Category: Technology

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said earnings will be hit this year due to the Telecom Development Levy and its subsidiary Mobitel’s operations.Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said earnings will be hit this year due to the Telecom Development Levy and its subsidiary Mobitel’s operations. SLT provided Rs. 2 billion for the Telecom Development Levy in the […]

Fixed-line operator Lanka Bell will stretch its network capacity by 20 percent by Christmas this year, under a US$ 2 million expansion programme.Fixed-line operator Lanka Bell will stretch its network capacity by 20 percent by Christmas this year, under a US$ 2 million expansion programme. Retained earnings are paying for the expansion, senior Lanka Bell […]

Imagine your next laptop coming equipped with a TV remote control? It already does as multimedia takes over computers, with newer devices coming fully equipped with better sound and display technology. Imagine your next laptop coming equipped with a TV remote control? It already does as multimedia takes over computers, with newer devices coming fully […]

The ICT Agency is filing its paperwork before rolling out information systems across the island, linking the Government engine to offer citizen services over the internet and increasing efficiency and transparency in its services.The ICT Agency is filing its paperwork before rolling out information systems across the island, linking the Government engine to offer citizen […]

Local software vendors will get 50 percent of the total billings of all business software solution implementations in the state sector, to boost industry’s revenues closer to the US$ 1 billion mark by 2012.Local software vendors will get 50 percent of the total billings of all business software solution implementations in the state sector, to […]

Wireless local loop operator Lanka Bell is splashing US$ 500,000 in internal funds for network expansion in 2005.Wireless local loop operator Lanka Bell is splashing US$ 500,000 in internal funds for network expansion in 2005. Suppliers, US based Airspan Networks on Monday said Lanka Bell will use the equipment to expand its existing Proximity-based fixed […]

Sri Lanka will take a headcount of its IT professionals to help match supply with private sector demand for the trained personnel.Sri Lanka will take a headcount of its IT professionals to help match supply with private sector demand for the trained personnel. The census is part of a US$ 12,000 study to help policy […]

The ICT Agency will draft a set of high level policy documents to govern the roll out of citizen services and collective information resources.The ICT Agency will draft a set of high level policy documents to govern the roll out of citizen services and collective information resources. First in the list, an information security policy […]

The Maldivian government has started talks with Kuwait’s Al Watania Telecom to offer a second mobile phone slot in the Atolls.The Maldivian government has started talks with Kuwait’s Al Watania Telecom to offer a second mobile phone slot in the Atolls. Cellular services are currently provided by Dhiraagu Pvt.Ltd., a joint-venture between the Maldivian government […]

The telecom watchdog is hoping to revive a 2002 National Communications Policy (NCP), which was to give greater independence and authority to the regulator, while easing technology restrictions in deploying network infrastructure.The telecom watchdog is hoping to revive a 2002 National Communications Policy (NCP), which was to give greater independence and authority to the regulator, […]

Sri Lanka Telecom’s maiden international debt issue took another step, when the telco giant picked up two foreign currency ratings for it debenture issue. Sri Lanka Telecom’s maiden international debt issue took another step, when the telco giant picked up two foreign currency ratings for it debenture issue. The dominant carrier waltzed off with a […]

A cultural backlash and regulatory red tape is stifling growth for call centre operators, but a new formed Association says it wants to lobby for change. A cultural backlash and regulatory red tape is stifling growth for call centre operators, but a new formed Association says it wants to lobby for change. Business Process Outsourcing […]