30 September 2017 12:27 am
This initiative is Sri Lanka’s first such deployment, thus significantly enhancing Sri Lanka’s LTE coverage and making Mobitel the No.1 network for LTE Broadband in Sri Lanka.
Mobitel Chairman, P. G. Kumarasighe Sirisena stated that he was proud that the dream of affordable Broadband was finally available to the wider population of Sri Lanka bringing the government machinery and economic mainstream particularly to those in the rural areas of the country.
Mobitel Chief Executive Officer Nalin Perera said that Mobitel constantly lived up to its ‘We Care. Always’ brand promise, and the roll-out of LTE in a low frequency spectrum band ensures that cutting edge technology such as 4G LTE is available to all citizens at affordable prices. He thanked the Director General of the TRCSL and his staff in implementing a progressive regulatory framework of Sri Lanka, and noted that such regulation encourages further investment from the telecom operators towards Sri Lanka’s digital transformation.
He further stressed that commercial deployments of this nature highlights Mobitel as a pioneer in providing techno-economically feasible solutions, which lead to true progress of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans and furthering government’s vision for a digital economy for Sri Lanka.