| 6,300
customers enjoy broadband Internet facilities |
Broadband - SLT Broadband
The Company’s SLT Broadband (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)
services have been expanded to provide greater coverage, moving
beyond the initial areas of Colombo and a few key cities in
the vicinity, to encompass a wider area.
The areas presently covered include Mattakkuliya, Nawala, Battaramulla,
Havelock Town, Narahenpita, Gangodawila and Kirulapone.
The subscriber base for this
service stands at 6,300 as at 31 December 2004.
SLT Broadband offers speeds of 512 kbps and 2 Mbps, compared to ISDN
speeds of 128 kbps.
Featurewise, the “always on line” nature of connectivity
permits home users and business users alike to enjoy constant
contact with friends, family, customers, suppliers - in fact
the whole world!
Access to the Internet, phone and fax services is provided on
the same line.
All services are available on payment of a monthly rental only
- no additional telephone charges.
Dedicated Internet - Internet Leased Circuits (ILLs)
The Company’s SLTnet ILL service comprises a 24-hour dedicated
leased line providing a customer’s corporate local area
networks (LANs) with fast, reliable and efficient connectivity
to the Internet. Operating at speeds ranging from 64 kbps to
2 Mbps, ILLs fully and efficiently support mission critical
applications such as e-commerce, video conferencing and web
applications.
We offer 24-hour network monitoring and Help Desk services,
which ensure that customer networks operate smoothly. ILLs also
guarantee service availability and network latency.
SLT’s ILL service puts customers’ staff, their clients
and business partners, from anywhere in the world, in touch
with popular Internet services such as electronic mail, bulletin
boards and file downloads. They also enjoy the ability to deploy
truly interactive multi-media applications and innovative e-commerce
storefronts to attract prospective customers at anytime and
from anywhere in the world.
Wireless - Wi-Fi
The Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Internet zone at the Bandaranaike
International Airport is proving a big boon to travellers, whether
on business or pleasure. The zone is basically a wireless high
speed broadband network that allows the traveller to plug in
a Laptop or PDA and access the Internet.
SLTNet pre-paid cards are enabled for wireless access at all
Wi-Fi zones. Thus the cards can now be used, both to gain dial-up
access as well as Wi-Fi access.
Whether the requirement is to keep in touch with office or home,
surf the Internet for information or entertainment or just plain
browse, the user gets it all at speeds of up to 11 Mbps.
The Company is planning to set up more Wi-Fi zones in several
key locations around the island.
Infrastructure
The Company operates several points-of-presence (POPs) spread
across the country, which enables subscribers to dial-up a single
access number (150) at local call rates and get on line.
SLT’s international backbone bandwidth is an unmatched
155 Mbps each, for its eastern and western routes. The Company
offers SLT Broadband facilities at 512 kpbs and 2 Mbps in the Colombo
Metropolitan area, with plans to expand services further in
Colombo suburbs and Kandy.
We also offer Internet leased lines at 64 kbps, 512 kbps, 2
Mbps and multiples thereof, client mail service installation,
web and Domain Name Server (DNS) hosting, in addition to POPs
Internet services.
Diversified Routes
SLT faced a service interruption due to a damage caused to an
undersea optical fibre cable in the Indian Ocean in August 2004.
Several developments for the better arose from this incident.
The Company dedicated itself to the task of pursuing multiple
alternate routes in both fibre optic undersea cabling and satellite
media. Also, pursuant to the accidental disruption of services,
SLT has gained direct connectivity to Singapore, Germany and
India apart from its direct routes to the USA and Japan.
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