Bharti Airtel has
launched its 3.5G network services in Sri Lanka, under its subsidiary Bharti
Airtel Lanka, on 12 January 2009.
The company will be
investing $200 million (approx Rs.960 crore) in its Sri Lanka operations. The
telecom major has entered into a three-year managed network deal with Huawei,
partnered with IBM, to manage its IT infrastructure and application
requirements, and selected iSmart Timex as its customer care partner.
In September 2007,
Bharti Airtel had signed a $150 million (approx Rs.720 crore) deal with China's
Huawei Technologies to set up a mobile phone network in Sri Lanka. Huawei has
set up essential infrastructure like communication towers for Bharati Airtel.