Category: Technology

Fixed line giant Sri Lanka Telecom together with international chipmaker Intel Corp., will deploy a high speed wireless internet network, with a test service already in operation.Fixed line giant Sri Lanka Telecom together with international chipmaker Intel Corp., will deploy a high speed wireless internet network, with a test service already in operation. Telecom chief […]

The SEA-ME-WE4 cable has landed in Bangladesh. This is great news. In this time of off-shoring and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), a country that is not connected to the outside world through optical fibre cable is at a tremendous disadvantage. Satellite connectivity is simply not enough for participation in the BPO business: the costs are […]

The government on Friday said it would investigate the damage to a crucial submarine cable connecting the island to the rest of the world, over a year after the incidence. The government on Friday said it would investigate the damage to a crucial submarine cable connecting the island to the rest of the world, over […]

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (AFP) – The chairman of Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, said Monday the company planned to invest more than one billion dollars to expand in India in the next five years, a news report said.NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (AFP) – The chairman of Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, said Monday the […]

Cellular giant, Dialog Telekom will tap the “on the way home” supermarket chain, to allow its 400,000 post paid customer base to pay their phone bills along with their shopping beginning Monday.Cellular giant, Dialog Telekom will tap the “on the way home” supermarket chain, to allow its 400,000 post paid customer base to pay their […]

Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia Berhard, says its pre-paid subscribers can instantly top up their cellular phone balances, if they are accountholders of Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank.Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia Berhard, says its pre-paid subscribers can instantly top up their cellular phone balances, if they are accountholders of Sri Lanka’s […]

Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia Berhard, says its pre-paid subscribers can instantly top up their cellular phone balances, if they are accountholders of Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank.Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia Berhard, says its pre-paid subscribers can instantly top up their cellular phone balances, if they are accountholders of Sri Lanka’s […]

Dialog Telekom Ltd, Sri Lanka’s largest cellular operator said Thursday that its net profits for the third-quarter jumped 42 per cent as it aggressively expanded its subscriber base. Dialog Telekom Ltd, Sri Lanka’s largest cellular operator said Thursday that its net profits for the third-quarter jumped 42 per cent as it aggressively expanded its subscriber […]

Sri Lanka Telecom, the island’s largest fixedline operator, said Wednesday its group net profits rose 91 percent to Rs. 2.5 billion, for the nine months to Sept. 30 2005, over the same period last year. Sri Lanka Telecom, the island’s largest fixedline operator, said Wednesday its group net profits rose 91 percent to Rs. 2.5 […]

3G mobile licenses could be on auction as early as first quarter 2006, with a telco watchdog proposed licensing plan currently up for discussion. 3G mobile licenses could be on auction as early as first quarter 2006, with a telco watchdog proposed licensing plan currently up for discussion. The 3G consultancy paper identifies up to […]

Dialog Telekom on Monday signed a deal worth Rs.1.8 billion to buy over Sri Lanka’s largest private communication backbone operator, MTT Networks.Dialog Telekom on Monday signed a deal worth Rs. 1.8 billion to buy over Sri Lanka’s largest private communication backbone operator, MTT Networks. Dialog Telekom on Monday signed a deal worth Rs. 1.8 billion […]

Sri Lanka is testing a wireless network based emergency and disaster warning system, eleven months after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed some 40,000 coastal dwellers.Sri Lanka is testing a wireless network based emergency and disaster warning system, eleven months after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed some 40,000 coastal dwellers. Developed by Dialog Telekom and local […]