Lanka Bell celebrates national Independence with launch of 4G connectivity
View(s):Lanka Bell this week announced the formal launch of its much-awaited 4G connectivity in Sri Lanka. Lanka Bell’s Managing Director Prasad Samarasinghe said that this was in line with a promise made last year to the company’s more than a million subscriber.
Following a very successful test run since the end of last year, Lanka Bell 4G is initially available in parts of Colombo and Greater
Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka Anusha Palpita formally launches Lanka Bell 4G in Sri Lanka. Also in the picture are (from left to right) W. D. De Alwis (Director Project - TRC), U. H. C. Priyantha (Deputy Director General - TRC), M. K Jayantha (Director Finance - TRC), Prasad Samarasinghe (Managing Director - Lanka Bell), Manjula Pathiranage (General Manager, Technical Operations, Lanka Bell) and Rishad Mansoor (General Manager Enterprise and International Business - Lanka Bell)
Colombo such as Grandpass, Kollupitiya, Maradana, Hultsdorf, Orugodawatta, Dematagoda, Nawala, Maharagama, Kadawatha, Kotahena, Mahabage, Borella, Ragama, Wattala, Kadawatha, Kottawa, Battaramulla, Peliyagoda, Crow’s Island etc. Blanket coverage for the entire Colombo city is scheduled before the forthcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year, according to a company statement.
“We’re happy to join the national effort to further expand Sri Lanka’s broadband capacity and thus empower Sri Lanka’s internet users with consistent and uninterrupted high-speed broadband Internet access with the highest reliability.
This also further reinforces Lanka Bell’s vision to serve Sri Lanka with faster and superior broadband services and thereby seamlessly connect our fellow Sri Lankans with world class information and communication”, Mr. Samarasinghe added.
Lanka Bell is the landing partner for the FLAG submarine cable network in Sri Lanka. With an investment of Rs. 3 billion, Lanka Bell owns and operates the totally independent Cable Landing Station thus providing truly diverse international data and voice solutions be it Internet, IPLCs (International Private Leased Circuit), Global MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching), IDD (International Direct Dialing) or any other international voice service. Lanka Bell is the pioneer in introducing CDMA technology to Sri Lanka in 2005