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Internet broadband data plans in Sri Lanka

August 8, 2012 By Dream_Media 1 Comment

    internet-boradband-data-plans
    Broadband is a form high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies that allows higher data transfer rates. Broadband transfers data at least 10 times faster than standard dial-up. Broadband is an umbrella term that covers all types of internet connections: cable, satellite, DSL (eg ADSL), and fiber optic services.


    Mobile and Internet service providers in Sri Lanka offer Broadband plans based on free data bundles (data provided per day, week or month). Sri Lanka has six internet service providers: Sri Lanka Telecom, Dialog, Mobitel, Etiselat, Airtel and Hutch. Now these Internet Service Providers offer Home broadband, Mobile broadband.

    Internet Service Providers ISPs in Sri Lanka

    To get data connection such as broadband connection you need an ISP. According to Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka TRCSL, there are nine ISPs in Sri Lanka.

    Internet Service Provider

    Date of Issue

    Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt.) Ltd.

    04.12.2013

    Eureka Technology Partners (Pvt.) Ltd.

    16.08.2011

    Etisalat Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd.

    23.03.2014

    Dialog Axiata PLC.

    30.12.2014

    Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd.

    01.02.2012

    Hutchison Tele Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd.

    29.02.2013

    TATA Communications Lanka Ltd.

    10.02.2015

    Lanka Education and Research Network

    01.09.2011

    Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd

    28.03.2014

    Broadband data Providers in Sri Lanka

    The broadband data plans differ in terms of
    • Type of package – Pre Paid or Post Paid
    • Price for free data bundle
    • Charging Frequency - Per month, week or daily
    • Excess usage charge
    • Additional services - voice calls, SMS and MMS
    • Speed of connection

    Dialog Broadband
    https://www.dialog.lk/broadband

    Mobitel Broadband
    http://www.mobitel.lk/broadband

    Sri Lanka Telecom Broadband
    http://www.slt.lk/en/broadband

    Airtel Internet Plans
    http://www.airtel.lk/internet/index.html

    Etisalat Sri Lanka - Broadband
    http://www.etisalat.lk/personal/internet/broadband/

    Hutch Internet Plans
    https://www.hutch.lk/internet/

    Lanka Bell Broadband
    http://www.lankabell.com/broadband.html

    Cheapest Internet Plans offered by myrate.lk
    http://www.myrate.lk/internet-all.php

    Internet Broadband data speeds in Sri Lanka

    Telecom companies specify internet speed as upto 3.6 MBPS. Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) announced recently that fixed broadband service providers in Sri Lanka have been providing download speeds far below advertised rates at peak times. You can test your internet speed by visiting TRC web site
    http://www.trc.gov.lk/2014-05-12-13-25-54/internet-speed-test.html
    When we tested our Dialog Broadband connection in Maharagama in April 2017 we got this result.
    Internet-speed-test-sri-lanka




    Internet speed test can also be carried out at http://testmy.net/country/lk# website also. According to this site
    Average Download Speed in Sri Lanka : 7.6 Mbps (944 kB/s)
    Average Upload Speed in Sri Lanka : 606 Kbps (76 kB/s)
    According to this test Upload Speed of my Dialog broadband connection in April 2017 is 3.9 Mbps 486 kB/s
    This site lists mobile data speeds of several locations of Sri Lanka:
    Sri-Lanka-Internet-Speed-2017-April

    You may also like to check and poll in our post on
    What is the best mobile-phone service in Sri Lanka? and
    Popular Mobile Phones used in Sri Lanka



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    1. Kelum says

      April 20, 2017 at 3:53 pm

      Airtel for fast data

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