Going Offline
Stepping up its presence from a standalone internet service provider, Eureka on Tuesday said it has repositioned its business to become an IT solutions …
Technology
Different Lines
The telecom watchdog is looking at giving payphone operator Tritel, a facilities based licence to allow it to penetrate deeper into the rural areas. Tritel has …
Bits of Crime
The long overdue Computer Crimes Bill is low on ram, but more laws are on the way to legalise digital signatures and set minimum security standards for …
You Call You Pay
Fixed line and cellular subscribers will pay up to Rs. 5 more per minute for calling a mobile user, possibly from March 1. The additional charge comes with a …
Second Line
Sitting fifteen floors up at the World Trade Centre (WTC) in Colombo, 350 new IT professionals will reap inspiration to develop solutions for Virtusas …
Break Free
Indian telco giant, Videsh Sanchara Nigam Ltd (VSNL) has started routing traffic to Colombo, becoming the first to effectively compete with Sri Lanka Telecom …
Quick Leap
Cellular operator Dialog GSM said Monday it has become the first in Sri Lanka to commercially offer high-speed data service, starting with customers in the …
Data Entry
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) diversified its business interests further, opening an internet data center (IDC) in Colombo. The SLTiDC will offer a range of data …
Take Home
Microsoft could couple a home edition license of its new Office 2003 software package free with every corporate license it sells in Sri Lanka. The incentive is …
See Me
Dialog GSM says it is planning to create competition in international submarine bandwidth. Last Friday the IFC gave US$ 50 million in loan funding to the fast …
Calling Lanka
The Board of Investment is mooting changes to the BOI Act for bigger tax holidays encouraging call centres to relocate here.rnCurrently Sri Lanka trails behind …
Calling Colombo
HSBC Group is pumping US$ 30 mn to set up its seventh group service centre in Sri Lanka, which will generate employment and put the country on the map as a …
Welikada Exchange
The Welikada prison and its 7,000 inmates will relocate elsewhere to make room for Sri Lanka Telecoms expansion plans into the business of call centre …
Dont Blame Me
Free incoming calls for cellular phones have been shelved indefinitely due to the ongoing political spat, a top government minister said …
Racing Tips
Sri Lanka Telecom is asking the government to sell the balance 49.5 percent it owns in the firm in small parcels through an international listing.Last October, …
Cyber Cabbage
The Govi Gnana System (GGS), a pilot project under the e-Sri Lanka initiative will go live at the end of the week at the Meegoda and Dambulla economic centres, …
Spilitting Hairs
Sri Lanka Telecoms much talked of marriage with Lanka Bell is getting delayed, as the Treasury has not given its blessings.SLT Chairman, Thilanga Sumathipala …
Long Haul
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is forecasting a surge in international call revenue, as an old microwave link with South India was re-established on Monday. The link …
Mobitel Clarifies
Mobitel Private Ltd said a statement it regretted any embarrassment caused to the Attorney General or the Telecom watchdog as a result of a news item that …
Parental Consent
Sri Lanka Telecoms board on Wed. gave its blessings to acquire wireless local loop operator Lanka Bell.The dominant fixed line operator declined to name the …