Hidden Surprise
August 3, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom is expecting a 75 percent rise in full-year net profits as its cellular subsidiary makes a quick turnaround, …
Technology
No Surprises
July 31, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island's biggest telephone company, said Monday second-quarter profits rose 112 percent, after it signed up …
Local Brands
July 29, 2006 (LBO) – Sales of locally assembled computers rose 20 percent to 11,202 units for the three months to March, though established brands …
Hong Kong Hub
July 28, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island’s biggest fixed line operator, announced plans Friday to float a fully owned subsidiary in Hong …
Turbo Charge
July 27, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka's largest cellular phone operator, Thursday posted a 43 percent increase in net profits for the six …
Early Lead
July 25, 2006 (LBO) – Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies is expecting around 30 percent gain in sales of third generation handsets …
Txt Me
LONDON, July 24, 2006 (AFP) - Mobile phone text messages are changing the way people approach romantic relationships, according to a survey published Monday in …
Long Call
July 19, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's telecom watchdog Wednesday issued notice against two internet service providers for violating license conditions. The …
Warming Up
July 6, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to issue spectrum for third generation or next generation mobile technology to cellular phone operators next week, …
Deep Cut
July 6, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's biggest mobile-phone operator Dialog Telekom Thursday slashed outgoing call charges by as much as 50 percent as the firm …
Pied Piper
July 1, 2006 (LBO) – Retired banker Lakhman Edward is one of the many few hundred investors bold enough to track their equity portfolio through the …
Serious Contenders
June 30, 2006 (LBO) – More than ten foreign and local telecom operators shown interest in bidding for Sri Lanka's fifth mobile operator's licence, the …
Off Range
June 29, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has agreed clear up frequency spectrum on few bands, as the government looks to attract new operators to …
Nice Fit?
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25, 2006 (AFP) - Malaysia's top mobile phone operator Maxis Communications is bidding for Sri Lanka's fifth mobile operator's licence along …
Pressure Points
BANGALORE, India, June 25, 2006 (AFP) - Soaring salaries and poor quality of manpower are prompting foreign firms to shut their outsourcing operations in India …
Seamless Access
June 23, 2006 (LBO) – Over a dozens firms have responded to the telecom watchdog's call to take up a WiMAX license and offer services islandwide, the …
Direct Orders
June 22, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Thursday said it will begin registering and regulating all broadcast satellite services, amidst the recent controversial …
Web Net
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2006 (AFP) - Fresh from a fight with US officials over the sanctity of online search information, Google on Tuesday joined an alliance …
Zipping Through
June 20, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island’s biggest fixed line operator, plans to rollout a 200 million rupee project next month to …
Calling Home
SINGAPORE, June 20, 2006 (AFP) - Future expansion in the mobile telephone business will come from developing economies whose less than affluent consumers …