Released on: June 27, 2008, 4:27 am

Press Release Author: Shushmul Maheshwari

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled,
\"Srilankan ICT Market Analysis\" to its report gallery. The report explains the
current and future scenario of Srilanka\'s ICT Industry.

Press Release Body: RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled,
\"Srilankan ICT Market Analysis\" to its report gallery. The report explains the
current and future scenario of the IT and telecom sectors covering Personal
Computer, Internet, mobile & fixed telephony, and broadband. The report highlights
the key success factors and challenging issues for the Sri Lankan ICT industry and
provides a rational analysis on its various aspects. The research findings will help
the investors, financial service providers and global IT and telecom players to
evaluate their success chances in the growing ICT market in Sri Lanka.

Key Findings

- During 2001-2007, total broadband subscribers in Sri Lanka grew at a CAGR of 143.99%.
- Total Internet users in Sri Lanka expanded at a CAGR of 40.2% during 2004-2007.
- Sri Lanka witnessed a massive increase of around 20% in its IT workforce in 2006
over 2005.
- Sri Lanka’s telecom sector soared in 2007 to 10.7 Million subscribers, led
by a 47.9% jump in new mobile phone subscribers due to competition and falling call
rates.
- Fixed-line subscribers (including wire-line and WLL) in the country rose to 2.7
Million in 2007 from 1.88 Million a year ago. With this, fixed-line subscriber
penetration too increased from 4.42 per 100 people in 2001 to 13.1 per 100 people in
2007.
- As of 2007, the western part of Sri Lanka, accounting for 44% of total fixed-line
telephone subscribers, had the major fixed-line telephone subscriber base.

Key Issues & Facts Analyzed

- What is the current scenario of the IT industry in Sri Lanka?
- What are the major factors driving the Sri Lankan ICT Industry?
- What are the forces working against the ICT Industry?
- What are the opportunities associated with Sri Lankan ICT industry?
- What will be the future outlook of the Sri Lankan ICT industry?

Key Players

This section provides overview and financial information on the prominent fixed-line
operators, like Sri Lanka Telecom and Suntel Lanka Ltd; mobile operators, like
Celltel Lanka Ltd, Dialog Telekom Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt)
Ltd; and Internet service providers, like Lanka Communication Services.

Research Methodology Used

Information Sources
Information has been sourced from books, newspapers, trade journals, and white
papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, monitoring
industry news and developments, and through access to over 3000 paid databases.

Analysis Methods
Methods used for analyzing the facts and figures given in this report include ratio
analysis, historical trend analysis, judgmental forecasting, and cause and effect
analysis.

About RNCOS:

RNCOS, incorporated in the year 2002, is an industry research firm. It has a team of
industry experts who analyze data collected from credible sources. They provide
industry insights and analysis that helps corporations to take timely and accurate
business decision in today\'s globally competitive environment.

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