tukikk

Telecommunication Service Providers

Sri Lanka’s Telecommunication Industry being Completely State Owned First Began Moves towards Deregulation by the Separation of the Policy and Business arms in 1992.The Former, Now the Telecommunications Authority of Sri Lanka(TASL),is now separate entity Dealing with regulatory Functions while the Latter, Now Sri lanka Telecom(SLT) is a Public Profit seeking company with 51% Shares held by the state.In Sri Lanka the number of private Companies to provide various telecommunications services are rapidly increasing, especially under the Telecommunication Act 1991.As for May 1995.
As of June 2013, the penetration rate in Sri Lanka was estimated at 96.3% over a population estimate of over around 20.3 million.
The country's telecom regulator is the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL).

Rank
Operator
Technology
Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership

1
Dialog
GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+
1800 MHz FD-LTE
8.275[111] (Q2 2013)
Axiata Group Berhad

2
Mobitel
GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+
1800 MHz FD-LTE
Unknown
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC

3
Etisalat
GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+
2.6 GHz LTE (Planned)
4.5 (Q4 2012)
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation

4
Airtel
GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
1.7[112] (Q4 2012)
Bharti Airtel Limited

5
Hutch
GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA
0.779[113] (Q4 2009)
Hutchison Whampoa Limited

Dialog Axiata is one of the largest mobile telecommunication companies in Sri Lanka with a vision to be the undisputed leader in the provision of multi-sensory connectivity.
Axiata is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Asia with the fastest growing Asian footprints and a vision of becoming a regional