Equipped with in-house caching solutions for top global social networks, Sri Lanka Telecom has clearly secured a key investment for the National Internet Infrastructure and all social media lovers; a distinct value addition when it comes to the improvement of quality for SLT Broadband users who go online with their family and friends.

Most of the content is now served within our shores without the need to search for off-shore servers to deliver target content, improve video chatting, and gain high definition for videos and so on.

• SLT to go for Joint venture operation with IOCPL.

• SLT and IOCPL to inaugurate South Asia's 1st Submarine Cable Depot in Galle, Sri Lanka.

During the period between the 21st and the 24th of March, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) hosted the Management Committee Meeting of two submarine cable maintenance consortiums at the Hotel Galadari in Colombo.

Leading ICT Solutions Provider, Sri Lanka Telecom secured two prestigious awards at the 7th annual BestWeb.lk competition for the year 2017.

SLT’s company website (www.slt.lk) received the Gold Medal in recognition of being the ‘Best Corporate Website’ as well as the award for the ‘Most Popular Corporate Website’. The award ceremony was held at the Hotel Galadari in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has come forward with yet another innovative entertainment option for their loyal customers in the form of ‘Music On Demand’ or MOD, a selective option for PEO TV viewers. This new addition has been set forth to cater to music lovers of all genres hailing from across the country, giving them the opportunity to click on the MOD option on the main menu and purchase their favourite music albums and to chill out to some musical entertainment in the comfort of their own homes.

Sri Lanka Telecom Group released its results for the 1st quarter 2017. The group comprises of 7 subsidiaries and the holding Company.

In celebration of the Sinhala & Tamil New Year, Sri Lanka Telecom, the premier Internet service provider in the country, launched a series of online Avurudu games for the enjoyment of SLT customers.

• - 855.9 Mbps user throughput achieved using Advanced Carrier Aggregation in TD-LTE 2500 MHz band

• - Over 700 Mbps cell throughput achieved on a single TDD Carrier using Massive MIMO

• - 5.5 millisecond user plane latency showcased

The 22^nd of June 2017 saw Sri Lanka Telecom host the SLT Zero One Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of Hilton Hotel in Colombo. The event was live telecast on PEO TV and all other social media channels of SLT.

The year 2016 saw the launch of the “SLT Speed Up Cycle Sawariya” – the country’s longest cross-country cycle race, by Sri Lanka Telecom. The launch was announced on the 21^st of July 2016 and immediately took the country by storm, as such a venture had never been attempted before in the history of the sport of Cycling in Sri Lanka. The men’s race began on the 27^th of July in Colombo and concluded on the 31^st of that same month in Batticaloa. The women’s race also began on the same day in Colombo but concluded that very day in Ambalangoda.

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) successfully connected its first ever colour night vision (CNV) surveillance system in Sri Lanka, which uses advanced IP surveillance cameras. This project initiated and funded by the Chief Ministry of the North Central Provincial Council. This is also the second largest system installed by SLT thus far, with more than 100 advanced IP surveillance cameras spanning the important areas of Anuradhapura, Habarana and Polonnaruwa. The colour night vision surveillance camera system is capable of capturing coloured visuals during the day and night.