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Aims to fill gaps in post-Covid-19 tech needs
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The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is starting an online bachelor's degree in information technology to fill a resource gap in the...
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Sri Lanka’s telecom regulator has announced plans to provide “unlimited” internet packages to the public, not subject to a Fair Use Policy (FUP)...
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Fitch Ratings has confirmed an 'AAA(lka)' rating of Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata with a 'stable outlook.
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Fitch Ratings said it expected Airtel Lanka, a unit of India's Bharti Airtel to seek mergers and acquisition deal as the island's mobile sector consol...
London Stock Exchange group said it had completed the acquisition of Refinitiv, a data analytics group in a stock offer.
Sri Lanka’s Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) will launch the new Stay Safe Digital Project on Mo...
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Sri Lanka's Mobitel said it is offering a 5G smartphone which can be pre-ordered.
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Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata said it has launched a mid-range 5G smartphone, Huawei Nova 7 SE in several locations where th...
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Seven Sri Lanka fintech start-ups, which are developing applications for insurance, payments and credit products, are se...
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Mobile operator Dialog Axiata said it had adopted Sri Lanka's national quick response code (QR) which will enable paymen...
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Baring Private Equity Asia (BEPA) is to buy Virtusa, a technology company which has a development centre in Sri Lanka in...
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Sri Lanka's stock exchange has offered options for information technology firms with a track record to list, including ...
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Sri Lanka's largest mobile operator Dialog Axiata Plc has welcomed an announcement by the regulator that the island will...
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Tracified, a Sri Lanka-based start-up which is developing a blockchain based solution to track supply chains has receive...
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Profits at Sri Lanka Telecom Plc, which also has a mobile unit doubled to 2.8 billion rupees in the June 2020 quarter fr...
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The Angel Fund, start-up fund which has collected 100 million rupees says it is looking for innovative early-stage entit...
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London Stock Exchange Group said it had appointed Arjuna Nanayakkara who has a background in information technology and ...
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Sri Lanka telecom will boost its capacity for optical fibre to the home (FTTH) connections by 200,000 from the current 3...
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Small and medium enterprises in Sri Lanka can grow their businesses and make more profits by connecting to the internet...
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Sri Lanka's start-ups have been badly hit by Coronavirus, with the sector generally not getting support from banks indus...
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Microsoft said it will give a grant to Sri Lanka based Fortude, a technology firm for developing an application dealing ...
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India based HCL Technologies, an information technology (IT) service and engineering group which is entering Sri Lanka a...
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Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had asked the telecom regulator to find local and foreign businesses to use Lot...
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Sri Lanka's telecom firms will provide expanded data plans to help customers work and study from home to promote social ...
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Sri Lanka Telecom, the island's largest fixed line operators said a cyber attack has been mounted on a section of their ...
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