Sri Lanka

23 May 2013 SLT soft-launches VDSL2
16 May 2013 SLT’s Q1 revenue climbs 5%
14 May 2013 Dialog acquires additional 2.3GHz spectrum for fixed-wireless LTE via pay-TV purchase
1 May 2013 Telcos team up for new submarine cable in Bay of Bengal
29 Apr 2013 Dialog users incur no data fees for Google services
2 Apr 2013 Dialog Axiata launches mobile FDD-LTE following licence win
11 Mar 2013 TRC to establish IMEI register
5 Mar 2013 Dialog Axiata approaches Airtel Lanka, sources say
27 Feb 2013 Etisalat Lanka rolling out LTE with Alcatel-Lucent; lightRadio solution chosen group-wide
20 Feb 2013 SLT’s annual group operating profit climbs 19%
22 Jan 2013 TRC implementing unregistered phone ban
21 Jan 2013 Huawei assisting Dialog’s TD-LTE expansion
11 Jan 2013 Airtel Lanka reaches ‘all regions’ with 3G
7 Jan 2013 Operators welcome broadband tax reduction
4 Jan 2013 Mobitel targets 100% population coverage
2 Jan 2013 Sri Lankan duo introduce commercial LTE products
19 Dec 2012 Regulator to monitor minimum broadband speeds
14 Dec 2012 Mobitel upgrades network to DC-HSPA+
16 Nov 2012 4G auction anticipated by end of year
16 Nov 2012 Airtel links Africa and South Asia with One Network
15 Nov 2012 SLT’s EBIT climbs 16% in 9M12
9 Nov 2012 Broadband tax halved
8 Nov 2012 Central Bank says internet users increase 77%
2 Nov 2012 Dialog sales up 25% on Suntel acquisition and growth in all divisions
24 Sep 2012 TRC says three LTE launches likely by year-end
19 Sep 2012 Chinese arithmetic: addition of 2nd vendor multiplies prospects for Mobitel’s ‘lucky 7’ 4G rollout
18 Sep 2012 Eastern promise: ZTE and Mobitel’s USD40m 4G handshake
14 Sep 2012 Etisalat Sri Lanka launches commercial DC-HSPA+ services
11 Sep 2012 Fixed wireless base on the slide, copper wireline usage boosted by ADSL
14 Aug 2012 Mobitel’s revenues rise 12%, helping drive SLT turnover up 11%
7 Aug 2012 Dialog logs 23% first-half sales hike
18 Jul 2012 LKR17.5bn CAPEX for SLT this year; LKR7.5bn for Mobitel
13 Jul 2012 SLT says first phase of NGN/FTTx project implemented
22 Jun 2012 Mobitel concludes large-scale network expansion, gets ready for 4G
15 Jun 2012 SLT expanding IPTV with UTStarcom
14 Jun 2012 Sri Lankans get TV banking from SLT, mobile cash without a bank account from Dialog
16 May 2012 SLT increases sales, EBIT by 9%, 14%; PSTN lines rise
11 May 2012 Dialog’s LKR2.1bn forex expense causes net loss
23 Apr 2012 Hutch Lanka launches 3G
23 Mar 2012 Dialog completes Suntel purchase
29 Feb 2012 Hutch Lanka optimising mobile internet
23 Feb 2012 SLT’s profits climb 21%
20 Feb 2012 Dialog Q4 net profits up 11%
4 Jan 2012 SLT upgrades ADSL range
15 Dec 2011 Dialog Axiata buying Suntel for USD34m
8 Nov 2011 Sri Lanka Telecom quarterly profit up 3%
20 Sep 2011 Sri Lankan wireline users rise 4.4% year-on-year, internet usage up 166%
7 Sep 2011 Dialog and Vallibel in running for Suntel
10 Aug 2011 SLT profits climb 49%
19 Jul 2011 ZTE secures Sri Lankan LTE deal
15 Jul 2011 SLT ploughing USD45m into Mobitel
6 Jun 2011 SLT awards ZTE USD27m fibre contract
11 May 2011 Sri Lanka Telecom announces first quarter results
9 May 2011 Dialog and Mobitel announce LTE trials
6 May 2011 Etisalat Sri Lanka launches DC-HSPA+ network; 'ready for LTE'
3 May 2011 Mobitel signs LTE rollout agreement – first in Sri Lanka
21 Apr 2011 Dialog plays down Suntel rumours
23 Feb 2011 Just one more thing: FY report from Colombo
14 Feb 2011 Dialog Axiata swings to Q4 and full-year profit, reveals USD150m expansion
12 Jan 2011 SLT’s Skymax finally launches
10 Jan 2011 Lanka Bell sale in doubt due to improved performance
6 Dec 2010 Ding dong: two suitors eying up Lanka Bell, says source
30 Nov 2010 Lanka Bell up for sale
8 Nov 2010 SLT to make proposals for new 126km highway fibre route
4 Nov 2010 Third-quarter turnaround for Sri Lanka Telecom
25 Oct 2010 SLT to add 10,000km of fibre this year, 5,000km next year
5 Oct 2010 Tata has another go at buying Suntel
29 Sep 2010 Etisalat Lanka awards Alcatel-Lucent major mobile/IP network contract
1 Sep 2010 SLT’s far-north network extension enters service
16 Aug 2010 SLT’s 3% fixed revenue drop offset by 30% mobile sales leap
28 Jul 2010 Dialog Axiata’s consolidated revenues up 15% in first half
21 Jul 2010 Etisalat Lanka launches USD163 million expansion, 3G upgrade
19 Jul 2010 Etisalat interested in Suntel
19 Jul 2010 Dialog Telekom is now Dialog Axiata
15 Jul 2010 TRC takes action to stop operator losses
14 Jun 2010 PCCW Global and Dialog interconnect MPLS networks
11 May 2010 Dialog Telekom swings to Q1 net profit
26 Apr 2010 Sri Lanka Telecom’s revenues rise, net profit drops
19 Apr 2010 Dialog Telekom to be renamed Dialog Axiata
1 Mar 2010 Sri Lanka Telecom annual profits drop; posts 4Q loss
26 Feb 2010 Etisalat Lanka brand officially launched; vows to double number of base stations
6 Jan 2010 Lanka Bell expanding in north with Sierra
22 Dec 2009 TRC to allocate additional WiMAX, LTE spectrum next month, regulator source says
17 Dec 2009 Regulator to award fibre backbone contract by April
17 Dec 2009 Mobitel tests 28Mbps HSPA+
26 Nov 2009 SLT boosts northern connectivity with CDMA, WiMAX
20 Nov 2009 Sky’s the limit for SLT’s WiMAX launch
16 Nov 2009 Sri Lanka Telecom net profit drops 74% on costs; telco invests in northern link
12 Nov 2009 Dialog posts fifth straight quarterly loss
16 Oct 2009 Millicom sells Tigo Sri Lanka to Etisalat
18 Sep 2009 MIC rejects BSNL bid for Tigo SL
17 Sep 2009 BSNL to bid for Tigo SL
14 Sep 2009 Etisalat bids for 100% of Tigo SL
14 Sep 2009 SLT says demand for fixed line telephony is falling markedly
8 Sep 2009 SLT ramps up competition by slashing prices
24 Aug 2009 Tigo Sri Lanka sale by March 2010
17 Aug 2009 Seven bidders for national fibre backbone project
14 Aug 2009 Price war pushes down revenues at Dialog; one-off costs cause LKR7.7 billion loss
11 Aug 2009 SLT's net income slumps 75% as it expands mobile, data areas
5 Aug 2009 Bharti Airtel to bid for Tigo Sri Lanka, agrees to build fixed network in Bhutan
29 Jul 2009 Bharti Airtel Lanka signs up a million
14 Jul 2009 Lanka Bell salutes FLAG
14 Jul 2009 Cellcos expanding in war-torn north-east
8 Jul 2009 Millicom may sell Sri Lankan, Cambodian units to Malaysia’s Axiata
26 May 2009 Sri Lanka Telecom net profit down 42%
21 May 2009 Dialog’s revenues fall after prices slashed, profits drop on new business costs and FX effects
18 May 2009 MTNL scraps Suntel bid once and for all
20 Apr 2009 Dialog Telekom pilots HSPA+
9 Mar 2009 Sri Lanka Telecom may lose customers following new taxes
2 Mar 2009 SLT’s annual profits up 31%
25 Feb 2009 Dialog’s mobile users up 29%, posts LKR2.9 billion loss on 40% costs hike
13 Jan 2009 Airtel launch goes to plan; Tigo notches up 2m users
6 Jan 2009 MTNL shelves Suntel acquisition
5 Jan 2009 Airtel Lanka to launch on 12 January
28 Nov 2008 SLT’s costs and inflation drive profit down
14 Nov 2008 Dialog Telekom reports plummeting net profit
30 Oct 2008 New telephony concept makes cents: operator pays you to talk
20 Oct 2008 Lanka Bell launches new WiMAX services
13 Oct 2008 Bharti plans pre-Christmas launch
22 Sep 2008 SLT’s delayed IPTV service on air today
19 Sep 2008 Mobitel sets out expansion plans; focuses on state workers
15 Sep 2008 SLT rolls out FTTB to regions
12 Sep 2008 Bharti’s Sri Lankan launch pushed back to end of year
9 Sep 2008 Railway and power companies to assist rural fibre backbone
15 Aug 2008 MTNL still seeking partner in Suntel
15 Aug 2008 Dialog’s subscribers up 31% year-on-year; costs impact earnings
11 Aug 2008 Mobile TV goes ahead, IPTV held up
11 Aug 2008 Ericsson runs 3G trial
31 Jul 2008 SLT second quarter profits up 168%
17 Jul 2008 Dialog extends 3G reach
18 Jun 2008 SLT rolls with Rolling rollout
13 Jun 2008 SLT aims for 12% revenue increase
13 Jun 2008 Lanka Bell’s Falcon connection live
3 Jun 2008 Lanka Bell launches WiMAX
30 May 2008 SLT’s quarterly profit drops 16%
30 May 2008 Mobitel goes to Opera
23 May 2008 Dialog reports Q1 group results
22 May 2008 SLT upgrades bandwidth, announces IPVPN system for schools
13 May 2008 Maxis parent’s SLT stake up to 42%
13 May 2008 SLT buying WiMAX company
2 May 2008 Dialog launches island’s first mobile GPS SatNav
21 Apr 2008 Electroteks wants to enter wireless broadband market
8 Apr 2008 Reliance forms joint venture in Sri Lanka
2 Apr 2008 Maxis buys 35.2% stake in Sri Lanka Telecom from NTT
19 Mar 2008 MTNL seeks partner in Suntel acquisition
12 Mar 2008 Bharti confirms launch postponement until September
10 Mar 2008 Sale of NTT’s stake in SLT to Maxis approved
6 Mar 2008 Bharti plans to launch Sri Lankan 2G and 3G services by September
3 Mar 2008 CDMA boosts SLT’s fixed line growth
28 Feb 2008 Sri Lanka Telecom to launch IPTV unit
25 Feb 2008 SLT profits lower than expected
19 Feb 2008 Dialog reports fall in annual net income
15 Feb 2008 Dialog 3G to provide live news feeds
14 Jan 2008 SLT forms rural partnership
2 Jan 2008 Tata sells 10% of Sri Lankan unit
21 Dec 2007 Mobitel’s 3.5G service launches
6 Dec 2007 Mobitel invests USD200 million to launch HSPA
23 Nov 2007 SLT ownership court case bumped to February
2 Nov 2007 Dialog chalks up another first as WiMAX network goes live
23 Oct 2007 E-mail push increases Mobitel’s corporate pull
19 Oct 2007 Sri Lanka Telecom’s forced tariff reduction effective next month
4 Oct 2007 Hutch Sri Lanka joins mill-high club
28 Sep 2007 MTNL sees bright future in Suntel, despite legal issue
25 Sep 2007 IFC provides USD100m finance package to Dialog, takes small stake
19 Sep 2007 Newcomer Bharti awards Huawei USD150m contract
17 Sep 2007 SLT stake sale postponed until November at least
6 Sep 2007 SLT says DSL network now upgraded, but no speed guarantees
20 Aug 2007 Sri Lanka Telecom’s revenues cut by court case
20 Aug 2007 Lanka Bell seeks mobile licence
16 Aug 2007 Bharti prepares to party in Sri Lanka
15 Aug 2007 SLT looks East
8 Aug 2007 Dialog launches IDD video calling
3 Aug 2007 CDMA broadband soon, says SLT
3 Aug 2007 Dialog befriends a thousand eZ buddies
18 Jul 2007 Hutch Lanka and ZTE cement relations
16 Jul 2007 SLT’s new ADSL lines suspended
16 Jul 2007 MTNL close to buying Suntel
6 Jul 2007 Dialog CDMA service launched
4 Jul 2007 SLT extends CDMA net to conflict zone
15 Jun 2007 Sale of NTT’s SLT shares suspended by court
11 Jun 2007 Dialog announces USD300 million investment; CDMA service due within a month
8 Jun 2007 MTNL leads bidding for Suntel
25 May 2007 State approves NTT’s sale of SLT stake to Maxis parent
24 May 2007 Dialog approves LKR15.5b rights issue; Telekom Malaysia to inject LKR13b in FDI
18 May 2007 Telekom Malaysia sells 3.2% stake in Dialog
16 May 2007 Bharti Airtel to invest USD150 million in Sri Lanka
10 May 2007 Correction: Maxis and NTT’s SLT deal not done
9 May 2007 Sri Lanka Telecom’s net income up 53%
8 May 2007 Suntel shortlist narrows to four
8 May 2007 Maxis closes purchase of SLT stake
2 May 2007 Lanka Bell launches voice SMS
25 Apr 2007 MTNL, VSNL and TM on shortlist for Suntel
25 Apr 2007 SLT to launch IPTV this year
23 Apr 2007 Dialog to raise USD190 million
21 Mar 2007 Maxis in the running for NTT’s SLT stake
6 Mar 2007 Dialog’s eZ Buddies to improve phone access
5 Mar 2007 Lanka Internet leaves thousands offline
2 Mar 2007 Sri Lanka suspends third party phone sales to Tiger areas
21 Feb 2007 Dialog fulfills investment pledge
21 Feb 2007 Regulator reports soaring growth
20 Feb 2007 Dialog’s revenues up 42%, adds nearly a million users in 2006
12 Feb 2007 SLT profits up by over three-quarters
30 Jan 2007 Mobitel announces USD200 million expansion programme
26 Jan 2007 Celltel to wage war on Dialog under the Tigo flag
26 Jan 2007 SLT to invest USD100 million in IP and international projects
24 Jan 2007 Dialog pilots WiMAX service
19 Jan 2007 Bharti Airtel wins Sri Lanka’s fifth cellular licence
15 Jan 2007 VSNL aiming to buy Suntel
15 Jan 2007 Dialog Telekom partners Ericsson in 3G rollout
18 Dec 2006 Lanka Bell, Reliance ink cable deal
14 Dec 2006 Sri Lanka-Maldives cable to bring down prices
4 Dec 2006 SLT’s nine-month profit reaches USD36 million
28 Nov 2006 Dialog tries more four-play moves
14 Nov 2006 Suntel ups network expenditure on back of loan
10 Nov 2006 SLT considers TV launch
6 Nov 2006 Celltel to invest nearly USD70 million to double network coverage
1 Nov 2006 SLT 3Q income up as mobile unit posts first profit since 2003
16 Oct 2006 New study says mobile penetration will plateau in 2008
4 Oct 2006 SLT and BSNL inaugurate submarine cable
4 Oct 2006 Dialog Telekom moves into TV
11 Sep 2006 SLT mulls takeover of payphone firm
7 Sep 2006 Lanka Bell reaches CDMA target nearly two years ahead of schedule
4 Sep 2006 Lanka Bell in submarine cable tie-up with FLAG Telecom
24 Aug 2006 ZTE to expand SLT’s WiLL services
16 Aug 2006 Dialog wastes no time in launching 3G
16 Aug 2006 SLT nears metro Ethernet goal
1 Aug 2006 Sri Lanka Telecom's 2Q profits up to LKR1 billion
27 Jul 2006 Reliance, Bharti, Maxis, SingTel bidding for Sri Lankan mobile licence
7 Jul 2006 Sri Lanka to award 3G licences next week
26 Jun 2006 Maxis bidding for Sri Lanka mobile licence
26 Jun 2006 WiMAX interest from ‘over a dozen’ companies, reports regulator
21 Jun 2006 SLT to roll out metro Ethernet in capital
7 Jun 2006 Sri Lanka aims to attract fifth mobile operator
26 May 2006 NEC to build cable link between Sri Lanka and Maldives
23 May 2006 Sri Lanka offers USD5 million 3G licences
23 May 2006 Lanka Bell gets state contract to expand public CDMA network
16 May 2006 SLT’s profits up 41%, revenues rise 25%, helped by CDMA sales
10 May 2006 Dialog outlines spending plan as profits soar
18 Apr 2006 Dialog expecting 3G licence within the quarter
12 Apr 2006 Tritel targets 40,000 CDMA payphones in three years
10 Apr 2006 Mobitel sets target of one million subscribers
5 Apr 2006 Dialog sets USD150 million expansion budget
3 Apr 2006 SLT resumes CDMA service
22 Mar 2006 Sri Lanka Telecom to suspend CDMA Citylink marketing
21 Mar 2006 Sri Lanka Telecom trials WiMAX
9 Mar 2006 Celltel Lanka to venture into embattled areas
2 Mar 2006 SunTel achieves WiLL growth at a cost
28 Feb 2006 Celltel Lanka awarded new 1800MHz licence
24 Feb 2006 Dialog earmarks USD150 million investment as profits surge 71%
20 Feb 2006 SLT’s 4Q profits near USD6 million
12 Jan 2006 Dialog concludes MTT Network buyout
15 Dec 2005 Sri Lanka Telecom picks Juniper for network upgrade
24 Nov 2005 SLT launches CDMA
2 Nov 2005 Hijacked lines lead to international block
18 Oct 2005 ZTE to deploy IP-based CDMA network in Sri Lanka
18 Oct 2005 NEC to supply India-Sri Lanka cable
26 Sep 2005 Ministry awards CDMA licences to Lanka Internet, Tritel
13 Sep 2005 BSNL and SLT finalise submarine cable deal
23 Aug 2005 Dialog first half profits soar on subscriber gains
18 Aug 2005 Milestone for Mobitel
1 Aug 2005 Sweet Dialog for cellco’s trading debut
11 Jul 2005 ITC awards USD64.5 million to Sri Lanka for telecoms reconstruction
13 Jun 2005 Dialog Telekom reports strong gains in 2004
1 Jun 2005 Mobitel contracts Ericsson for GSM/GPRS/EDGE expansion
24 May 2005 TM to list Sri Lankan mobile unit
11 Apr 2005 Lanka Bell inks USD40 million deal with Huawei
30 Mar 2005 Suntel to roll out CDMA2000 1x network
24 Mar 2005 Telekom Malaysia to float MTN Networks
8 Mar 2005 MTN Networks expected to launch IPO later this year
31 Aug 2004 Telecom posts massive hike in first half profits
20 Feb 2004 SLT plans share offering to fund mobile drive & acquire fixed line rival
26 Jan 2004 IFC lends USD50 million to MTN Networks
1 Dec 2003 SLT gets closer to WiLL acquisition
10 Mar 2003 Ericsson wins Mobitel GSM order
9 Jan 2003 3G test network put out to tender