Category: Technology

October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s mobile phone penetration is due to peak at 38 percent in 2008, amidst regulatory bottlenecks to iron out crucial issues like interconnection and the management of frequency spectrum, an equity research report said Wednesday. However, operators have found loopholes within the law which allows them to offer ‘seasonal’ […]

October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Korea’s Samsung Networks Inc has picked up a 15 million dollar contract to digitally link up key Sri Lankan government agencies. Samsung will equip and digitally manage the Lanka Government Network or LGN project, connecting line ministries and divisional secretaries to ensure a smooth flow of information. The South Korean […]

CANNES, France, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) – TV on tiny mobile phone screens may have started out small but it is growing up fast as more and more cellphone users around the world tune into television on their mini screens.Today, fans can catch up with the latest episodes of smash hit TV shows, from “Desperate […]

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 […]

Oct 10 2006 (LBO) – A lack of land could stand in the way of Sri Lanka clinching top Business Process Outsourcing contracts, the country’s ICT Agency says. The island is competing with neighboring India and other regional countries for a slice of the global 11.5 billion dollar BPO business, selling on its strengths of […]

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 […]

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) […]