High Speed
May 22, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Monday offered mobile operators the chance to set up a next generation or third generation mobile phone network, with aim …
Technology
Bigger Footprint
May 19 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia, Friday kicked off a 150 million dollars expansion drive to grow its mobile and broadband …
Making Progress
May 18 (LBO) – Software solutions company KingsLake together with Progress Software Corp., launched a new version of its Open Edge software on Wednesday …
Tough Call
May 17 (LBO) – Expensive telephone calls and tough labour laws could scare off multinational companies eyeing Sri Lanka as a possible destination to …
Solid Innings
May 15, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said Monday, group net profits for the first quarter of 2006 topped 1.3 billion rupees, despite continued …
High Fives!
May 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Dialog Telekom's net profits soared 39 percent to 2.39 billion rupees for the three months to March this year, boosted by …
Tech Boom
May 08 (LBO) - Kobian Technologies tied up with Intel on Monday to launch a new tech platform that offers a leap in performance and graphics for mobile …
Text Box
May 4 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to test the limits of smart digital mesh boxes to connect 30 rural homes onto the World Wide Web, officials said. Costing …
Cut Down
May 02 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Sri Lanka Telecom’s foreign currency debt to negative from stable, but said the rating of BB- remains …
Wide Berth
Apr.25 (LBO) – Virtusa Corp., the U.S. based software development company, Tuesday announced plans to invest 15 million dollars to expand operations in …
New Route
HONG KONG, Apr. 24 (AFP) - A long campaign to remove pirated goods from shop fronts in Asia is finally having an impact but the crackdown has also changed the …
New Platforms
Apr.19 (LBO) - Sri Lankan based software firm specializing in securities trading platforms says regulatory changes in the United States and Europe, is …
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 …
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 …