Downgraded
Mar 03, 2009 (LBO) - The 'AAA(lka)' rating on Sri Lanka's Dialog Telekom was cut by two notches to 'AA(lk)' Fitch Ratings, following price competition which is …
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Feb 24, 2009 (LBO) – The disaster management capabilities of Sri Lanka's regional government offices have been boosted with broadband services which will …
Inter Connection
Feb 19, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) will ask mobile phone operators to give adequate connections to calls from …
Airwave War
Feb 16, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's mobile phone operators have declined to respond to accusations by newest market entrant, India's Bharti Airtel, that …
Tight Ownership
Feb 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has tightened phone ownership rules by presidential order with mobile and wireless phones to be registered by an April 30 …
Space Debris
WASHINGTON, February 12, 2009 (AFP) - Two satellites collided in space hundreds of miles (kilometers) above Earth, destroying an Iridium commercial satellite …
Talk Time
Feb 06, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka telco Lanka Bell has slashed international tariffs to India to 7. buy metformin online …
Trading Deal
Feb 03, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan software firm Millennium IT said it has won the contract to provide the trading platform for India's new International …
Cheap PC
NEW DELHI, February 3, 2009 (AFP) - India has unveiled plans to produce a laptop computer costing just 10 dollars in a bid to improve the skills of millions of …
IT Services
Feb 02, 2009 (LBO) – Massachusetts-based Virtusa Corp., an IT services firm with operations in Sri Lanka, said net profit for the December quarter rose …
Mobile Alert
Jan 30, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has launched a disaster warning system based on mobile phones that can deliver a an alert to millions of mobile phones …
Crime Alarm
Jan 29, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's computer crime fighting has failed with more than three quarters of cases ending without convictions or not being …
Tech Battle
WASHINGTON, January 23, 2009 (AFP) - Barack Obama celebrated the first triumph of his presidency on Thursday, revealing he will get to keep his beloved …
Profitable Calls
NEW DELHI, January 22, 2009 (AFP) - Top Indian mobile phone firm Bharti Airtel reported a third-quarter net profit rise of 25 percent Thursday after signing a …
Road Radio
LAS VEGAS, January 12, 2009 (AFP) - German audio equipment maker Blaupunkt and Australia's miRoamer have teamed up to produce the first Internet car radio, …
Wider Reach
Jan 12, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan mobile operator Tigo, a unit of Millicom International Cellular, said it had reached two million subscribers in 2008 after …
Tough Market
Jan 12, 2008 (LBO) - India's Bharti Airtel launched services in Sri Lanka with simplified tariff plans in an extremely competitive market of four existing …
Cell Call
Jan 05, 2009 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka unit of Bharti Airtel would launch its operations on January 12, the company said, kicking off a media campaign Monday …
Bugged
BANGALORE, December 29, 2008 (AFP) - Three directors of Indian software firm Satyam have resigned, the company announced Monday as it sought to restore …
Fibre Optic
PARIS, December 21, 2008 (AFP) - France Telecom said Sunday that repair work has begun on damage to Mediterranean undersea cables that badly disrupted Internet …