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As Sri Lanka's mobile market passes 100% subscriber penetration, operators launch 4G services

With the end of the civil war in 2009 Sri Lanka entered what is referred to as a 'post-conflict' phase. There were positive signs of a general improvement in the country's social and economic well-being by 2013/2014. And, although still facing challenges, the telecom sector in particular was starting to enter a new development phase.

Over the past few years the Sri Lankan economy has rebounded from the difficult state it was experiencing back in 2009. The country had been hit by a balance of payments crisis in that year and needed a US$2.6 billion IMF loan to bail it out. Since then, however, the US$65 billion economy has been reporting strong economic growth - more than 7% GDP growth in 2013 - and the unemployment rate had hit a record low. The IMF forecast annual growth of 6%-7% in the short term.

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The generally improving market environment has seen the country's telecom sector well positioned for continuing vigorous growth. The already modern and progressive telecommunications sector is certainly high on the list of priorities for further expansion and development. This also fits well with the government's wider agenda for national development. The government has been promoting such initiatives as the e-Sri Lanka project. It has also established the National Broadband Consultative Committee (NBCC), a special committee appointed to accelerate and promote the availability of affordable high speed broadband internet in the country.

A good start has been made on expansion and provision of infrastructure that is capable of providing a sophisticated level of telecommunications service to the population throughout the whole country. Extending infrastructure into the North and Eastern provinces, those parts of the country most affected by the long-running war has been given high priority. It is well recognised that the growth and development of any country's telecom sector is necessary to provide, among other things, an impetus for national economic activity. Nevertheless, much still needs to be done to complete the build-out of the necessary national infrastructure.

After a five-year period of strong growth the fixed-line subscriber market flattened out and then entered into a decline. Considerable uncertainty hangs over this segment of the telecom market. The widespread application of the Wireless Local Loop (WLL) platform was for some time a positive element in this struggling sector. However, even the WLL subscriber numbers are now in decline. There is also large concentration of fixed services in the capital Colombo (penetration of 35%) which makes the national figure look better than it is.

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