Airtel Sri Lanka

Bharti Airtel Lanka
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded12 January 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-12)
DefunctJune 27, 2024; 5 months ago (2024-06-27)
FateMerged with Dialog Axiata
SuccessorDialog Axiata
HeadquartersColombo,
Area served
Sri Lanka
Key people
Ashish Chandra (CEO)
Products
Parent
Websitewww.airtel.lk

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]

  1. ^ "Contacy us - Airtel Sri Lanka". airtel.lk.
  2. ^ "Tariff Regulation - Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka". TRCSL.
  3. ^ Sirimane, Shirajiv (13 January 2009). "Airtel invests $100m on network". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Dialog Axiata Completes Acquisition of Airtel Lanka and Initiates Amalgamation". 27 June 2024.