16th May 2013 - Mobitel together with Sri Lanka Telecom opens a state of the art teleshop at Liberty Plaza shopping mall in Colombo.

At this place customers can get hands on experience of latest smartphones, tablets and data devices marketed by Mobitel. Also this centre will be furnished with a seating area, where customers can try latest games released.

To create an even better experience for their customers within the teleshop, SLT will be providing an experience hub with Wi-Fi.

This partnership between the two telecommunication giants is another step into enhancing synergy, improving collaboration and increasing productivity within Mobitel and SLT respectively.

Mobitel together with the British Council introduces a unique service that offers valuable tips in a language of your choice to master the global language. You can choose beginner, intermediate or advanced level.

Register today and stand a chance to win a Free English Course from British Council.

Every Prepaid user can participate with this Super reloads promotion. Each time you reload or Top up your Etisalat Connection have a chance of winning instant cash Prize and Weekly or Monthly CASH prizes.

Winning Scheme

• 1.Instant Reload eligible winner:
  each prepaid customer who tops up Rs. 50/- or above any amount is automatically and instantly eligible to win one of the instant reloads.
  Instant Reloads will be Rs. 50/- or Rs. 100/- or 200/-

• 2. Weekly Prize eligible winner:
  • a prepaid customer who has topped up and sends a blank SMS to enter the weekly draws for cash prizes. For each top up action, the customer receives 1 entry in the weekly draw for the cash prize, which corresponds, to the amount of the top up. For example,
  • a customer who has topped up Rs.50 in a particular week and sends a blank SMS to the short code of 2000 will be awarded 1 entry to the draw for Rs.50,000. If the same customer later – on the same week- tops up another Rs.50 (and sends a blank SMS), he will be awarded 1 more entry for the Rs.50,000. If the same customer also tops up on the same week Rs.100, and sends a blank SMS, he will also get 5 entry for the draw of Rs.100,000. Simply put: the amount of top up defines the prize draw for which the entry is awarded.
• 3. Monthly Prize prepaid eligible winner:
  • a prepaid customer who has topped up at least once within a calendar month. For each top up action, the customer receives entries in the monthly draw for Rs.1,000,000, depending on the amount of top up
  • To stand a chance to win the cash prizes, the subscriber has to make a top up at Rs. 50, Rs. 100 & Rs. 200 denominations. Depending on the top up denominations, he/she will win multiple chances to win a cash prize. Please see the below example:
    • 1 entry for each Rs.50 top up
    • 5 entries for each Rs.100 top up
    • 20 entries for each Rs.200 top up
  • a customer who has topped up Rs.50 in a particular week and sends a blank SMS to the short code of 2000 will be awarded
    • 1 entry to the draw for Rs.50,000. If the same customer later – on the same week- tops up another Rs.50 (and sends a blank SMS), he will be awarded 1 more entry for the Rs.50,000. If the same customer also tops up on the same week Rs.100, and sends a blank SMS, he will also get 5 entry for the draw of Rs.100,000. Simply put: the amount of top up defines the prize draw for which the entry is awarded.
    • 3 Monthly Prize prepaid eligible winner: a prepaid customer who has topped up at least once within a calendar month. For each top up action, the customer receives entries in the monthly draw for Rs.1,000,000, depending on the amount of top up:
  • To stand a chance to win the cash prizes, the subscriber has to make a top up at Rs. 50, Rs. 100 & Rs. 200 denominations. Depending on the top up denominations, he/she will win multiple chances to win a cash prize. Please see the below example:
    • 1 entry for each Rs.50 top up
    • 5 entries for each Rs.100 top up
    • 20 entries for each Rs.200 top up

Super Reloads – Terms & Conditions

• 1.Etisalat “Super Reload” will run for 3 months from the 1st of April, 2013.
• 2.To register for the program, the subscriber needs to reply with a blank SMS to the message sent after a successful reload.    There will be no charges for this SMS.
• 3.Each participant is eligible for all the cash draws by reloading once.
• 4.Prize Winner Selection Mechanism: For every 50/= reload the subscriber makes, he/she stands a chance to win the following:
• A daily instant reload prize Rs. 50,000, Rs. 100,000 & Rs. 200,000 every week Rs. 1,000,000 every month
• 5.In addition to the cash prizes, the subscriber gets a free 1 month subscription of a VAS product.
• 6.Winners will be contacted via SMS notifying their prize in instant daily reloads and free 1 month VAS subscriptions.
• 7.Winners will be contacted via phone and a subsequent letter informing them of the weekly/monthly cash draw.
• 8.Winners must confirm in writing that they are the legal holders of their Etisalat mobile and that they are entitled to the prize and    fill all the necessary documents given by Etisalat.
• 9.All winners must provide identification documents in order to receive the prize.
• 10.If the winner is below the age of 18, on the date of winning the prize, the winner’s guardian must appear to collect the prize having his/her ID as well as a certification proving that he/she is the guardian.
• 11. Neither Etisalat nor any of its directors, employees, agents or suppliers shall accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant participating in the promotion or as a result of accepting a prize.

Dialog Axiata PLC has launched commercial mobile 4G LTE (FDD-LTE) making it the first in South Asia.
It is based on Frequency Division based Long Term Evolution Technology (FDD-LTE) and it is transmitting on 1800 Mhz frequency on Band 3.

Dialog last week bought 10Mhz paired spectrum (20Mhz in raw bandwidth) block in the 1800 Mhz frequency in an auction held by TRCSL for 3.2 Billion Rupees.

Dialog Mobile 4G LTE (Image from Dialog official site)

Dialog Mobile 4G is now available in the colombo city and customer will have to get a 4G enabled SIM in order to receive 4G signals.

Requirements:

• A smartphone with 4G connectivity and is capable of working in 1800 Mhz Band 3
  Eg: Sony Xperia V, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S3, LG Optimus LTE, Huawei Ascend LTE P1
• At the moment 4G SIM is available only for Postpaid customers
• 4G enabled SIM can be purchased at the following locations;
  Dialog Future World, Modern Arcade & World Trade Centre

Dialog promises a actual speed of 10mbps to 30 mbps while theoretical maximum is at 50mbps.
Quote from Dialog.lk

Dialog’s 4G Mobile network is based on FD-LTE technology, and will deliver peak data speeds extending to over 50 Mbps on FD-LTE 1800 MHz Band 3 compatible mobile devices. The typical download speed range is 10 to 30 Mbps.

Further Dialog Mobile 4G network can be accessed by a 4G enabled dongle which can be bought for Rs.16000 from Dialog itself.

Huawei 4G LTE dongle available at Dialog arcades for Rs.16000

It should be Dialog also provides a Fixed 4G through its subsidiary Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd through TDD-LTE technology.