November 14th, 2022: Airtel Sri Lanka’s enterprise partnerships continue to gain domestic traction, following the telco’s recent partnership with the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) to provide exclusive telco solutions to the association and its 23,000-strong membership.

In attendance at a special ceremony to mark the occasion was GMOA President, Dr. Darshana Sirisena, Secretary, Dr. Haritha Aluthge, Vice President, Dr. Chandika Epitakaduwa, Assistant Secretary, Dr. Prabath Sugathadasa together with Airtel Sri Lanka CEO/MD, Ashish Chandra, Head of Sales, Athula Dissanayake, Chief Marketing Officer, Shantha Fernando, Chief Service Office, Fawaz Nizamdeen and Manager Postpaid Sales, Indunil Sandaruwan.

Through the partnership, the entire membership of the GMOA across 126 national hospitals will be eligible for unlimited calling plans for a period of 1 year. Airtel will also supply the GMOA with office connections and other services through Airtel’s Enterprise Solutions and Value Added Services. Airtel’s innovative enterprise services empower businesses across a wide range of industries to gain more efficiency and productivity, which is inherently accepted as a crucial requirement in the field of healthcare.

“We are grateful to the GMOA for the confidence that they have placed in our service and network by choosing Airtel as a preferred telecommunications provider. Healthcare is one of the most essential public services, and we therefore consider it an honour to be supporting public sector medical officers in carrying out their duties. We also take this opportunity to reiterate Airtel’s commitment to building on this partnership based on the unique requirements of the GMOA, and in alignment with national priorities for the further development of healthcare services island-wide,” Airtel Sri Lanka CEO/MD, Ashish Chandra stated.

Moving forward, he also noted that there was significant potential for further collaboration with the GMOA, drawing on Airtel’s global tech-expertise to support the digitalization of basic healthcare services.

Airtel’s partnership with the GMOA is the most recent in a serious of pioneering initiatives aimed at expanding access to superior telco experiences while delivering holistic value for end users.

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Image 01: Airtel Lanka, CEO/MD, Ashish Chandra with GMOA President, Dr. Dharshana Sirisena, and GMOA Secretary, Dr. Haritha Aluthge
Image 02: Airtel Lanka, CEO/MD, Ashish Chandra with GMOA President, Dr. Dharshana Sirisena, GMOA Secretary, Dr. Haritha Aluthge, and team

9th November 2022, Colombo: Airtel, Sri Lanka’s fastest growing telecommunication provider, announces its strategic partnership with Daraz as the ‘official telecom partner’ for the Daraz 11.11 sale.
The partnership with local e-commerce giant Daraz.lk will provide Airtel users with exclusive benefits, discounts, and giveaways during the promotion period 11th to 17th November 2022.
Gearing up for the 11.11 sale, the Daraz app has been ‘whitelisted’ on the Airtel network, allowing users to access the app free of charge. This will give shoppers on the Airtel network plenty of time to browse their favourite retailers on the app, and take their time filling their shopping carts without worrying about data charges. This will be a unique benefit to all Airtel and Daraz customers.

During the week, new and existing Airtel Rs. 749 users will be given a chance to win a brand new smartphone each. Additionally, customers who purchase a new Airtel Rs. 749 connection will enjoy free delivery to anywhere in the country.

Airtel’s mission in Sri Lanka revolves around a single goal of delivering maximum value to our customers. We are therefore excited to serve as official telecommunications partner for one of Sri Lanka’s largest and most preferred e-commerce events, the Daraz 11.11 sale. We warmly invite all of our users to make maximum use of the exclusive benefits Airtel Sri Lanka will be providing over and above the massive discounts on offer from Daraz,” Airtel Sri Lanka CEO/MD, Ashish Chandra stated.

Caption (From left): Daraz, Managing Director Rakhil Fernando, Airtel Lanka, CEO/MD Ashish Chandra, and Daraz, Founder & CEO Bjarke Mikkelsen

November 24th, 2022: The nation’s fastest growing telco, Airtel Sri Lanka, announced another landmark agreement with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) that will channel foreign currency investments towards the development of national telecommunications infrastructure, with emphasis on expansion and optimization of networks and IT systems.

Accordingly, over the next two years, Airtel will be channeling its latest round of investments towards additional enhancements to its network, in addition to introducing significant software upgrades, in order to strengthen 2G and 4G services island-wide.

“Since our entry into Sri Lanka in 2007, Airtel has continuously invested to develop a world class network. Today, these efforts are empowering more than 3 million Sri Lankans to stay connected, in addition to providing more than 2,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities and generating income for a further 65,000 Sri Lankans through our extensive distribution network.

“Particularly at a time when every foreign direct investment into Sri Lanka has become vital, our investment demonstrates Airtel’s continuing confidence in the resilience and vast potential of the Sri Lankan people, and recommit ourselves to the nation-wide efforts to help revive the Sri Lankan economy,” Airtel Sri Lanka MD/CEO, Ashish Chandra stated.

Airtel will also be replacing or upgrading existing network infrastructure including but not limited to its core network, as well as introducing significant software upgrades.

Moving forward, Ashish also stated that Airtel Sri Lanka will continue to pursue every opportunity to support the development of the Sri Lankan telco sector. In particular he noted that the company would leverage on Airtel’s unique strength as one of the top 3 largest telco’s in the world in order to create cross-border synergies and facilitate strategic investments towards the creation of vibrant 5G ecosystems in Sri Lanka.

“We are grateful to Airtel Sri Lanka for stepping forward at a crucial moment for the nation, and with such a substantial foreign direct investment. This major contribution towards the enhancement of Sri Lanka’s ICT infrastructure will also create new opportunities across all sectors of the economy, and stands as an ideal example of the kind of FDI inflows we are working to generate,” stated Chairman, BOI, Mr. Raja Edirisuriya stated.

The recent agreement marks the latest in a series of foreign direct investments made by Airtel Sri Lanka into enhancing mobile telco experiences for the average Sri Lankan. These measures follow on upgrades made by Airtel to its presence, capacity and capabilities in the Sri Lankan market. Most recently, these included the launch of Airtel’s revolutionary 4G Freedom Unlimited packages, and its record-breaking 5G trials.

Photo caption: (L-R) Airtel Lanka, CEO/Managing Director, Ashish Chandra with BOI, Chairman, Raja Edirisuriya

• Revolutionizes the telco industry once again by offering unlimited voice calls to postpaid users.
• Only telco to continue to offer ‘Data Rollover’ facility; where unused data can be carried forward to the next month.

September 10th, 2022: After completing its nationwide 4G rollout to provide coverage to all 24 districts of the Island, in yet another industry first, Airtel Lanka is the first telco to introduce unlimited calls to any network for all of its postpaid users. Earlier this year, Airtel was the first to introduce unlimited calls to any network for prepaid users through their Freedom Unlimited packs.

As a part of the telco’s mission to disrupt the Sri Lankan mobile industry by delivering maximum value to customers, the latest iteration of Airtel’s Unlimited Freedom Postpaid Plans is the Unlimited 1098. Priced at Rs. 1,098, this newly crafted Unlimited Plan, allows postpaid users to now be able to enjoy unlimited voice calls to any network, coupled with 40GB 4G anytime data with full HD quality video and social media and SMS facilities to any network to suffice a month’s requirements.

Furthermore, Airtel is also the only telco to continue to offer ‘Data Rollover’ facility to postpaid users, allowing unused data of the month to be carried onto the next month, saving data and expenses for a user. Users can accumulate up to 200GB of data which help them use it for unrestricted HD quality social media, work from home and downloads.

Ideal for individuals, corporates and entrepreneurs alike, Airtel’s Unlimited Plans are designed to deliver maximum value to its users. In addition to providing the highest quality voice call facilities and mobile data services, Airtel’s 1098 package also enables a reduction in monthly telco expenses by at least 50%.

“Airtel’s core mission is to deliver a world class mobile broadband experience to all our users, while driving product innovations that ensure every customer segment has access to a fair deal. Especially at a time of such significant economic hardships, we are seeing a tremendous response from our prepaid users for the unlimited offers, and we are excited to offer the same kind of freedom to our valued postpaid customers,” Airtel Lanka MD/CEO, Ashish Chandra stated.

Airtel Lanka has been part of implementing many industry-firsts in Sri Lanka’s telco space, and was the first to introduce unlimited on-net calling and now the first to introduce unlimited calls for any network in Sri Lanka. With the launch of Airtel Freedom, the company offers its users the ultimate convenience for all their voice, SMS and data needs, offering even greater savings compared to the competition. With the introduction of Unlimited, Airtel Lanka undoubtedly serves as a clear trendsetter for the country’s telecommunications industry.

Airtel’s rollout of groundbreaking value-focused products follows on the telco’s substantial investments into further enhancing its 4G experience. Through the installation of state-of-the-art infrastructure, and it’s recent boosting of its mobile-broadband network to following the sunset of the telco’s 3G services, Airtel Lanka now offers coverage to more than 90% of Sri Lankan telco users island-wide.