Category: Technology

Can we, sitting in a cosy room in Sri Lanka, sell insurance in America and Europe?rnrnSoon to be a common occurrence, selling value added services from a call centre based half the earth away is picking up pace in Sri Lanka. rn

Plans to set up the fund are included under the new National Communications Policy that will replace the National Telecommunications Policy.rn rnSpeaking at Wednesday quote s seminar on Infrastructure Policy Reforms organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Director Palitha Gunawardene says more high level planning is required to see the […]

In the offering is a private realm for corporate entities over the world wide web, which they could use to send and receive data, make telephone calls and have access to any point connected in the VPN.rn rnThe benefit – low cost, anywhere any time access and secure voice and data transmission within the realm.rn […]

Final touches are being put in place while being tested across a number of computer devices that supports the software DotNet, is expected to hit the shelves in mid 2003, with a host of new applications and with wider multilingual capabilities.rn rnMeanwhile, the company is also looking at restructuring its licensing policies to cater to […]

The agreement will govern how much one operator will pay another for terminating a call in that network.rn rnldblquote Those are the terms and conditions that determine on what terms do we operators interconnect, dblquote explains Suntel CEO Hugo Cederschiold.rn rnldblquote On what charges or fees do we pay each other; what are the call […]

Welcome to the world of Voice Over IP or VOIP.rn rnShamil manages the IT department of the Sentra Supermarket chain. rn rnThey have a few fixed line telephones but they don quote t need to use these to talk between any of their four supermarkets. rn rnInstead these calls are channeled into the company quote […]

Keeping with this trend Samsung launched its latest audio and home theatre systems in Sri Lanka through its local partners Singhagiri Limited.rn rnLocal agents for the brand Singhagiri Limited say the growth in the consumer electronics industry in Sri Lanka was demanding cutting edge technology and more value for money. rn rnldblquote More people are […]

Plans to ratify the appointment however fell through at last week quote s monthly board meeting. SLT Officials declined to divulge the reason for the delay. rnrnSenior officials say PriceWaterhouseCoopers could commence work immediately before any ratification is made at the next board meeting scheduled for the first week in October. rnrnA decision is pending […]

At the moment, high termination rates for incoming calls gave the sole gateway operator – Sri Lanka Telecom – massive revenues.rn rnThis gave an incentive to other operators to smuggle incoming calls and get a piece of the pie.rn rnOffering gateways to all operators and the determination of interconnect rates by the regulator is expected […]

Cleaning up its bad boy image, Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) is sponsoring regional IT training centers to enrich rural youth with computer skills.

The change is intended to accommodate more phone numbers to feed the growing demand for telephone and data services.rn rnThe Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has set May 1 as the deadline for telecommunication service providers to make the change. rn rnSri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will make the first switch over before the end of the […]

The monopoly fixed line operator quote s call rates were last raised by 15 percent in May, as per the pact signed between the government, and NTT of Japan in 1997. rnThe deal allowed for domestic tariffs to be raised over four years, starting from June 1998. The first 25 percent increase came in June […]