Sherry Singh (CEO, Mauritius Telecom): “I request to be judged by my actions and results”

In an exclusive interview to Business Magazine this week, Sherry Singh, the new CEO of Mauritius Telecom, talked about his vision for the company. He said MT is at a turning point and government has trusted him to lead this organization to new heights. One of the first actions will be to look at MT profit, which has decreased significantly, from Rs 1.8 billion to Rs 990 million despite an increase in turnover from Rs 8 billion to Rs 9 billion in 2014. Talking about the market, he pointed out that it has evolved from one computer connected to an ADSL line in a home, to multi devices connected permanently to the network: laptop, tablet, mobile phones and even smart TVs. With the growing number of devices, the demand follows the same pattern and the copper infrastructure is not the ideal technology to provide for high speed internet, thus the development of a fiber optic network covering the island. With regard to the smart cities project, connectivity is the key. MT will thus have to bring the latest connectivity to these cities.“We are going to be very aggressive in terms of investment over the next 3 years, he warns, so that we prepare the company for the future. If we miss the wave, we could take a significant back step.