Category: Technology

Cellular operators stuck to their guns to go ahead with a tariff increase, despite the telecom watchdog hotly denying the revision got its approval. rnMass Communications Minister Imthiaz Bakeer Markar also stepped into the fray to stand by his regulator, telling parliamentarians that the controversial revision was illegal. rnrnCellular operators raised tariffs yesterday, after informing […]

SLT has tied up with Alcatel to upgrade its network with ADSL or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line technology, amid mounting demand for speedy data and Internet services. rnADSL turns ordinary telephone lines into high-speed digital channels and allows access to the Internet and multi-media services at up to 10 times the speed achieved across copper […]

An lquote anti-piracy strategy quote is on the cards as a counter offensive to pirating, promoting fair market access and adequate copyright laws. rnrnWatchdog arm of the Recording Industry Association of America (RICCA), the IFPI, an international organisation battling music piracy worldwide, has turned its efforts to Sri Lanka. rnrnThe organisation quote s Regional Coordinator […]

Widening the local education base, international governing body Edexcel is moving beyond the London O Level and A Level to make inroads into vocational education.

The firm also opened a Colombo office today, as part of its efforts to strengthen its presence in Sri Lanka. rnrnThe Networking Academies will proliferate networking education and skills in Sri Lanka. Cisco has partnered with UNDP Asia pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) for this NA expansion initiative. rnrnAPDIP, in turn, will recruit a UN […]

Suntel wOw has signed up with Dialog, Celltel and Mobitel enabling its portal users to send SMS to these networks. rnrnHowever, Celltel and Mobitel users have the added advantage of replying back to the wOw SMS. rnrnldblquote This is a major break through facilitating interactivity between two different means of communication endash the Internet and […]

Speaking to LBO, Intel quote s GM endash Channels South Asia, Amar Babu said though Sri Lanka was behind Bangladesh in terms of sales, it was the fastest growing market in the region. rn rnldblquote With the recent political changeover in Sri Lanka, we expect demand to grow significantly. dblquote rnrnIntel is also pursuing a […]

Expo Lanka expects to earn around US$ 3.6 mn or Rs. 360 mn during the first year of operating the call centre, based on 75 percent capacity utilisation for the service stations. rnrnThe text based customer inquiry centre for Microsoft and AOL with 35 service stations would be the first of a series of call […]

The telecom giant is looking at decentralizing more power to some of its key units and spinning off profitable operations like SLTnet. rnrnThilanga Sumapithapala told Lanka Business Online that SLT is looking at giving the consultancy to either Ernst & Young or PriceWaterhouseCoopers. rnrnldblquote We will see who [which consultant] will give us the best […]

Anura de Silva, iOnosphere quote s CEO told Lanka Business Online that the new buyers paid lquote a little over Rs. 500 mn for the company quote . rnrniOnosphere, began operations last July with a US$ 2.5 mn investment to provide high end internet services. A further US$ 1.5 mn was expected to come in […]

Interested operators will get a subsidy of Rs. 50,000 per payphone. rnAn individual operator will be entitled to the subsidy for a maximum of 25 payphones subject to a limit of 100 units per district. rnThis subsidy will be available across all 25 districts and will be available to all payphone operators, TRC quote s […]

The move comes after the government announced yesterday it was renegotiating SLT quote s management contract with Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (NTT) of Japan. rnrnldblquote The announcement is part of a plan to restructure SLT, dblquote Chairman Thilanga Sumathipala said. rnSLT loses its monopoly on local and international calls in August, and Sumathipala says, […]