Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report Q3 2014", is now available at Fast Market Research

Boston, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/09/2014 --BMI View: Sri Lanka's telecoms market is mature when compar ed with its regional peers : penetration rates are high, 3G licences were first available in 2007 and , by mid-2013 two Sri Lankan operators had launched 4G LTE services with more launches expected in the near future . Sri Lanka is also seeking to improve speeds in the wireline market, with a national broadband network strategy taking shape as the government aims to facilitate internet access. While Sri Lanka is relatively well developed, its progress has not always been smooth, as the civil war previously preven t ed the development of telecoms infrastructure in affected areas in the north of the island. Since the end of the civil war , private and public sectors are aggressively investing in the reconstruction and expansion process.

Key Data

- The telecoms regulator reported a sharp drop in mobile subscriptions in Q113 as it adopted a new definition of active subscriptions. However, growth in Q213 resumes and the latest September 2013 data this figure was 20.235mn.
- Operator ARPU has been increasing in Sri Lanka, but we believe ARPU will begin to decline from 2014 as price competition in a saturated market will outweigh the positive contribution from migration of users to data services. The fixed and mobile broadband markets have continued to expand, with the latest data showing fixed internet subscriptions increased 21.2% y-o-yto 483,000 in Q313, while mobile internet subscriptions increased 44.2% y-o-y to 1.211mn.

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Key Trends And Developments

The LTE market in Sri Lanka is developing rapidly. Dialog Axiata was the first operator to launch commercial LTE services for mobile in April 2013 in the capital Colombo, followed by the June 2013 launch by Mobitel, the mobile subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom, in seven cities within Sri Lanka. Etisalat is expected to launch services in the near future, while in September 2013 it was reported that Lanka Bell, a fixed-wireless...

The Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Sri Lanka's ICT market, covering the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news, including investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled, highlighting their quarterly financial performance, capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.

BMI's Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in Sri Lanka.

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