An event was held to mark the achievement of providing high-speed connectivity solutions to the Lankagama Village. It was held in the presence of Oshada Senanayake, Director General of Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Lalith Seneviratne, Group CEO, SLT & Mobitel, Kiththi Perera, CEO, SLT, M B P Fernandez, COO, SLT, Prabath Dahanayake, CMO, SLT, Sudarshana Geeganage, CFO of Mobitel, Shashika Senerath, CMO of Mobitel, Rasantha Hettithanthrige, Senior GM, Engineering and Operations of Mobitel along with SLT and Mobitel technology partners Huawei, ZTE and the community.
The SLT Group provided high-speed 4G/LTE broadband and enhanced voice services within record-time despite the fact that the Lankagama village is located at the Southern boundary of the Sinharaja Rain Forest, in Neluwa Divisional Secretariat, Galle District; posing severe logistical challenges.
The SLT Group also offered SMART classroom solutions consisting of tabs, laptops and school supplies including stationery thereby opening up a world of possibilities for the students in the remote village.
Lalith Seneviratne, Group Chief Executive Officer of SLT and Mobitel commented, “SLT and Mobitel, as the national telecommunication service provider, are privileged to deliver our promise to the President to empower the Lankagama village, which is now equipped with high-speed mobile connectivity solutions. We consider it our joint responsibility to bridge the rural-urban digital divide by empowering rural areas with digital solution and enabling equal opportunity for all citizens of the country.”
