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Viewing cable 06COLOMBO149, IMI TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPPORTUNITIES IN SRI

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06COLOMBO149 2006-01-26 02:40 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Colombo
VZCZCXRO2389
RR RUEHLMC
DE RUEHLM #0149/01 0260240
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 260240Z JAN 06
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
RUCPCIM/CIMS NTDB WASHDC
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2445
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 9216
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 8878
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 5763
RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 3797
RUEHCG/AMCONSUL CHENNAI 6317
RUEHLMC/MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 000149 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR SA/INS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KTDB ETRD EIND BEXP CE
SUBJECT:  IMI TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPPORTUNITIES IN SRI 
LANKA 
 
1.  SUMMARY:  THE GROWTH IN SRI LANKA'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE IN THE COMING MONTHS 
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THIRD GENERATION (3G) MOBILE 
SERVICES.  THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF CDMA TECHNOLOGY IN 
THE FIXED WIRELINE MARKET HAS ALSO BEEN A SUCCESS.  IN 
ADDITION, SRI LANKA'S ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL BANDWIDTH IS 
SET TO IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE RECENT COMMISSIONING 
OF SEA-ME-WE 4 FIBER OPTIC CABLE.  THESE DEVELOPMENTS WILL 
PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES TO US TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, 
TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES COMPANIES TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS 
AND TECHNOLOGIES IN THE SRI LANKAN MARKET.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2.  SRI LANKA'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY HAS RECORDED 
SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.  IN 2004, THE 
TELECOM SECTOR GREW BY 32 PERCENT.  THE GROWTH HAS BEEN 
DUE TO PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, RAPIDLY EXPANDING 
MOBILE MARKET, NEW TECHNOLOGY AND ENHANCED NETWORK 
COVERAGE.  IN THE LATE 1990S, SRI LANKA WAS THE FIRST IN 
SOUTH ASIA TO INTRODUCE SECOND GENERATION DIGITAL 
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (2G), SUCH AS GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR 
MOBILE COMMUNICATION (GSM), AUTOMATIC INTERNATIONAL 
ROAMING, SHORT MESSAGING SERVICES (SMS), WIRELESS 
APPLICATION PROTOCOL MOBILE INTERNET (WAP) AND GENERAL 
PACKET RADIO SERVICE (GPRS).  SINCE THEN, OPERATORS HAVE 
INTRODUCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS DUAL BAND AND MULTI 
MEDIA MESSAGING SERVICES (MMS).  THE ROBUST GROWTH IN 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 3-4 
YEARS DRIVEN BY STRONG GROWTH IN MOBILE SERVICES AND NEW 
TECHNOLOGIES.  THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN GENERAL AND A SMALL 
BUT A GROWING BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY AND A 
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY ARE ALL FUELING DEMAND FOR 
SOPHISTICATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.  THERE ARE 
THREE FIXED LINE OPERATORS, FOUR MOBILE OPERATORS AND 
SEVERAL PROVIDERS OF DATA AND INTERNET SERVICES (ISP). 
 
3.  SRI LANKA INTRODUCED CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS 
(CDMA) TECHNOLOGY IN 2005.  THE GOVERNMENT ALLOCATED CDMA 
SPECTRUM TO THE THREE FIXED LINE OPERATORS, SRI LANKA 
TELECOM (SLT), SUNTEL LTD AND LANKA BELL.  THE INITIAL 
ROLL OUT OF CDMA SERVICES HAS BEEN A SUCCESS.  LANKA BELL, 
THE FIRST TO LAUNCH CDMA SERVICES, HAS ADDED 100,000 NEW 
SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN THE FIRST 8 MONTHS OF THE LAUNCH.  THE 
COMPANIES ARE ALSO PROVIDING HIGH SPEED WIRELESS DATA 
USING CDMA TECHNOLOGY.  THE CDMA LAUNCH IS OF SPECIAL 
INTEREST TO THE US, AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
(IPR) FOR CDMA TECHNOLOGY IS HELD BY A US COMPANY - 
QUALCOMM. 
 
4.  3G LICENCES:  SRI LANKA IS LIKELY TO ISSUE ITS FIRST 
COMMERCIAL THIRD GENERATION (3G) MOBILE LICENSE IN EARLY 
2006.  CURRENTLY, DIALOG TELEKOM, THE LARGEST MOBILE 
OPERATOR, HAS BEEN ISSUED A 3G TEST LICENSE.  THE 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA 
(TRC) RECENTLY CONDUCTED AN INITIAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON 
THE ISSUANCE OF 3G MOBILE LICENSES.  THE TRC ESTIMATES 
THAT CONSUMER DEMAND FOR HIGH SPEED SERVICES INCLUDING 
BROADBAND APPLICATIONS LIKE VIDEO CALLING, MULTIMEDIA 
SERVICES AND HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS WILL EXCEED THE 
CAPABILITIES OF CURRENT SECOND GENERATION (2G) AND SECOND 
AND HALF GENERATION (2.5G) MOBILE SERVICES AVAILABLE IN 
SRI LANKA.  THE DRAFT 3G PLAN PROPOSES TWO 3G MOBILE 
NETWORKS BY EXISTING OPERATORS TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2006 AND 
TO OPEN 3G SERVICES TO ADDITIONAL OPERATORS SUBSEQUENTLY 
IN MID 2007. 
 
5.  TELECOM COMPANIES ARE ALSO ADOPTING OTHER NEW 
TECHNOLOGIES.  FOR INSTANCE, THE SLT IS TO LAUNCH A 
WIRELESS INTERNET (WIMAX) NETWORK WITHIN THE NEXT TWO 
YEARS.  TRC HAS ISSUED A TEST LICENSE TO SLT FOR THIS 
PURPOSE. 
 
6.  INTERNATIONAL BANDWIDTH:  SRI LANKA WILL BENEFIT FROM 
ACCESS TO SEA-ME-WE 4 INTERNATIONAL FIBER OPTIC SUBMARINE 
CABLE WHICH CONNECTS SOUTH EAST ASIA TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 
THROUGH THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT AND MIDDLE EAST.  THE SEA- 
ME-WE 4 WAS LAUNCHED ON NOVEMBER 22, 2005.  ACCORDING TO 
SLT, A SHAREHOLDER OF THE SEA-ME-WE 4, THE CABLE WILL 
PROVIDE ACCESS SPEEDS FOUR TIMES HIGHER THAT OF THE 
CURRENT SEA-ME-WE 3 CABLE.  SRI LANKA'S LARGEST MOBILE 
OPERATOR DIALOG TELEKOM IS ALSO A SHAREHOLDER OF THE NEW 
CABLE SYSTEM THROUGH ITS PARENT COMPANY TELEKOM MALAYSIA 
(TM).  IN ADDITION, A SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM CONNECTING 
 
COLOMBO 00000149  002 OF 002 
 
 
SOUTH INDIA TO COLOMBO IS ALSO UNDERWAY.  THE SLT HAS 
SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD (BSNL) 
OF INDIA FOR THIS PURPOSE.  IT WILL IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY 
BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND PROVIDE BSNL WITH ADDITIONAL 
INTERNATIONAL BANDWIDTH THROUGH SRI LANKA.  IT IS 
ESTIMATED THAT THE SEA-ME-WE 4 CABLE SYSTEM ALONG WITH 
SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY WOULD PROVIDE SRI LANKA ADEQUATE 
CAPACITY TO MEET FUTURE DEMAND FOR INTERNATIONAL 
BANDWIDTH. 
 
7.  THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE LIKELY TO EXPAND 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES IN SRI LANKA AND PRESENT 
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES PROVIDERS. 
 
8.  RESOURCES: 
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka 
www.trc.gov.lk 
SRI LANKA TELECOM   WWW.SLT.LK 
DIALOG TELEKOM     WWW.DIALOGTELEKOM.COM 
Celltell            www.celltel.lk 
Suntel              www.suntel.lk 
Lanka Bell          www.lankabell.net 
Mobitel             www.mobitellanka.com 
Eureka              www.eureka.lk 
Lanka Internet      www.lisl.lanka.net 
 
9.  Comment:  While direct investment opportunities in the 
telecommunications sector (e.g., fixed line, mobile or 
internet service providers) are likely to be limited due 
to the presence of a relatively large number of providers, 
the developments in the telecommunications sector present 
excellent marketing opportunities for US companies to sell 
telecommunications equipment and technology. 
 
LUNSTEAD