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'''Airtel''' ([[Sinhalese language|Sinhalese]]: එයාටෙල් ''Eyatel''; [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: ஏர்டெல்) is the brand name of mobile network operator, Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, the Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian telecommunications company [[Bharti Airtel]]. The company was awarded a mobile phone operator license in 2006 and was scheduled to start operations in early 2007, however the company didn't commence services until 12 January 2009.<ref>[ |
'''Airtel''' ([[Sinhalese language|Sinhalese]]: එයාටෙල් ''Eyatel''; [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: ஏர்டெல்) is the brand name of mobile network operator, Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, the Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian telecommunications company [[Bharti Airtel]]. The company was awarded a mobile phone operator license in 2006 and was scheduled to start operations in early 2007, however the company didn't commence services until 12 January 2009.<ref>[https://digitalmediareview111.blogspot.com/2018/12/airtel-s-rs-448-and-rs-399-paid-plans.html?m=1 ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120054407/http://dailynews.lk/2009/01/13/bus01.asp |date=20 January 2009 }} Daily News, 13 January 2009</ref> Airtel has over 2.9 million active subscribers {{as of|September 2018|lc=yes}}.<ref name=SubscribersLK>{{cite web |url=https://digitalmediareview111.blogspot.com/2018/12/airtel-s-rs-448-and-rs-399-paid-plans.html?m=1 |title=Mobitel, Dialog welcome Hutch-Etisalat merger|publisher=''theMorning.lk''|date=9 December 2018}}</ref> |
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==Network data== |
==Network data== |
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Revision as of 08:03, 25 December 2018
| Logo of Airtel Sri Lanka | |
| airtel | |
Native name | Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd |
| Company type | Private Company |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 12 January 2009 in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | WTC, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka |
Key people | Jinesh Hegde (Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director) |
| Products | Mobile Telecommunications, Mobile Broadband |
| Parent | Bharti Airtel |
| Website | digitalmediareview111 |
Airtel (Sinhalese: එයාටෙල් Eyatel; Tamil: ஏர்டெல்) is the brand name of mobile network operator, Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, the Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel. The company was awarded a mobile phone operator license in 2006 and was scheduled to start operations in early 2007, however the company didn't commence services until 12 January 2009.[1] Airtel has over 2.9 million active subscribers as of September 2018[update].[2]
Network data
- MNC: 413 05
- Operator code: 075
History
Airtel Lanka Limited is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, the third largest mobile operator in the world, with over 325.90 million mobile customers as of September 2015.[3] Bharti Airtel has been featured in Forbes Asia's Fab 50 list, rated amongst the best performing companies in the world in the BusinessWeek IT 100 list 2007, and voted as India's most innovative company in a survey by The Wall Street Journal.[citation needed]
Airtel Sri Lanka commenced commercial operations of services on 13 January 2009. Granted a license in 2007 in accordance with the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991, it is also a registered company under the Board of Investment Sri Lanka. Under the license, the company provides digital mobile services to Sri Lanka. This is inclusive of voice telephony, voice mail, data services and GSM based services. All of these services are provided under the airtel brand.
Airtel Sri Lanka has island wide coverage.[4]
Network implementation
Airtel currently uses GSM and UMTS/HSPA+ technologies.
Airtel 3.5G and 3.75G broadband and coverage
Airtel covers 30% of the population with 3G like Colombo, Gampaha, Negombo, Kandy, Galle, Matara, Ampara Jaffna, Badulla, Bandarawela and airtel has covered Colombo and greater Colombo using the HSPA+ technology with dual carrier.
Airtel is improving their GSM coverage rapidly and they have 1600+ 2G base stations on operation island-wide and 650+ 3G base stations. Airtel started their service in Northern Sri Lanka on October 2010 and subsequently airtel broadband was available in August 2011 in Jaffna district.
Airtel invested $20 million in 2014 to improve their island-wide 3G Coverage.[5]
See also
References
- ^ [1] Archived 20 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Daily News, 13 January 2009
- ^ "Mobitel, Dialog welcome Hutch-Etisalat merger". theMorning.lk. 9 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bharti Airtel crosses 100 million customers mark
- ^ http://airtel.lk/coverage-map.html
- ^ "Airtel rings over Rs. 2 b investment on 3G network expansion in Sri Lanka". 18 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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