SLT Profile

About Sri Lanka Telecom PLC.

Who We Are - Our geographic, divisional and market
capabilities
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. (SLTL) is one of Sri Lankas most valuable blue chip
companies with a market capitalisation which, as at 31st December 2014 topped
Rs.90 billion. Sri Lanka Telecom is the national ICT solutions provider and the
leading broadband and backbone infrastructure services provider in the country.
The two main shareholders of Sri Lanka Telecom as at year end were the
Government of Sri Lanka which held 49.5% through the Secretary to the Treasury
and Global Telecommunication Holdings N.V. of Curacao, which owned a 44.98%
stake. The balance shares are publicly traded. The Company has been awarded a
National Long Term Rating of AAA (lka) and a BB- rating on Long Term Local
Currency and Foreign Currency by Fitch Ratings, followed by B+ Local and Foreign
Currency credit ratings by Standard & Poors.
The SLT Group has a customer base of over six million including multinational
corporations, large and small corporate, public sector, retail and domestic
customers. The SLT Group provides a full range of ICT facilities and services in the
areas of voice, data, broadband, wholesale, enterprise, TV and mobile services.
One of the key strategic objectives of the SLT Group is to drive broadband-based
consumer and enterprise services by expanding the broadband footprint via
Next Generation Network and National Backbone Network and Next generation
access of ADSL2+, VDSL2, optical fibre, carrier-grade Wi-Fi and both fixed and
mobile 4G LTE technologies. The Groups total integrated solution portfolio
includes voice, networking, data hosting, managed services, cloud computing
services and mobile based consumer and enterprise solutions provided through
its fully owned subsidiary, Mobitel via its 2.5G/3.5G/4G LTE networks.
SLT aims to be a key regional player by providing Global Services through major
investments in multiple international submarine cable systems such as SEA-MEWE 5, SEA-ME-WE 4, SEA-ME-WE 3, Bharat-Lanka submarine cable system and
Dhiraagu-SLT submarine cable system.
SLT has been recognised by the top enterprises and SMEs in Sri Lanka as the best
and most reliable ICT Solutions Provider. Also the company was entrusted by
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other telecommunications operators in the country as the wholesaler of choice
and the best network provider. SLT's Intelligent Solutions encompass the entire
gamut of next generation voice, networking, data hosting and managed services
to facilitate local enterprises and SME businesses to compete in the global arena.
The Sri Lanka Telecom Group provides an entire gamut of ICT solutions in the
areas of fixed and mobile telephony, broadband, data, IPTV, cloud computing,
hosted services and networking solutions to its valued customers via the latest
cutting edge technologies and also diversified services. SLTs subsidiaries
operating under the Group include: Mobitel (Private) Limited (mobile service
provider),

SLT

VisionCom

(Private)

Limited

(IPTV

support

services),

SLT

Publications (Private) Limited (directory publication services), SKY Network

(Private) Limited (wireless broadband operations), Sri Lanka Telecom (Services)
Limited (providing total network solutions to corporate and small business
customers), SLT Human Capital Solutions (Private) Limited (providing workforce
solutions), SLT Property Management (Private) Limited (managing the groups
properties for better utilization of resources and stretching its operations into
diversified businesses) and SLT Campus (Private) Limited (Providing higher
education services in the areas of ICT and business management).

About Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. (short profile)

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. (SLTL) is the nations number one integrated ICT solutions
provider. The Company is also the major provider of Telecommunication networks
and ICT services for top enterprises and multinational corporations representing
all economic sectors, other telecommunication operators & ISPs, public sector
institutions, small, medium & micro business and domestic customers, facilitating
them with seamless and sophisticated connectivity to carry out local and global
business operations. The SLT Group provides a full range of ICT facilities and
services in the areas of voice, data, broadband, wholesale, enterprise, TV and
mobile services. One of the key strategic objectives of the Group is to drive
broadband-based consumer and enterprise services by expanding the broadband
footprint via Next Generation Network and National Backbone Network and Next
generation access of ADSL2+,VDSL2, Optical fibre, Carrier-grade Wi-Fi and both
fixed and mobile 4G LTE technologies. SLT aims to be a key regional player by
offering state-of-the-art global services provided through multiple international
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undersea cable systems. Thus, the company has made major investments in
international submarine cable systems such as SEA-ME-WE 3, SEA-ME-WE 4, SEAME-WE 5, Bharat-Lanka submarine cable system and Dhiraagu-SLT submarine
cable system.

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