Backward Integration
Apr.05 (LBO) -- Cellular operator Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd hopes to double subscriber growth and plans to start test runs for third generation network next month, its …
Technology
Wired World
Apr. 03 (LBO) – Computer sales in Sri Lanka are forecasted to grow 11 percent by 2011, largely driven by demand from public sector, telecom and financial …
Short Hop
Mar. 31 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island's dominant fixed-line operator, Friday said they will resume sales of Code Division Multiplex Access or …
Neat Fit
Mar. 30 (LBO) - The open source middleware start up WSO2 said Thursday that its WSO2 Tungsten product is fully interoperable with Microsoft's upcoming Vista …
Filling Gaps
A fast track program to give non-tech graduates jobs in the IT field has paid off, with a first batch of students finding full time work in top companies. …
On Hold
Mar. 21 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island's dominant fixed-line operator, Tuesday said it would stop connecting new subscribers through Code Division …
Comfort Letter
Mar. 20 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s telecommunications regulator has upheld two private fixed operators’ claim to import handsets duty free, and …
Expensive Chat
Mar. 13 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's two private wireless local loop telecom operators have been called up to pay around Rs. 400 million as duties for importing …
Wider Base
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Public Talk
Mar09. (LBO) -- Sri Lanka’s only payphone operator, Tritel Services will invest US $35 million over three years to set up its own CDMA based public phone …
Pushing North
Mar. 08 (AFP) - Sri Lankan mobile phone company Celltel Wednesday announced plans to invest 100 million dollars to bring services to the island's embattled …
Redial
Sri Lanka Telecom’s mobile subsidiary is vying to double its subscriber base by end 2006, launching a new low tariff prepaid package this week. Mobitel …
Off Duty
Mar02. (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's second wireless local loop operator says it has lobbied the authorities to scrap a tax on CDMA handset imports. online pharmacy buy …
Island Call
Mar. 01 (LBO) -- Fixed line giant Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will add the Maldivian incumbent telco operator to its list of regional clients, commissioning an …
Big Bills
Mar. 01 (LBO) -- Swedish telco operator Telia AB’s Sri Lankan subsidiary on Wednesday reported a 66 percent drop in six months to December profits, on …
Short Leash
Feb. 28 (LBO) – Swedish owned telecom operator Suntel, plans to tap local banks this year to raise US$80 million, despite a government directive to slap …
Line Extension
Feb 28. (LBO) -- Sri Lanka’s cellular service pioneer Celltel picked up a ten year license extension to 2018, a company statement said on Tuesday. The …
Mobile Growth
Feb 23 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia Bhd said Thursday it is splurging US$150 million to expand its network by over 50 percent this …
Cost Base
Feb. 21 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka’s telecom tariffs will be put to the test under a new cost based study initiated by the island’s telco watchdog. The …
On Cue
Feb. 17 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said Friday, group net profits for the fourth quarter of 2005 topped Rs. 604 million, despite continued losses …