Sri Lanka Telecom

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
SLT
Native name
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ටෙලිකොම් පීඑල්සී
ஸ்ரீலங்கா டெலிகொம் பிஎல்சி
Public limited company
Traded as CSE: SLTL.N0000
Industry Telecommunications
Founded 1991 (1991) in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Headquarters Colombo 01, Sri Lanka
Key people
P.G. Kumarasinghe (Chairman / Director)[1] Dileepa Wijesundara (Group Chief Executive Officer)[1]
Products Fixedline Telephone services
Mobile Telephone services
Internet services
IPTV
IT services
Revenue
  • IncreaseLKR 68.022 billion (2015)
  • LKR 65.040 billion (2014)[2]
  • IncreaseLKR 6.789 billion (2015)
  • LKR 5.711 billion (2014)[2]
  • DecreaseLKR 3.724 billion (2015)
  • LKR 6.001 billion (2014)[2]
Total assets
  • IncreaseLKR 126.545 billion (2015)
  • LKR 122.604 billion (2014)[2]
Total equity
  • IncreaseLKR 65.240 billion (2015)
  • LKR 63.900 billion (2014)[2]
Owner Government of Sri Lanka (49.50%)
Global Telecommunications Holdings N.V. of Netherlands (44.98%)
Subsidiaries Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd
Sky Network (Pvt) Ltd
SLT Human Capital Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
SLT Property Management (Pvt) Ltd
SLT Publications (Pvt) Ltd
SLT VisionCom (Pvt) Ltd
Sri Lanka Technological Campus (Pvt) Ltd
Sri Lanka Telecom (Services) Ltd
Website www.slt.lk

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ටෙලිකොම් පීඑල්සී Shri Lanka Telikom Pi-El-Si) is a telecommunications services provider in Sri Lanka and one of the country’s largest companies with an annual turnover in excess of Rs 40 billion. The company provides domestic and corporate services which includes Fixed and Wireless Telephony, Internet Access and IT services to Domestic, Public sector & Business sector customer.

History

Sri Lanka Telecom has a history of over 150 years, having started its operations in 1858 with the establishment of the first Telegraphic Circuit between Galle and Colombo. In the same year it established its first international Telegraph Communication between then called Ceylon, and India. Since then, Sri Lanka Telecom has passed several milestones, including: in 1991 Sri Lanka Telecom became a Corporation and in 1997 the Company was privatised with the collaboration of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange's Milanka Price Index.

In 2008, NTT sold its stake in SLT to Global Telecommunications Holdings N.V. of Netherlands, which currently owns 44.98% stake in Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) whilst 50.50% is owned by the Government of Sri Lanka and the balance shares remain with the general public.

Fixedline network

Dial-Up

Several Dial-Up packages are provided by SLT according to customer needs.

ADSL2+

SLT provides ADSL2+ fixed broadband with speeds exceeding 16Mbit/s under 6 packages which are Light User, Family, SME Business, Business (Heavy User), State Sector & Higher Education.

VDSL2 and FTTx

The company launched its VDSL2 and FTTH/FTTB broadband services on 2014 March 25 and are available in most urban areas in the country within 2 km of an upgraded Telephone Exchange's MSAN Unit.

4G LTE

Sri Lanka Telecom successfully demonstrated and launched its 4G LTE fixed broadband service at a ceremony held in Ruwanwella, Kegalle in January 2014, with the presence of Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology.

WiFi

Sri Lanka Telecom also provides free and pay as you go WiFi internet access at public places in Colombo and other selected cities in Sri Lanka.

Mobile network

Main article: Mobitel (Sri Lanka)

Mobitel is a mobile phone network in Sri Lanka. It is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT). The network offers services and currently operates GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ and FD-LTE network utilising 2G, 3.5G and 4G technologies. Mobitel offers both prepaid and postpaid mobile services, along with mobile broadband services using the 3.5G network and postpaid mobile services, and mobile broadband services using the 4G network.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Board of Directors". Sri Lanka Telecom.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sri Lanka Telecom PLC - Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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