Airtel is one of the top names in the mobile phone sector in
Hindustan Times wrote:
With an investment of $200 million, Bharti Airtel Lanka Pvt Ltd would begin its service in the island "early next year", its CEO Amali Nanayakkara told IANS.
"We are in the process of setting up the network, and getting the necessary approvals from the regulatory authorities. The process, which began in the middle of the current year, should be competed by early 2008," Nanayakkara said.
Asked if Bharti Airtel Lanka had run into any problems, as the services were yet to start though the investment was announced with much fanfare in mid 2007, she said there were no problems.
Airtel is going to be the newest name in mobile phone industry of
Airtel is, no doubt, a big player in the mobile phone market of India. I think, it is a good move by Airtel as they are planning to increase its market in the neighboring countries like Sri Lanka. Mobile has already become a part and parcel of our everyday life. So, mobile phone market will be creasing for some more years. However, Airtel will be a new company in Sri Lanka and they have to come up with some attractive offers to gain some market shares from the existing companies.
Posted by: Biplob Kishore Deb | December 30, 2007 3:28 PM | Permalink to Comment