Mobitel

Retail Asia23/04/2019

Sri Lankan national mobile service provider Mobitel has revealed plans to invest $50 million this year to deploy a 5G network and upgrade its network infrastructure. The operator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom, has commenced 5G trials ahead of a planned rollout. While Sri Lanka was the first country in South Asia to […]

Retail Asia05/10/2017

Sri Lanka’s Mobitel has enhanced its LTE network with the nation’s first deployment of LTE over re-purposed 900-MHz spectrum. The operator said the deployment will significantly enhance Sri Lanka’s LTE coverage and make Mobitel the top network for LTE broadband in the nation. Mobitel chairman P G Kumarasinghe Sirisena said the deployment will particularly help […]

Retail Asia10/05/2017

Sri Lanka’s Mobitel plans to separate from parent company Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) and list on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The operator is gearing up for a public listing this year with the goal of diversifying its ownership beyond SLT, citing official sources. The government of Sri Lanka, which owns a 49.5% stake in SLT, […]

Retail Asia06/04/2017

Sri Lankan mobile operator Mobitel has appointed Nalin Perera as its CEO. Perera started his career at Mobitel in 2001 as general manager of marketing and was later promoted to the positions of senior general manager of marketing and senior general manager of contact center operations respectively. He also held the position of CMO and […]

Retail Asia22/06/2016

In a South Asia first, Sri Lanka’s Mobitel and Dialog Axiata have each completed successful trials of 4.5G technology capable of speeds of over 1Gbps. Mobitel announced it has tested a technology it calls LTE-A Pro at the operator’s test lab. The operator partnered with Huawei and ZTE to test LTE-A technology capable of using a […]

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Mobitel to invest $50m in 5G this year

Mobitel launches LTE on 900-MHz spectrum

Mobitel to be split from SLT and publicly listed

Mobitel appoints Nalin Perera as CEO

Mobitel, Dialog Axiata trial 1Gbps+ 4.5G