Category: Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) – Yahoo set out on Monday to capture life on Earth in digital formats for a “time capsule” to be buried in Silicon Valley as well as beamed from Mexico into the cosmos.The Internet giant invited people worldwide to contribute pictures, videos, songs, ideas, drawings or anything else they […]

October 10, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, the island’s biggest cellular phone operator, has jumped into the lucrative business process outsourcing industry by extending its customer support channels to local and overseas clients. A unit of Telekom Malaysia, Dialog says their dedicated BPO unit employs over 500 skilled professionals offering customer support services in three […]

DHAKA, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) – AlwaysOn Network, Inc.of the United States will invest 60 million dollars to provide Internet services to most of Bangladesh within 10 years, a government spokesman said Monday. The company signed an agreement with the information and communication technology ministry on Sunday to establish Internet services in each of the […]

TEHRAN, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) – Ever wanted the mobile number 123456789?In Iran it can be yours, if you have tens of thousands of dollars to spare. The Islamic republic’s telecommunication officials have decided to auction off hundreds of catchy number sequences and use the profits to shore up the cumbersome Iranian mobile phone network, […]

October 7, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s deadly ethnic conflict is possibly the biggest challenge that is holding down the business process outsourcing industry’s growth, as an escalation in violence spooks foreign clients, a new industry study shows. The South Asian Island had a head start by opening its telecommunications industry in the early 1990s, […]

NEW DELHI, India, Oct 7, 2006 (AFP) – The body representing India’s booming outsourcing business insisted Saturday that the country was a safe place to do business following a British TV news sting showed alleged call centre fraud.Britain’s Channel 4 aired a documentary Thursday purporting to show how the data of thousands of British customers […]

October 4, 2006 (Dow Jones)–Sri Lanka’s two listed telecommunications companies are poised for record profits this year as the country’s low penetration levels and the new products on offer continue to lure subscribers, offsetting the impact of higher interest rates and any possible slowdown in the economy. Analysts expect Sri Lanka Telecom shares to rise […]

October 02, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom has picked up a radio and television frequency license, which gives them the edge to rollout a host of infotainment services ranging from television to mobile phone services. A unit of Telekom Malaysia, Dialog picked up the frequency by acquiring a 90 percent stake in Asset Media (Pvt) […]

October 02 2006 (LBO) – Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, has sold over 5,000 handsets equipped with Sinhala language settings and keypads, since they were launched in Sri Lanka last week. Sri Lanka South Asian to offer mobile technologies way back in 1989, and the current 4-million subscriber market is split between Dialog […]

September 28 2006 (LBO) – India’s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Thursday officially kicked off a 1.8 billion rupee undersea cable unit with Sri Lanka Telecom, which will bring down call rates between South Asian countries. The optical fibre cable, which run between Mt Lavinia (Sri Lanka) and Tuticorin in India, will enable SLT customers to […]

September 26, 2006 (LBO) – Cisco Systems, the world’s leading supplier of network equipment and solutions, hopes to double its sales in Sri Lanka as local banks and telcos keep pace with IT trends. Having earlier serviced Sri Lanka as an extension of its Indian operation, Cisco now has a fully fledged office here, after […]

Sept 26, 2006 (LBO) – Japanese telco NEC Tuesday inked a deal with Sri Lanka’s Steuartel (Pvt) Ltd to sell its cellular handsets in the local market. “We hope to cater to the medium and the high end market with phone units made in Japan. Phones at entry level will be priced at 11,900 rupees […]