At last, Bharathi Airtel has decided to launch their products in Sri Lanka. Today they’ve launched an aggressive advertising campaign in mass medias and electronic medias.
Today I saw bill boards of Airtel everywhere around Colombo. I’m glad finally Dialog got tough competition, and they’ll think of quality service. Followed by Airtel, RTEC is also entering Sri Lankan as a mobile operator.
The company on Monday announced its Lanka launch with ads in local newspapers. Ahead of Airtel’s entry, other operators have slashed tariff rates and are offering discounts with cellular connections.
Airtel is investing $200 million in the Sri Lankan operations and is replicating the outsourcing model in the island country. “It is an extension of the same business model. The company is leveraging its Indian partnerships,” said an analyst.
Airtel has outsoured IT operations to IBM while Huawei is rolling out networks. Bharti Telesoft, a part of the Bharti group, will offer value added services.
The company bagged license for Sri Lanka in early 2007 and hired Amali Nanayakkara as the CEO in October that year. She was earlier working with Unilever in Sri Lanka as Director Marketing in the Personal Care Division.
Airtel has hired largely local people for operations in Sri Lanka. Around 20 people from Airtel India are currently working there, looking after the launch.
AIRTEL STORES (Arcades)
1. Avissawella – 05,colombo road , Avissawella
2. Borella – 1189,maradhana Road, Botella
3. Chilaw – 02,Colombo road ,Chilaw
4. Colombo-3 – A5 super Market Bldg, Colombo-3
5. Colombo-11 – 212,Main Street ,Colombo-11
6. Dehiwella – 8/1 Galle road ,Dehiwella
7. Gampaha – 57 , Bauddhaloka Mw, Gampaha
8. Ja Ela – 180, Pushpawansa Building ,Colombo Road ,Ja Ela
9. Kaduwela – 455/2 New Kandy Road , Kaduwela
10. Kaluthara – 161, main Street , Kaluthara
11. Kandy – 127 Peradenya Road, Kandy
12. Karapitiya – 241 ,Labuduwa Road , Karapitiya
13. Kegalle – 199, main Street ,Kegalle
14. Kiribathgoda – 8/1 Kandy road, Kiribathgoda
15. Kurunegala – 44, Negombo road ,Kurunegala
16. Maharagama – 61,Highlevel road, Maharagama
17. Negombo – 41 De Cross Road ,Negombo
18. Panadura – 35, Horana Road ,Panadura
19. Puttalam – 39-B, Kuruneagala Road ,Puttalam
20. Rathnapura – 269,Main Street , Rathnapura
21. Wellawatte – 35, Galle Road, Wellawatte
PS: Still offical website reads “Comming Soon”
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True Sr Lankan says
hey Guys & Gals,
Do you believe that Airtel is coming here because of their kindness towards Sri Lankans..? oh..I don’t believe…coz I know much about Airtel & following facts will guide you..(I challenge Airtel to give counter arguments for those..)
1. Airtel is using cheapest Chinese Equipments, that’s why they can come with lower charges
2. The performance will degrade very sooner (less than 1 year), then all the subscribers will have to suffer.
3. they are coming with both 2G & 3G…still now they are struggling with 2G (GSM). The products they’ve used for 2G are from the rejected brand from most of other Operators. Therefor their 2G (GSM) network is still having many problems & it’ll be one of worst network in the World
4. their delay in launching in Sri Lanka was mainly due to Point (3)
5. Airtel’s performance in India is no doubt. Its superior. the simple reason is they use high quality European product. But how can we have a guarantee of similar performance here with these Chinese low quality products..?
6. Just think about Global Trends. In future Indians & Chinese will enter into world market & they’ll extract all the profits from other Nations. (Airtel is coming with both Chinese & Indian involvement- this will not be good for Sri Lanka in future)
7. Bharathi (india) Airtel’s one of major intentions is to use Sri Lanka as a place for their Testings (as a test bed). This will cause high power, Microwave emissions which can cause for health effects (headache, Cancer..Gene Abnormalities)
Above are only some facts…Sri Lankans, You may know some other facts too…specially People from Technical Areas may add more into this.
Lets see the things with open mind…this is our country, we are Sri Lankans…!!
Akila Niranjan says
welcome to Sri Lanka
Akila Niranjan says
a have alreaday watched some promotion adds in india and inthink Airtel is the most powerful facilty provider in 3G,Internet,2G,IDD and local,roming and all value added services through satalite conection.Welcom to Sri lanka and We are waiting for you.
Akila Niranjan says
I heard about Airtel pasilites is very cheep dhan any other saliual compeney in Sri Lanka
I happy about Airtel
eswaralingam says
I want to Airtel Sim. Please sent to me more details.
Thanking you
Eswaralingam
Mayooresan says
@eswaralingam
You can go to Airtel office or they’ve got dealers around colombo. If you’re living out of colombo, then I’m not sure. I dont’ think they gonna give coverage to North and East as of now.
Mohammed faris says
Wellcome to srilanka airtell i wont to 1 air tell sim what i do now sir
Gayani Waduge says
Dear Airtel,
Welcome to Sri Lanka………!
Gayani
Sam says
I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT AIRTEL BEFORE WE JOIN, SO WE ARE VERY KEEN TO ATTEND THE GRAND LAUNCH. ANY IDEA WHERE THE VENUE & TIME. WE CAN GATHER SOME GOOD INFORMATION ON THE LAUNCH DAY.
Mayooresan says
@Sam
As of now they didn’t disclose any details of opening ceremony.
HAfizsabri1234 says
hey true srilankan, y d hell r u thinkin abt being a true sri lankan, when even the president of this country isnt a true sri lankan. and u should get ur facts straight u know. coz airtel isnt an all that piece of shit to use cheap chinese products. they are using high quality products manufactured in china. and u get the best and the wiorst from china. even most of the lg, sony, panasonic electroniz products are manufactured in china and sometimes assembled in malaysia or singapore.so u shoulld know about what yout talking. these guys have got approvals from the TRC, environment, defense, and so many departments to get their work going, and i think it will be better for you to shut your gap and save and use your money wisely than to be the nations saviour, coz ur gonna die and leave this world, ou have to earn for your food, noone is goin to give you a plate of rice jut coz u go about shouting your a true sri lanka.adios
Ruznii Faizal says
that comment about the drawback of airtel coming to sri lanka is written surely by the other competing operators of sri lanka (eg.dialog,mobitel,hutch,tigo)… they are afraid of airtel winning the m,arkets of telecommunications in sri lanka so this is one way how they are discouraging our sri lankans….heh dear srilankans plss dont get caught to the trap!!!!!dialog,mobitel etc succcccxxxx to the maxxxxx….sucs in every wayy..
Charitha says
this is such a stupid post by sme operator,
here are the equipment use by operator:
Dialog : 2G – Erricssn,alcatel
3G – Errcssn,Huawei,ZTE
Mobitel : 2G ; Erricssn
3G : Huawei
Hutch : ZTE
TIGO : Alcatel,ZTE
SLT CDMA : ZTE
SLT NGN : Huawei
Suntel NGN : Huawei
Suntel CDMA : HUawei
Dialog CDMA : Huawei
Lankabell CDMA : HUawei
See al the operators are using chinese equipment, hw cn ths guy blame as chinese equipment is not gud, ths ppl r crazy, thts it,
Charitha says
nw the lots of towers on air nw,
400 – 900 band BTS
300 – 1800 band BTS
250 – 2100 3g BTS (NODE B)
anura says
How many rats of postpaid package.
Leela says
Dear Officer in charge
I would like to know your email address
Thanks
Leela says
Dear Officer in charge
Please let me know your email address
& weather vacancies available
Thanks
Sam says
TODAY BEING START OF OPERATIONS OF AIRTEL, IN OUR AREA IN COLOMBO-06, WHERE THERE IS AN AIRTEL STORE, IT WAS NOTICED HUGE CROWDS QUEING UP, AT LEAST OVER 150 WERE IN THE QUEUE, BY AROUND 9.00am WHEN THEY OPENED FOR BUSINESS, CROWDS RUSHED IN, BUT ONLY FEW WERE TAKEN IN & OTHERS HAD TO STAND IN BURNING SUN,TILL THEIR TURN CAME IN. FRONT DOORS ARE KEPT CLOSED, SO ONE ONE CAN ENTER SUDDENLY. THEN BY 12.00 IT WAS NOTICED THEIR SHUTTERS WERE UP FOR THE DAY,WITH A NOTICE PUT, REOPEN ON 15TH/jAN. & THE LARGE CROWDS ANGERED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT COMPLETE THEIR BUSINESS WITH THEM, SOME NOT ABLE TO GET THE CONNECTIONS THEY WANTED TODAY & OTHER MATTERS THEY HAD TO COMPLETE.WHOLE DAY WAS THERE, BUT THEY CLOSE HALF DAY. SO IS THIS THE SERVICE AIRTEL IS TRYING TO GIVE, BEING THE FIRST DAY OF OPERATIONS.
Ramanan says
Dear officer in charge,
I want to know about your billing charges and the all the benefits you proviide for us especially idd charges.
THANKYOU
e says
kindly forward the e mail address of airtel
head office as i want get dealership for
bandarawela area. THANKS.
E.G.P.SAMUEL
Samson says
Thanks Airtel, hope to see upgradeing in future prosperus bright in all aspects.
Salman says
How do you know which company is using which vendor’s equipment for 2G/3G. I am looking for this info on net for quite some time now but did really find any reliable source for ascertaining that the operators are using the follwing.
Dialog : 2G – Erricssn,alcatel
3G – Errcssn,Huawei,ZTE
Mobitel : 2G ; Erricssn
3G : Huawei
Hutch : ZTE
TIGO : Alcatel,ZTE
SLT CDMA : ZTE
SLT NGN : Huawe
Suntel NGN : Huawei
Suntel CDMA : HUawei
Dialog CDMA : Huawei
Lankabell CDMA : HUawei
Does anyone have any idea where to look this info up ?