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{{short description|Sri Lankan subsidiary of Airtel, providing telecommunications services}}
{{About|the mobile network operator in Sri Lanka|[[Bharti Enterprises]] telecommunication brand|Bharti Airtel}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Bharti Airtel Lanka
| trade_name =
| logo =
| logo_size =
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| successor = Dialog Axiata
| location = [[Colombo]]
| location_country = [[Sri Lanka]]
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| products = {{ubl|[[Mobile telephony]]|[[Broadband]]}}
| parent = [[Dialog Axiata]]
| defunct =
| fate = Merged with Dialog Axiata
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2009|01|12}}
| key_people =
| area_served = Sri Lanka
| homepage = {{url|https://www.airtel.lk/}}
}}

'''Airtel''' ({{langx|si|එයාටෙල්|translit=Eyāṭel}}, {{langx|ta|எயார்டெல்}}) was the brand name of former mobile network operator, '''Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airtel.lk/support/support-agent.html|title=Contacy us - Airtel Sri Lanka|publisher=airtel.lk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trc.gov.lk/2014-05-12-13-20-23/tariff-regulation.html|title=Tariff Regulation - Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka|publisher=TRCSL}}</ref> It was started as the Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[telecommunications]] company [[Bharti Airtel]].

The company was awarded a mobile phone operator license in 2006 and was scheduled to start operations in early 2007, however, the company didn't commence services until 12 January 2009,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sirimane |first1=Shirajiv |title=Airtel invests $100m on network |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/01/13/bus01.asp |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]] |publisher=[[Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited]] |date=13 January 2009}}</ref> with approximately 3 million subscribers of the Sri Lankan mobile market as of June 2024.

On 27th June 2024, [[Dialog Axiata]] acquired 100% of Airtel Lanka.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dialog.lk/news/dialog-axiata-completes-acquisition-of-airtel-lanka-and-initiates-amalgamation?language=en |title=Dialog Axiata Completes Acquisition of Airtel Lanka and Initiates Amalgamation|date=2024-06-27}}</ref>

==Network data==

*MNC: 413 05
*Operator code: 075

==History==
Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd<ref>[https://www.airtel.lk/about/index.html About Airtel]</ref> is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, the [[List of mobile network operators|second largest mobile operator in the world]], with over 480 million mobile customers as of September 2020.<ref>[http://www.airtel.in/wps/wcm/connect/About%20Bharti%20Airtel/bharti+airtel/media+centre/fy2009-2010/pg-bharti_airtel_crosses_100_million_customers_mark Bharti Airtel crosses 100 million customers mark]</ref> Bharti Airtel has been featured in Forbes Asia's Fab 50 list, rated amongst the best-performing companies in the world in the BusinessWeek IT 100 list 2007, and voted as India's most innovative company in a survey by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

Airtel Sri Lanka commenced commercial operations of services on 13 January 2009. Granted a license in 2007 in accordance with the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991, it is also a registered company under the Board of Investment Sri Lanka. Under the license, the company provides digital mobile services to Sri Lanka. This is inclusive of voice telephony, voice mail, data services and GSM-based services. All of these services are provided under the '''airtel''' brand.

Airtel received the 2nd Place award in the 16th National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 December 2019|title=AirTel Sri Lanka Award|url=http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/bharti-airtel-lanka-wins-at-the-national-business-excellence-awards-2019/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-16|website=bizenglish.adaderana.lk}}</ref> Airtel Sri Lanka has 3G island wide coverage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://airtel.lk/coverage-map.html |title=Coverage Map - Airtel Sri Lanka |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041207/http://airtel.lk/coverage-map.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On November Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) approved airtel high speed 4G 850 MHz band operate for indoor coverage.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-21|title=Airtel to introduce world-class 4G services using superior spectrum|url=http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/airtel-to-introduce-world-class-4g-services-using-superior-spectrum/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Adaderana Biz English {{!}} Sri Lanka Business News|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Network implementation==

Airtel currently uses [[GSM|2G]]/ [[4G]] LTE and VoLTE.
and currently under testing 5G Capabilities.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) had granted its permission to Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Airtel) to shut down their 3G mobile network by June 24, 2022

==Airtel 4G LTE broadband and coverage==

Airtel invested $20 million in 2014 to improve their island-wide 3G Coverage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.lk/2013/12/18/airtel-rings-over-rs-2-b-investment-on-3g-network-expansion-in-sri-lanka/|title=Airtel rings over Rs. 2 b investment on 3G network expansion in Sri Lanka|date=18 December 2013|accessdate=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812213658/http://www.ft.lk/2013/12/18/airtel-rings-over-rs-2-b-investment-on-3g-network-expansion-in-sri-lanka/|archive-date=12 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Airtel has been significantly investing in its 4G infrastructure during the past few years. By November 2021, the telco added over 2,000 sites along with 400 additional towers commissioned across the country following its 4G launch. The push from the company was a result of the sharp uptick in data usage following the pandemic.

Airtel 4G will operate in the efficient 850 MHz bands & 2100 MHz Band, 2500 MHz band in dense areas, which has higher signal propagation. This will translate into a superior 4G network experience for customers with wider network availability and, most importantly, better indoor coverage.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.a.lk/ Official Website]

{{Bharti Enterprises}}
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[[Category:Telecommunications companies of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:2024 mergers and acquisitions]]
[[Category:Bharti Airtel]]

Airtel Sri Lanka - Revision history

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