Biggest Deal
April 01, 2008 (LBO) – Malaysia's Usaha Tegas group bought a 35.2 percent stake in Sri Lanka Telecom for 300 million dollars making it the biggest deal …
Technology
New Partner
April 01, 2008 (LBO) – Malaysia's Usaha Tegas (UT) group said it was looking to provide management input to Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) and work with its …
New Wavelength
March 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs transparent telecom regulation and lower costs to encourage the information technology business and become a …
Cyber Market
March 25, 2008 (LBO) – Greater use of information technology in Sri Lanka's largely subsistence agriculture sector will help both farmers and consumers …
Tele Deal
March 24, 2007 (LBO) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Japan's largest phone company, is tipped to sell off its flagship investment in Sri Lanka as early as …
Pending Deal
March 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island's dominant fixed access operator has not been informed of a date for the sale of a stake held by …
Net Access
March 20, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's internet access quality through broadband within the local boundary is above regional thresholds but sparse local …
Hutch Boost
Mar 19, 2008 (LBO) – Subscribers of the Sri Lanka mobile unit of Hutchison Telecom doubled to more than a million in 2007, while revenue growth topped 50 …
Telco Moves
March 17, 2008 (LBO) – India's Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is looking for a joint venture partner to take up a 50 percent stake in Sri Lanka's …
Channel Change
March 14, 2008 (LBO) – Echannelling, Sri Lanka's fist listed dotcom said its chief executive, Sidath Chandrasena, would be resigning from June 2008. The …
New Day
March 11, 2008 (LBO) – Bharti Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of India's Bharti Airtel, said it had pushed back the launch of its mobile service in Sri Lanka …
Tele Connect
Mar 10, 2008 (LBO) – The sale of an equity stake in Sri Lanka Telecom held by Japan's NTT to Malaysia's Usaha Tegas group could go ahead, the island's …
Private Call
March 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the island's dominant fixed line operator, has invested over 100 billion rupees in the business since it …
Mobile Eye
Feb 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Kay Jay Security has tied with Dialog Telekom to provide a closed circuit television (CCTV) monitoring through third …
Tough Chats
Feb 29, 2008 (LBO) – Higher inflation which reduced the spending power of subscribers and declining security was hurting Sri Lanka's telecom firms, Fitch …
Net TV
Feb 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island's dominant fixed line operator, Wednesday announced it had set up a subsidiary to provide internet …
Tele Chief
Feb 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has appointed Leisha Chandrasena, who was already a board member, as its new chairperson, an official said. …
Tele Case
Feb 25, 2008 (LBO) – Legal action against the sale of Sri Lanka Telecom shares held by Japan's NTT is to continue despite the death of the original …
Tele Outlook
Feb 18, 2008 (LBO) – Standard & Poor's said it had cut the outlook on Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the island's largest fixed operator, to 'negative' from …
Low Tones
Feb 18, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Dialog Telekom group December quarter profits fell 35 percent despite revenue climbing 26 percent as losses from its pay …