Category: Technology

HSBC Group is pumping US$ 30 mn to set up its seventh group service centre in Sri Lanka, which will generate employment and put the country on the map as a serious contender in the global call centre business.Situated near the Chandra Silva stadium in Kotte, the call centre and back office unit would be […]

The Welikada prison and its 7,000 inmates will relocate elsewhere to make room for Sri Lanka Telecoms expansion plans into the business of call centre outsourcing. SLTs Telecom City project that will provide in house technology to outsource call centre operations and various other ICT related services would acquire nearly 60 acres of land currently […]

Free incoming calls for cellular phones have been shelved indefinitely due to the ongoing political spat, a top government minister said Monday.Telecommunications Minister Imthiaz Bakeer Markar says all mobile phone operators were ready to roll out the new tariff structure by January 1, but the current political problems have delayed the process.rn rnWhen President Chandrika […]

Sri Lanka Telecom is asking the government to sell the balance 49.5 percent it owns in the firm in small parcels through an international listing.Last October, the government said it hopes to sell a further stake in the telco operator and is presently exploring various exit options.rn rnSLT Chairman Thilanga Sumathipala says an international listing […]

The Govi Gnana System (GGS), a pilot project under the e-Sri Lanka initiative will go live at the end of the week at the Meegoda and Dambulla economic centres, offering vendors and buyers an index of wholesale prices for over 143 varieties of vegetables. The price information system is however only the first phase of […]

Sri Lanka Telecoms much talked of marriage with Lanka Bell is getting delayed, as the Treasury has not given its blessings.SLT Chairman, Thilanga Sumathipala says Treasury approval is a mere formality, but the delay, prevents SLT from consolidating Lanka Bell into its 2003 accounts.rn rnldblquote SLT board has approved the acquisition, but we need Treasury […]

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is forecasting a surge in international call revenue, as an old microwave link with South India was re-established on Monday. The link with Indias domestic call giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will also offer international connections to neighbouring Nepal, Pakistan and Bangaladesh.rn rnBSNL has a countrywide network services over 43 […]

Mobitel Private Ltd said a statement it regretted any embarrassment caused to the Attorney General or the Telecom watchdog as a result of a news item that appeared in the media, early in December, saying a case against the operator had been dismissed after it was withdrawn.Mobitel says it only learnt later that a fresh […]

Sri Lanka Telecoms board on Wed. gave its blessings to acquire wireless local loop operator Lanka Bell.The dominant fixed line operator declined to name the bid price, but industry analysts put a price tag of just under US$ 20 mn based on per-line cost assumptions for Lanka Bells 44,000 customers.rn rnSLT will initially take a […]

Once a week, Shantha embarks on a journey; a journey that takes him across rivers, paddy fields, mountains and over 20 kilometers away from his home to a place where he can use a computer, surf the internet and check his Hotmail account.Shantha is only one in a thousand other Sri Lankan youths confined to […]

Sri Lanka Telecoms efforts to take over Lanka Bell got delayed by over a week, but the incumbent operators team negotiating the deal say they have secured commitments to sell for up to 75 per cent of the wireless operatoration. rnrnSLT was to finalise a price for the stake in Lanka Bell at a Board […]

Software giant Microsoft, is setting up a fully-fledged local arm to offer products at discount rates and to set up a development unit.Microsoft Sri Lanka Ltd will distribute specific licence products and the firm will also be making the world standard lquote Windows software available in both the Sinhalese and Tamil languages under its Language […]