SLT connects CHOGM 2013

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will be the ICT Solutions Provider for the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo.

"SLT will connect multiple geographic locations across the country through its cutting-edge SLT Intelligent Solutions, which is a integrated business communication solution that provides virtual private network connectivity, internet data centre facility, local area networks, dedicated business internet through leased lines with symmetric bandwidth, ethernet connectivity, fixed broadband services, high speed wi-fi access, telephone and fax services, ICT equipment and optical fibre connectivity to CHOGM event venues," a company spokesman said.

"The specially designed wi-fi access network, which is backhauled by a high speed, reliable and resilient optical fibre ring architecture will ensure high availability of services. It is the largest ever wi-fi deployment in Sri Lanka facilitating up to 2,500 concurrent users," he said.

Group CEO, Sri Lanka Telecom, Lalith de Silva said, "We are proud to partner CHOGM as the ICT Solution provider at this prestigious international summit which is being hosted in Asia for the first time in 24 years. Today the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry of Sri Lanka has become one of the most powerful influences that can have a positive impact on the macroeconomic environment, the quality of human life, interaction and development efforts locally and internationally."

"We see opportunities for our country to benefit by hosting the CHOGM forum in Sri Lanka and we are fully equipped and committed to serve the multiple fora with the highest quality of service and reliability provided by the SLT Intelligent Solutions product portfolio," he said.

"SLT will provide communication solutions to all the media professionals at the CHOGM Media Centre. SLT also believes that this will be an excellent opportunity for our country to showcase the prevalent peaceful environment and enable international journalists to witness first hand the developments that are taking place." de Silva said.

Chief Enterprise and Wholesale Officer, SLT, Kiththi Perera said, "The development of Sri Lanka's ICT infrastructure would go a long way in developing a closer relationship with large enterprises and small to medium sized businesses, which form a vital part of economic development."

"We assure our utmost commitment to always provide the highest quality and most reliable services for CHOGM 2013," he said.