Instead, it had to use high cost of satellite connectivity. This changed in 2013 when the country connected to the ACE submarine cable. The connection was enabled through a public private partnership between the government and operators to manage the cable connection based on the principles of cost-based open access. This was complemented by the introduction of competition in 2015. These changes translated into dramatically lower Internet prices. High population density over its two relatively small islands simplified the spread of mobile broadband coverage.