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Competition just got louder in the local telecom industry with Indian telco giant VSNL stepping up its operations in Sri Lanka. VSNL on Monday formally …

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The first in a series of Microsoft organised workshops to upgrade IT awareness in Sri Lanka got off this month. Microsoft Country Manager for Sri Lanka Sriyan …

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Indian IT services giant Videsh Sanchara Nigam Ltd (VSNL) is finalising its service offer for Sri Lanka, with initial plans to push out an international …

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Sri Lanka Telecom plans to send out the backlog of customer bills from the end of this month, but subscribers will be billed on a shorter cycle.SLTs new US$ 20 …

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Moving ever closer to a long proposed IPO, Software solutions developer Virtusa Corporation recently completed its Series D round of financing, securing US $20 …

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Hutchison telecom says their local operation will connect an additional one hundred thousand customers to their GSM network when its commercially launched …

Whats In A Name?

Work is expected to start this year, and SLT hopes to include its brand valuation into its 2004/5 financial statements.rnrnThe consultant will first have to …

Sinhala Code

Ensuring the life of the Sinhalese language in the computers era, a fresh draft font standard is now in circulation for public comment. This proposed standard …

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The investment bank picked for the job will initiate the book building exercise for the funds rising, while the telco giant obtains State approval for its …

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A change in the US political scene could result in Sri Lanka losing out on foreign investment that comes in as outsourcing projects like call centers.In-house …

Undersea Moves

Sri Lanka Telecom said Tuesday that it is joining 16 global telecom carriers to build a new US$ 500 mn submarine cable network.The submarine cable will span …

Call Transfer

Industry watchers say the move would not shift the local operations strategies as the parent entity- Hutchison Whampoa expects to remain the majority …

City Kit

Dialog GSM is offering immediate connections to its pre-paid customers, who buy their connections from any Cargills Supermarket chain.Sri Lankas largest …

Redialing

The telecom watchdog is taking a second look at the controversial Caller Party Pays (CPP) tariffs, this time taking account of its implications to phone …

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Intel Expanded its product offer in Sri Lanka as it faces growing demand for its processors from the state and private sector and a growing population of …

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Standard Chartered Bank said on Wednesday that it was the lead arranger to a US$ 86 mn seven-year syndicated loan facility to fund Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd.s …

Play Phone

Mauj, an Indian based mobile content provider made its first foray into the local market, launching a Java based cricket game for mobiles. However, the game …

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