Sri Lanka

Telecoms operators in Sri Lanka issued a joint announcement informing customers tariffs on mobile, broadband and valued-added services will increase 20 per cent from today (5 September) due to rising operational costs and tax hikes.

Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka teamed with tower company edotco Services Lanka to conduct an open RAN trial using multi-purpose lampposts in an effort to lower infrastructure costs, Daily Mirror reported.

Sri Lanka, the land of Ceylon tea, is among the top South Asian nations in various demographic and economic indicators.

CK Hutchison completed an acquisition of Etisalat’s operation in Sri Lanka, a move which will see the country’s third- and fourth-largest players combine operations in a bid to compete with market leader Dialog Axiata.

CK Hutchison and Etisalat announced plans to combine their Sri Lankan operations in a bid to better position them to serve customers in the country.

Sri Lanka’s telecoms minister has asked the finance minster to recommend dropping the VAT and other duties on smartphones in its budget proposal for the next fiscal year.

Sri Lanka’s top two mobile operators — Dialog Axiata and Mobitel – announced they have conducted trials on LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Pro networks that are capable of achieving peak download speeds of 1Gb/s.