Category: Technology

The next phase under the flag of liberalisation, the Act to set up the telecom sector development fund was published on Monday, open for a week for public scrutiny. Setting up the Viswa Grama Trust Fund, next in line to the liberalisation of the international voice market earlier this year, is intended to take the […]

Sri Lanka will have its first 3G frequency auction in April, a limited exercise which will offer three slots in the 1800 MHz range.The auction will also be limited to the four mobile operators, who will make closed bids for the three slots.rn rnTelecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Director General, Themia Hurulle told Lanka Business Online […]

The printing industry could see a leap in orders by June this year as the telecom sector rolls out a ten digit number change. Phone numbers across the island will see up to four more numerals added before the existing numbers to total ten digits.rn rnThe new numbers will have a three digit area codes […]

The Science & Information Technology Ministry says the consultant has to write out the terms of reference or TOR for the new regulator.rn rnThe TOR will set the base for another consultant to draw up guidelines on how the cable and the broadcasting industry will be policed.rn rnThe fresh piece of legislation will replace the […]

The telecom regulator on Monday lent an ear to the industries woes with Sri Lanka Telecoms (SLT) international bandwidth operations. The hearing follows the industries cries over SLTs tariffs for international bandwidth and the access restriction to its cable landing operations.rn rnThe Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) is now leading an investigation into the allegations. rn […]

Cellular operator Mobitel plans to triple its customer base with the launch of digital services from next month.The Mobile operator has already got the nod from its parent SLT to rise up to US$ 50 mn in the capital market for the expansion.rn rnThe roll out is to be backed by a corporate guarantee by […]

Improving levels of income and access to technology is expected to push up demand for e-commerce payment gateways services.Sampath Bank, which is banking on the demand for payment gateway services, signed an agreement with DMS for a state of the art system recently.rn rnldblquote Sri Lanka has about 3, 00,000 credit cards. Singapore has a […]

Sri Lanka Telecoms (SLT) Japanese stakeholder NTT Communication says the government has violated is shareholders agreement by allowing new players into the international voice market.In a letter to the Mass Communications Ministrys Secretary on Friday, NTT says its fresh agreement with the government signed in November 2002 gave assurances that ldblquote no licences shall be […]

New interconnection rules came into effect on Friday, setting the ground work for external gateway operators to negotiate network access. rnrnrnrnrnrnrnNew Page 1rn rnrnrnrnrn The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) on Monday rnissued the first batch of 21 External Gateway Operator (EGO) licences. rn rn EGOs are required to negotiate interconnection rates, rnpermission to terminate

Mobitel will install a 200,000 line island wide GSM network by August, the first stage in its migration from its existing TDMA backbone. The migration could see mobile tapping the local financial market to raise the US $ 50 million it requires for the infrastructure project.rn rn”We are still evaluating sources of funding and raising […]

Sri Lanka Telecom is moving towards a two-tier tariff band to encourage people to talk more and pay less.The proposal forms part of its bigger plan for a 15 percent overall tariff increase.rn rnThe telecom giant submitted its fifth and final tariff-rebalancing proposal to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) last July.rn rnSLT also wants the […]

Twenty one applicants vying to get into the external gateway operations industry got their licences today, including network operators Suntel, Lanka Bell, Dialog, Hutchison and Celtell.However, non network operators will have to wait till May 2003 to commence full operation, when the telecom regulator hopes to auction short codes – four digit numbers that will […]