Native name | එටිසලාට් ලංකා (ප්රයිවට්) ලිමිටඩ්, எடிசலாட் லங்கா (பிரைவட்) லிமிடெட் |
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| Formerly | Celltel Tigo |
| Company type | Private Company |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessors | Tigo (2006–2007) Celltel Lanka (1989–2006) |
| Founded | 1989 in Colombo, Sri Lanka (as Celltel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd) |
| Defunct | 30 November 2018 |
| Fate | Merged with HUTCH[1] |
| Successors | HUTCH |
| Headquarters | Colombo 03, Sri Lanka |
Key people | Sulaiman Salim Alkaabi (CEO) |
| Products | Mobile Telecommunications, Mobile Broadband |
| Owner | Sri Lanka Telecommunication Group Company[1] |
| Website | web |
Etisalat (Sinhalese: එටිසලාට් Etisalat; Tamil: எடிசலாட்) (formerly known as Celltel and later Tigo), was a mobile telecommunications network in Sri Lanka. It was owned by the UAE based telecommunications operator Etisalat until December 2018. Etisalat had over 4.2 million customers at the end of February 2012. The company announced the commercial launch of Dual Carrier HSPA+ services on 15 August 2012, becoming the first operator in South Asia to do so.[2] In April 2018 CK Hutchison Group and Etisalat Group have entered into a definitive agreement to merge their mobile telecommunications businesses in Sri Lanka. Upon completion of the transaction, CKHH Group will have the majority and controlling stake in the combined entity.[3] CK Hutchison completed the acquisition of Etisalat Lanka on 30 November 2018.[4]