowed for larger bandwidths and, in fact, we got to enjoy 10 Mbit/s for the first time.

This increased speed allowed for new applications: we could watch videos more comfortably and stopped getting the infamous YouTube spinner (probably also because YouTube started having edge servers in Mauritius).

Over the years, our total Internet consumption would increase:

It doubled from 2014 to 2015 and regularly increased (except for 2019 which is an outlier) to stabilise in 2022 (probably because our kids left Mauritius for their higher studies).

From our 10 Mbit/s in 2014, we got 20 Mbit/s on 15 October 2015, 50 Mbit/s on 16 September 2021 and we have been enjoying 100 Mbit/s at home since 19 September 2023.

These days, despite intermittent speed and connectivity issues because of damaged undersea cables, I have to admit that Internet in Mauritius works really great given that the country is so remote. Mauritius Telecom really did great.

We could have used the Internet better

Unfortunately, most people who regularly use the Internet tend to be consumers. For a country as advanced as Mauritius with an educated population enjoying a relatively high standard of living, only a few create original content. I would love to see more artists, more musicians, more YouTubers, etc.

I do contribute from time to time with this family blog (noulakaz.net), my personal blog (avinashmeetoo.com), my own music (avinashmeetoo.com/music) and our website on Mauritian elections (electionsmauritius.com).

I would love to see more Political blogs (with a capital “P”, talking about the future of the country, instead of a small “p”, the politicians).

Who’s interested?

Filed Under: Education, Family, Mauritius, News, Politics, Technology, Web

Le Règne Animal is an excellent movie

25 October 2023 By Avinash Meetoo Leave a Comment

Christina and I watched Le Règne Animal (The Animal Kingdom) with my cousin, Suneelah, yesterday at the movies.

Truly, it was quite an experience for the three of us and, one day later, I am still thinking about what I saw and trying to make sense of it all.

On IMDB, the movie is summarised as

“An adventure between a father and his son, in a world where some humans have started mutating into other animal species.”

On Allociné, the synopsis is:

“Dans un monde en proie à une vague de mutations qui transforment peu à peu certains humains en animaux, François fait tout pour sauver sa femme, touchée par ce phénomène mystérieux. Alors que la région se peuple de créatures d’un nouveau genre, il embarque Émile, leur fils de 16 ans, dans une quête qui bouleversera à jamais leur existence.”

For me, the movie is a bit more than that…

Sure, it’s about the relationship between the dad (Romain Duris) and Émile, the 16 years old son (Paul Kircher). But it is also about how it is important to be surrounded by “good” people: Julia (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and Nina (Billie Blain). I always like to remember that one is the average of the five people he/she sees most…

What I also like is that there are not (very) bad people in the movie. Everyone is just trying to understand / cope / adapt. And it’s quite difficult.

One undertone of the film is that things might be happening because of global warming / climate change but no one truly knows. And it does not look like that a remedy will ever be found.

This is one true post-COVID movie. And you should watch it! Highly rated 8/10 by Christina and I.

Filed Under: Education, Environment, Mauritius, Movies, News, Politics

Happy 19th birthday Kyan

15 September 2023 By Avinash Meetoo Leave a Comment

For the first time in his life, Kyan is celebrating his birthday without us. He has started his first year of university in the beautiful town of Aix-en-Provence.

We did speak (together with Anya too) and Kyan told us that his friends from Mauritius have planned a group call / birthday celebration with him later today. And he has also told us that his new flatmates will also have something for him.

Christina and I are delighted that Kyan has settled beautifully and that his course in linguistics has started well. Sure, it is not easy to start being independent but, at 19, this is something which all kids should experience. It’s both difficult and exhilarating.

Manz ar li Kyan and have a great time 😊

Filed Under: Education, Family, Mauritius, News, Photography

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