Fragile Links
SINGAPORE, Dec 28, 2006 (AFP) - The chaos in Asia's Internet service sparked by an undersea earthquake shows the region's cable network is too fragile and …
Technology
Cable Cut
HONG KONG, Dec 27, 2006 (AFP) - Internet and phone services were disrupted across much of Asia on Wednesday after an earthquake damaged undersea cables, …
Digital Certification
December 21, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has started to digitize the issue of birth, marriage and death certificates, which has cut processing time to as …
Tough Action
December 21 (LBO) – Trade unions of telco giant Sri Lanka Telecom have threatened to go on strike together with other public sector unions, if a wage …
Internet TV
Dec 20, 2006 (LBO) – Capital Maharaja, a unit of the privately held media house the Maharaja Group, has tied up with Tokyo based media group, to …
Soft Landing
December 12, 2006 (LBO) – Lanka Bell, one of Sri Lanka's privately held wireless telecom operators, has tied up with India's FLAG Telecom to lay an …
Underwater Link
Dec 12, 2006 (LBO) – A new fibre optic undersea cable that connects Maldives to Sri Lanka will bring down international call charges from the Indian …
New Chapter
December 11, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, is spinning off its directory publication division as a wholly owned subsidiary, the island's biggest fixed …
Sprouting Mobile
Dec 08, 2006 (LBO) – A top mobile phone maker expects the Sri Lankan handset market to grow by 25 to 30 percent next year as the country, as the …
Even Keel
December 5, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, the island’s biggest mobile phone operator, retained its AAA (lka) rating, but subscriber growth has …
Plugged In
December 2, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom said Saturday that it has taken full control of cable television operator CBN SAT, that was previously shut down …
Next Show
November 30, 2006 (LBO) – Tough regulations are stifling growth of Sri Lanka's cable and satellite television industry, a local research firm says, but …
Dialog TV
November 27 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, the island's biggest mobile phone operator, Monday announced plans to acquire satellite pay television operator …
Disk Doctor
Nov 15, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Government and the ICT Agency will launch an emergency response unit next month to counter threats and vulnerabilities …
History Lessons
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Google added historic map overlays to its free interactive online globe of the world on Monday to provide views of how …
The Drift
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - A Helio mobile telephone service launched in the United States on Thursday lets users track friends and plot routes using …
Dialling Up
November 10, 2006 (LBO) – Telecom operator Suntel, a unit of Sweden’s Overseas Telecom AB, plans to spend 3.5 billion rupees next year to expand …
Duped
Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) - C. Sathishkumar was one of thousands of Sri Lankan youngsters who invested in an Internet promotion to evaluate products online in return …
SLT TV
November 6, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island’s biggest fixed line operator, said Tuesday that they are doing a due diligence study on …
Ocean Link
November 6, 2006 (LBO) – An undersea optical fibre cable between Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands could be the first leg of a trans-Indian Ocean cable …