well we all know dat airtel is fighting locally to start operations in sri lanka and is having a tough time already but now theres a new competitor comming in. that is india's reliance mobile is eyeing sri lanka and i heard dat they have told dat they will start before airtel begin(only god know weather this is true). n e way with the entry of this new commer we, the users of these services r going to enjoy the benifits. i found an article in da LBO site abt reliance comming int sri lanka. u guys also read and comment abt this situation!!
Indian Call
07 Apr, 2008 07:09:40
India's Reliance eye Sri Lanka telecom sector: report
April 07, 2008 (LBO) – India's Reliance group is getting into Sri Lanka's telecom sector by forming a joint venture up with the island's Electroteks group, a media report said.
Reliance Communications (RCom) would take up a 74 percent stake in the proposed joint venture unit - Reliance Mobile Lanka - in which Electroteks owns the balance equity, India's Economic Times newspaper said, citing an un-named source.
The report said Reliance wanted to set up a 'next generation network' in Sri Lanka.
"The Sri Lankan foray is a part of RCom’s strategy to expand its global optic network, enhance service offerings and start fully integrated telecom operations..," the Economic Times said.
RCom wanted to have a 'One Nation One Account' service in the island.
"Under this plan, the customer is enabled to access all service categories, subject to hardware compatibility," the report said.
"It means, a customer using any service such as mobile phone, landline, Net, Wi-Max, DTH can log on to central server and access any service using his account."
Sri Lanka does not have a 'universal' licensing process yet with each telecom service needing a separate licence
But Economic Times said the Reliance Unit has received some GSM spectrum and an access code from Sri Lankan authorities.
"RCom has also invited expression of interest from global vendors for the GSM lines in Sri Lanka," the report added.
India's Bharti Airtel already has a mobile license and its network is expected to be up by September.
Indian Call
07 Apr, 2008 07:09:40
India's Reliance eye Sri Lanka telecom sector: report
April 07, 2008 (LBO) – India's Reliance group is getting into Sri Lanka's telecom sector by forming a joint venture up with the island's Electroteks group, a media report said.
Reliance Communications (RCom) would take up a 74 percent stake in the proposed joint venture unit - Reliance Mobile Lanka - in which Electroteks owns the balance equity, India's Economic Times newspaper said, citing an un-named source.
The report said Reliance wanted to set up a 'next generation network' in Sri Lanka.
"The Sri Lankan foray is a part of RCom’s strategy to expand its global optic network, enhance service offerings and start fully integrated telecom operations..," the Economic Times said.
RCom wanted to have a 'One Nation One Account' service in the island.
"Under this plan, the customer is enabled to access all service categories, subject to hardware compatibility," the report said.
"It means, a customer using any service such as mobile phone, landline, Net, Wi-Max, DTH can log on to central server and access any service using his account."
Sri Lanka does not have a 'universal' licensing process yet with each telecom service needing a separate licence
But Economic Times said the Reliance Unit has received some GSM spectrum and an access code from Sri Lankan authorities.
"RCom has also invited expression of interest from global vendors for the GSM lines in Sri Lanka," the report added.
India's Bharti Airtel already has a mobile license and its network is expected to be up by September.
