Bharti Airtel Lanka to invest $ 120 m to expand operations

Harshini Perera

Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. will invest US$ 120 million on its Sri Lankan operations. Airtel has already invested US$ 250 million on its first phase, said the CEO, Bharti Airtel Lanka, Amali Nanayakkara.

From left: President, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel, Atul Bindal, Deputy CEO, Bharti Airtel, Sanjay Kapoor and CEO, Bharti Airtel Lanka, Ms. Amali Nanayakkara Pic by: Sumanachandra Ariyawansa.

She was speaking at a function yesterday to mark Bharti Airtel crossing one million revenue earning customers within 171 days in Sri Lanka.

Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Asia is concentrating on providing mobile services while it looks forward to provide fixed line and broadband services in the near future.

Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. will start operations in the Eastern province within the next three months and will cater to the Northern province in the near future considering customer requirements.

President, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel, Atul Bindal said that the services could be provided cheaper if mobile service providers share towers. He called upon the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission(TRC) and the Government to encourage service providers to use the fast moving technique of shared towers.

Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. offers a variety of tailor-made facilities. Therefore, the management of Bharti Airtel (Pvt)Ltd. expects to reach another one million customers this year.

Achieving the one million revenue earning customers has largely attributed to Bharti Airtel Lanka’s innovative offerings as well as the rapid expansion of its network coverage and distribution reach. The President said that they would team up with any other service provider if it was profitable.