SLT Broadband broadens reach via fixed 4G/LTE technology
View(s):Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) recently, successfully demonstrated its 4G LTE fixed broadband technology at a ceremony held at the Dr. N. M. Perera Memorial Hall in Ruwanwella, Kegalle.
SLT’s 4G LTE speeds and access capabilities were demonstrated to Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology and Athauda Seneviratne, Senior Minister Rural Affairs in the presence of Lalith De Silva, Group CEO of SLT and many other top officials, according to an SLT public statement.
At the event through SLT’s 4G LTE broadband service, the company demonstrated speeds of up to 50Mbps downlink. On this occasion, SLT donated its latest 4G LTE broadband services to both the Public Library and the National School, Ruwanwella for the benefit of the country’s future generations.
This 4G LTE demonstration was organised to coincide with Deyata Kirula national development programme which is to be held in February this year covering Puttalam and Kurunegala districts in the North Western Province and Kegalle District in the Sabaragamuwa Province. This service is currently available in multiple locations and will be extended to all other regions of the country as well in the very near future.
“The vision of the Deyata Kirula national development exhibition is to bring development to all regions and sectors of the country.Within this context, SLT has put in a lot of effort to align with the vision of Deyata Kirula and has commenced developments in Kegalle district in order to expand the telecommunication infrastructure in the area. However, these developments will not be limited to Kegalle district, but will be expanded into other areas as well in the future,” noted Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
This year SLT plans to introduce latest technologies and services in response to increasing customer requirements that come along with the country’s economic and social development.