Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 12 January 2009 |
Defunct | June 27, 2024 |
Fate | Merged with Dialog Axiata |
Successor | Dialog Axiata |
Headquarters | Colombo, |
Area served | Sri Lanka |
Key people | Ashish Chandra (CEO) |
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Website | www |
Airtel (Sinhala: එයාටෙල්, romanized: Eyāṭel, Tamil: எயார்டெல்) was the brand name of former mobile network operator, Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.[1][2] It was started as the Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian 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,[3] 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.[4]