DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/635e12/sri_lanka_telecomm) has announced the addition of the "Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report Q4 2011" report to their offering.
International's Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, telecommunication associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Sri Lanka's telecommunications industry.
This quarter's BMI update on the Sri Lankan telecommunications market relates largely to latest figures and industry developments within the mobile sector. At the end of March 2011, there were a total of 17.852mn subscribers, following 393,000 net additions in the quarter. This represented the lowest quarterly growth since March 2009, when there were 403,000 net additions. Growth has been impacted by the maturity of the market, with penetration rates at about 85% at end-2010, combined with a highly competitive market. Further, affordability of services, despite a reduction in tariffs in recent times, continues to act as a barrier for further growth.
However, the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has done little to create an level playing field, with 82% of all mobile subscribers signed up to services with three operators Dialog, Mobitel and Etisalat. A lack of competition and market expectations that the sector is on the cusp of licence renewals, thereby creating uncertainty among operators, also resulted in restraint concerning investment in networks.
The Sri Lankan government spoke about the need to bring greater service accessibility over mobile networks to the population. According to the chief technology officer, Sanjaya Karunasena, of Sri Lanka's Information and Communication Technology Agency more work needs to be done to integrate mobile technology allowing citizens to interact, transact and make payment with their mobile devices. Similarly, civil servants have become location-independent and are connected all the time.
Read more inside Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report Q4 2011 - Out Now!
Companies Mentioned:
- Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT)
- Hutchison Lanka
- Dialog Telekom,
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