Don Bosco beat Army at Diyagama with a goos game 2-1.Don Bosco and Army both had been champions of DCL and it is only the second defeat for Army who with this lost will loose the table leadership in the group.

PELICANS BIG WIN AGAINST KALUTARA PARK IN KALUTARA

Pelikans who beat the table leaders Solid  last week performed well to beat Kalutara Park with 4 goals to 1 at Vernon Fernando stadium ,Kalutra.

BLUE STARS TRASH TABLE LEADERS NAVY 3 – 0
In a drametically changed game played at welisara Blue Stars from Kalutara gave no roon for much fancied Navy beating them 3-0 in their home grounds.

SAUNDERS ON WINNING PATH BEATS NEGOMBO YOUTH 3-0

Saunders who started the season with less impact and loosing earlier games now have changed their mentality and coming back to the Dialog League with a good win in Negombo against Negombo youth.Both teams have won Dialog Champions LEague in the past and have to regain the lost glory against much advance new comers to the league.

MATARA CITY STUNNED   JAVA LANE AND WON 3-1

Matara City with out their regular Afrikan Goal keeper came back in style with a stunning win against famous Java LAne at Matara Football Complex in front of thousands Matara Fans.Former FIFA referee  M.A Ranjith contralled the game very well and awarded a penalty for Java Lane which was converted to make it 1-1.

SOLID WINS AGAIN AGAINST NEW YOUNGS …….

Solid recovering the shock with their defeat last week by Pelikans recovered with a good win against New Youngs in front of their home fans and now the table leaders with a clear lead for the 1st round.

Anuradapura Solid tasted the first defeat in the Dialog Champions League in the  hands of Kurunegala Pelicans when the Kurunegala beat them by 2 goals to 1 in front of over 5000 home supporters in Maligapitiya grounds. The score was 0-0 at lemons and the Morockon coach Yassine of Pelicans applied attcking football to presurreise the Solid defense and broke it twice to make it 2-0 lead. The Solid had a consolation goal to make it 2-1 at the dying hours of the game.

COLOMBO FC CAME BEHIND TO BEAT MATARA CITY 4-1

Matara City team which is handicapped with out the African goalkeeper who had been suspended,had an early lead but could not sustain the heavy attack in the second half by the Colombo Fc to loose 4 goals to 1 at City League on Friday. New entrants to Dialog champions League Colombo FC enjoying good wins and if they continue to play in this fashion sure to go places…

NEW YOUNGS GOOD WIN –BEATS UP COUNTRY LIONS 2-0

Up Country Lions lost its rethym in the game when the young out fit New youngs Wennapuwa beat them by 2 goals to nil. New Youngs led 1-0 at the lemons.A REd CArd was shown to Up Country

JAVA LANE 2 NEGOMBO YOUTH 0

Negombo youth lost the first opportunity to have an early lead when they missed the penalty awarded to them and in the end lost the game to Java Lane by 2 goals to 0

ARMY beat Police 3 goals to 1

Army beta Police to capture the table leadred position with a sound win against Police  3-1 at the police Park.

RENOWN BEATS DON BOSCO by 2 goals to 1

Don Bosco , the former Dialog Champs did not leave up to expectations so far this year and conceded another defeat in Negombo to Renown also a former champions out fit. Renown led 1-0 at the half time.

NAVY solid win against Ratnams 2-0

Navy will maintain their table leadership with the solid win against Ratnams at CR & FC grounds. This is the 3rd consecutive lost for defending champions Ratnams in this season.

AIR FORCE 1 beats BLUE STARS 0

A good move in the last minutes of the game saw Airmen beating much fancied home team Blue Stars from Kalutara to 1-0 at Vernon Fernando Stadium in front of thousand s Kalutara fans.

COLOMBO FC in Black and orage with Matara in Red -Action at City Football Complex

SOURCE – FFSL MEDIA

MATCH                                              :              RATNAM SC vs MATARA CITY CLUB

VENUE                                              :              CR & FC Grounds – Colombo

RESULT                                             :              Ratnam SC 02 and Matara City Club 03

HALF TIME SCORES                             :              Ratnam SC 02 and Matara City Club 02

GOAL SCORERS                              :              Ratnam SC – J/NO 08, M. M.Yogarajah – 16 MIN  & 43 MIN (2 GOALS)

GOAL SCORERS                              :              Matara City Club – J/NO 18, B.Kwabena – 14 MIN  -  J/NO 12, O.V.Ikenna – 34 MIN  & J/NO 8, M.S.M.Shashikapriya – 90+2 MIN

YELLOW CARD                               :              Ratnam SC – J/NO  16, B.Shiwanka – 75 MIN  &  J/NO 22, W.A.L.Tharusha – 79 MIN

GROUP – B

DATE                                                :              8/6/2013

MATCH                                              :              NADIMITHRA.SC vs UP COUNTRY LIONS.SC

VENUE                                              :              CR & FC Grounds – Colombo

RESULT                                             :              Nandimithra.SC – 01   and  UP Country Lions.SC – 05

HALF TIME SCORES                     :              Nandimithra SC – 00 and UP Country Lions.SC – 01

GOAL SCORERS                              :              Nandimithra SC – J/NO 22, Danushka Damith Weeramanthri – 65 min

GOAL SCORERS                              :              UP Country Lions.SC – J/NO 7, R.M.Rajapaksha – 17 min – 50 min & 56 min (3 goals)  - J/NO 10, Patrick Wilson Henry – 89 min & 90+1 min (02 goals)

YELLOW CARD                               :              Nandimithra SC – J/NO 24, Don Sumana Hettiarachchi – 70 min –  J/NO 17, H.M.Ishan Dinidu Kumara – 75 min  - J/NO 3, J.R.Aravinda Silva – 80 min

YELLOW CARD                               :              UP Country Lions.SC – J/NO 10, Patrick Wilson Henry – 6 min &  J/NO 02, V.W.R.Sampath – 62 min

RED CARD                                        :              Nandimithra SC – J/NO 03, J.R.Aravinda Silva – after end of the match inside the field of play

DATE                                                :              9/6/2013

MATCH                                              :              SL.POLICE.SC vs RENOWN.SC

VENUE                                              :              Police Park – Havelock Town

RESULT                                             :              SL.Police.SC 02 and  Renown.SC 03

HALF TIME SCORES                     :              SL.Police.SC 00 and  Renown.SC 02

GOAL SCORERS                              :              SL.Police.SC – J/NO 11, H.B.N.Charuka – 56 MIN –  J/NO 16, S.M.Rafeek – 90 + 6 MIN

GOAL SCORERS                              :              Renown.SC – J/NO 14, M.Fazal – 12 MIN   -  J/NO 04, M.C.M.Rizny – 19 MIN  - J/NO 09, M.Hakeem – 54 MIN

YELLOW CARD                               :              Renown.SC – J/NO 2, M.A.F.Falul Rahman – 64 MIN  - J/NO 99, Lorence Prince – 79 MIN  & J/NO 12, M.Azmy – 90 + 3 MIN

YELLOW CARD                               :              SL.Police.SC – J/NO 02, W.L.S.D.Fernando – 60 MIN

DATE                                                :              9/6/2013

MATCH                                              :              DON BOSCO.SC vs SOLID.SC

VENUE                                              :              Don Bosco Grounds – Negombo

RESULT                                             :              Don Bosco.SC 00 and Solid.SC 01

HALF TIME SCORES                     :              Don Bosco.SC 00 and Solid.SC 00

GOAL SCORERS                              :              Solid.SC –  J/NO 13, A.O.Shola – 74 MIN

YELLOW CARD                               :              Don Bosco.SC – J/NO 4, W.S.D.K.Fernando – 85 MIN

YELLOW CARD                               :              Solid.SC – J/NO 13, A.O.Shola – 19 MIN – J/NO 03, M.N.R.Mohamed – 45+2 MIN & J/NO 10, L.B.Ali – 61 MIN

MATCH SCHEDULE

GROUP – “A”

1^ST ROUND

M/NO DATE MATCH VENUE

Stage – 6

08.06.13          Saunders SC   Vs        SL Navy SC                            Kelaniya Football Complex

08.06.13          Super Sun SC  Vs        SL Air Force SC                     Ekala Ground, Ja-Ela

09.06.13          Ratnam SC      Vs        Matara City SC                       CR & FC Ground, Colombo 07

09.06.13          Blue Star SC   Vs        Negombo Youth SC               Vernon Fernando Stadium, Kalutara

08.06.13          Colombo FC   Vs        Java Lane SC                          Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

GROUP – “B”

1^ST ROUND

M/NO DATE MATCH VENUE

Stage – 6

09.06.13          SL Police SC               Vs        Renown SC                             Police Ground, Colombo 05

09.06.13          SL Army SC               Vs        Kalutara Park SC                    City Football Complex, Colombo

09.06.13          Don Bosco SC                        Vs        Solid SC                                  Don Bosco Ground, Negombo

08.06.13          Nandimithra SC          Vs        Up Country Lions SC             CR & FC Ground, Colombo 07

09.06.13          Pelicans SC                 Vs        New Young’s SC                    Maliyadeva Ground, Kurunegala

MEDIA UNIT

FFSL

RESULTS –NEW YOUNGS.SC – 01   – NANDIMITHRA.SC – 3

HALF TIME SCORE – 01 / 00 (ONE – NIL) IN FAVOUR OF NANDIMITHRA.SC

GOAL SCORERS: – NEW YOUNGS.SC – J/NO 12, DAH.PRIYANKARA – 61 MIN

GOAL SCORER   -  NANDIMITHRA.SC – J/NO 9, K.A.D.A.JAYASHAN – 21 MIN – 79 MIN – 87 MIN (3 GOALS )

YELLOW CARD  –  NIL

YELLOW CARD  –NIL

RESULTS –UPCOUNTRY LIONS.SC – 03  -  DON BOSCO.SC – 02

HALF TIME SCORE – 02 / 02  (TWO ALL) DRAWN

GOAL SCORERS: – UPCOUNTRY LIONS.SC – J/NO 10, V.PPATRICK HINEH – 35 MIN – J/NO 23, K.MARTIN.P – 43 MIN – J/NO 07, RMN.RAJAPAKSHA – 85 MIN

GOAL SCORER – DON BOSCO.SC – J/NO 10, W.A.P.SILVA – 28 MIN – J/NO 07 H.A.N.JANITH – 32 MIN

YELLOW CARD –  UPCOUNTRY LIONS.SC – J/NO 07  R.M.N.RAJAPAKSHA – 86 MIN & J/NO 10 V.PATRICK HINNEH – 89 MIN

02-06-13

RESULTS –SOLID.SC – 03  – SL.ARMY.SC – 02

HALF TIME SCORE – 02 / 00, IN FAVOUR OF  SOLID.SC

GOAL SCORER – SOLID.SC – J/NO 13, A.O.SHOLA – 25 MIN – J/NO 08, MGS.PRABODH – 33 MIN  & J/NO 3, MNR.MOHAMED – 74 MIN

GOAL SCORER – SL.ARMY.SC – J/NO 19, CT.FRANCIS (OWN GOAL) – 78 MIN (NOTE CT.FRANCIS IS A SOLID.SC PLAYER HE SCORED OWN GOAL AGAINTS HIS TEAM SOLID ) – J/NO 14, HDM. DE SILVA – 86 MIN

YELLOW CARD –  SOLID.SC – J/NO 20, W.A.I.DILANTHA – 80 MIN  - J/NO 17, L.A.T.S.BANDARA – 83 MIN  &  A.I.D.SALGADO – 90+1 MIN

The following matches were not played due to bad weather condition

GROUP – “A”

1^ST ROUND – Stage – 5

M/NO DATE MATCH VENUE

02.06.13         Colombo FC               Vs        Saunders SC               City Football Complex

01.06.13         Java Lane SC              Vs        Blue Star SC               City Football Complex

02.06.13         Negombo Youth SC   Vs        Ratnam SC                  Don Bosco Ground

01.06.13         Matara City SC           Vs        Super Sun SC Vernon Fernando Stadium, Kalutara

01.06.13         SL Air Force SC         Vs        SL Navy SC                 Ekale Ground

GROUP – “B” – Stage – 5

1^ST ROUND

M/NO DATE MATCH VENUE

02.06.13         Pelicans SC                 Vs        SL Police SC               Maliyadewa Ground

02.06.13         Kalutara Park SC       Vs        Renown SC                 Vernon Fernando Stadium

SOLID –A SOLID Win against Kalutara Park……

Kalutara Park could not match the game plan of Solid and they lost heavily to Anuradapura boys with a bigger margin 4-0. For Solid it was a good win in their home town and the Team is making a huge impact in the DCL with 2 Solid wins and a draw making 7 points in 3 matches.

BLUE STAR GOOD WIN AGAINST SAUNDERS….

Blue Star  kept their thousands of fans in a happy mood when they   beat Saunders 1-0 at Kalutara, So the Saunders will have to perform better specially their strikers if they want to be a match winning team .

DON BOSCO  hard fought win against Pelicans

Don Bosco who travelled to Kurunegala had a tough game against Kurunegala team even when they were leading 2-0 at lemons ,After the break the peicans gave a strong attacking display making 2-1 at the 70^th minute but could not find the net again against the much experience Don Bosco defense line.

MATRA  CITY HELD AIR FORCE…………….

Matara managed to draw the 3 rd match against much fancied teams like Negombo Youth ,Saunders and drew with Air Force for a score less draw,  The Air Force goal keeper saved an almost certain goal to prevent the defeat for them .

SUPER SUN  hold fancied Java Lane

The Beruwala minnows gave a spirited display of soccer in City League grounds when they held Java Lane 1-1. It was Sarvan who opened the score at the 2^nd minute of the game to make it 1-0 for Java lAnae. But the Beruwala boys came back to the game with an aggressive attacking game play which resulted in Ysuf scoring at the 60^th minute to make it 1-1 draw. The Super Sun almost missed 2 sitters and have they converted them it would have been one of the biggest upsets in the Dialog League.

COLOMBO FC yet another good game draws RATNAMS

Colombo  FC too had a good game against the defending champ[ions Ratnams and they drew 2-2 . They were leading up to the last 10 minutes and then EB Channa the  senior player for Ratnams crossed for a converted goal by Tharusha to make it 2-2

NAVY  MANEGED A DRAW AGAINST NEGOMBO YOUTH…

Negombo Youth which led until dying time of the game let the grip at the last minute of the game when Nevy’s veteran Ratnayeka scored for Navy saving the game for sailors.

NANDIMITTRA , POLICE DRAW ….

Police recovered from the early set back managed a draw against Nandimittra at the Police Park.on Satureday.

Text and pics by FFSL Media

RESULTS  – BLUE STAR.SC – 01  – SAUNDERS SC -00

HALF TIME SCORE    BLUE STAR.SC – 00  – SAUNDERS SC -00

FINAL SCORE BLUE STAR.SC – 01  – SAUNDERS SC -00

GOAL SCORER – BLUE STAR.SC  – J/NO 23, O.A.OLAYEMI – 81 MIN

YELLOW CARD – BLUE STAR.SC – J/NO 8, WH.MANU – 49 MIN

YELLOW CARD – SAUNDERS.SC – J/NO 08, HADW.HETTIARACHCHI – 6  MIN -  J/NO 23 AGI.UDARA – 32 MIN  &  J/NO 2, CHANUKA ERANGA – 80 MIN

RESULTS – JAVA LANE.SC – 01  – SUPER SUN SC – 01

HALF TIME SCORE    JAVA LANE.SC – 01  – SUPER SUN SC – 00

FINAL SCORE JAVA LANE.SC – 01  – SUPER SUN SC – 01

GOAL SCORER –JAVA LANE.SC – J/NO 7  JM.ZHARWAN – 2 MIN

GOAL SCORER – SUPER SUN.SC  – J/NO 19, MMM. YOOSUF – 78 MIN

YELLOW CARD -  JAVA LANE.SC – J/NO 07, JM.ZHARWAN – 55 MIN

RESULTS  –    COLOMBO.FC -02 – RATNAM.SC – 02

HALF TIME SCORE – COLOMBO.FC -00 – RATNAM.SC – 01

FINAL SCORE -        COLOMBO.FC -02 – RATNAM.SC – 02

GOAL SCORERS – COLOMBO.FC – J/NO 20, T.H.B. DIMITRI – 48 MIN – & J/NO 11, – ARA.SHAZNY – 68 MINMIN

GOAL SCORERS – RATNAM.SC  – J/NO 8, M.YOGARAJA – 20 MIN  &  J/NO 22, WAL.THARUSA – 78 MIN

YELLOW CARD – COLOMBO FC  – J/NO 20, T.H.B. DIMITRI – 49 MIN  & J/NO 12, M.S.S.OSMAN – 63 MIN

YELLOW CARD – RATNAM.SC – J/NO  22, W.A.L.THARUSA – 25 MIN  &  J/NO 9, S.K.L.THARAKA SILVA – 60 MIN

RESULTS – NEGOMBO YOUTH.SC -  01  -  SL.NAVY.SC – 01

HALF TIME SCORE – NEGOMBO YOUTH.SC -  01  -  SL.NAVY.SC – 00

FINAL SCORE -          NEGOMBO YOUTH.SC -  01  -  SL.NAVY.SC – 01

GOAL SCORER – NEGOMBO YOUTH.SC – J/NO 17, DULAJ PEIRIS – 7 MIN

GOAL SCORER – SL.NAVY.SC – J/NO 11, DAMMIKA RATHNAYAKE – 89 MIN

YELLOW CARD – NEGOMBO YOUTH.SC – J/NO 2, KAMAL SILVA – 62 MIN  &  J/NO 4, R.MINON -65 MIN

YELLOW CARD – SL.NAVY.SC – J/NO 8, DS.MADUSHAN – 85 MIN

RESULTS –     MATARA CITY SC     00       SL AIR FORCE SC  00

HALF TIME SCORE       MATARA CITY SC  00        SL AIR FORCE SC  00

HALF TIME SCORE       MATARA CITY SC  00        SL AIR FORCE SC  00

GROUP – B

RESULTS –     PELICANS.SC – 01  – DON BOSCO.SC – 02

HALF TIME SCORE    PELICANS.SC – 00  – DON BOSCO.SC – 02

FINAL SCORE             PELICANS.SC – 01  – DON BOSCO.SC – 02

GOAL SCORERS: – PELICANS.SC J/NO 17, W, PRADEET RODRIGO  70 MIN

GOAL SCORER -  DON BOSCO.SC – J/NO 10, WA.PRIYANKA SILVA – 6 MIN  &   J/NO 9, DIWOU VICKY   – 22 MIN

YELLOW CARD -  PELICANS.SC  J /NMO 14, JACKSON AMATU CONNEUH  – 20 MIN  & J/NO 22 TM.DILAN PRIYANKA – 76 MIN

YELLOW CARD – DON BOSCO.SC – J/NO 6, MF.MOHAMED RAMEEZ – J/NO 13, WR.MILROY RYAN  – 35 MIN – J/NO 6, MF.MOHAMED RAMEEZ 49 MIN  – AND  J/NO 20, MBENDA ZACHARIE -  81 MIN

RED CARD – DON BOSCO.SC   J/NO 6, MF.MOHAMED RAMEEZ  – 49 MIN

RESULTS –      NANDIMITHRA.SC – 02  – SL.POLICE.SC – 02

HALF TIME SCORE     NANDIMITHRA.SC – 02  – SL.POLICE.SC – 01

FINAL SCORE           NANDIMITHRA.SC – 02  – SL.POLICE.SC – 02

GOAL SCORERS –NANDIMITHRA.SC– J/NO 9, KADA.JAYASHAN – 27 MIN  &  J/NO 3, JRA.SILVA – 43 MIN

GOAL SCORERS – SL.POLICE.SC – J/NO 5, WKAC. KURERA – 8 MIN –  &  J/NO 12, MSM.NAUSHAD – 85 MIN

YELLOW CARD -  NANDIMITHRA.SC – J/NO 14, MNM.NAFRAS – 15 MIN  & J/NO 17, SMID.KUMARA – 61 MIN

RED CARD – SL.POLICE.SC – J/NO 11, HBN.CHARAKA – 85 MIN

RESULTS –       UPCOUNTRY LIONS.SC – 02  -  RENOWN.SC – 01

HALF TIME SCORE       UPCOUNTRY LIONS.SC – 01  -  RENOWN.SC – 00

HALF TIME SCORE       UPCOUNTRY LIONS.SC – 02  –  RENOWN.SC – 01

GOAL SCORERS –UPCOUNTRY LIONS.SC – J/NO 11, H.A.H.T.DIMITRI – 36 MIN  &  J/NO  7  RM.NIRANJEEWA – 86 MIN

GOAL SCORERS -  RENOWN.SC – J/NO 14, M.FASAL – 85 MIN

YELLOW CARD – RENOWN.SC – J/NO 26, SATHEESH KUMAR – 61 MIN  &  J/NO  6, M.FAZUL RAHUMAN – 78 MIN

RESULTS –       SOLID.SC – 04  -  KALUATAR PARK SC – 00

HALF TIME SCORE       SOLID.SC – 02  -  KALUATAR PARK SC – 00

HALF TIME SCORE       SOLID.SC – 04  -  KALUATAR PARK SC – 00

GOAL SCORERS – SOLID.SC.SC – J/NO 13, A.O. SOLO  ( 15 MIN.) -  J/NO. 08   M.G.S. PRABATH (44 MIN.) – J. NO. 09, K.M.B. JAYAWARDENA (72 MIN.) –  J/NO. 07,  T. D. WIJETHUNGA (86 MIN.)

YELLOW CARD – SOLID.SC – J/NO 19, L.A.T. BANDARA – 10 MIN, J/NO. 07 , T.G WIJETHUNGS (56 MIN.) – A.I.T. SALGADU (63 MIN.)

YELLOW CARD – KALUTAR PARK SC – J/NO 15, G. SUMITH (17MIN. & 23MIN.) – A. G. .DIMUTHU MADUSHAN (68 MIN.)

RED CARD  –  KALUTARA PARK , J/NO 15, G. SUMITH (23 MIN.)

Don Bosco who travelled to Kurunegala had a tough game to over come the resistance from Pelicans and managed to pull a good 2-1 win against Pelicans in their home soil. DCL is drawing bigger crowds and it was witnessed at kurunegala too. Don Bosco had an early lead in the 8^th minute through Priyankara Silva and again at 23^rd minutes. Through a good move and scored by Diwan Wiched but the Pelicans came back to the game in the second half with much attacking style of play. They netted their goal at the 70^th minute through Pradeep Rodrigo and the rest of the 20 minutes were very exciting as Pelicans chased their opponents for the draw but wasa not successful . a Red Card was shown to Don Bosco player MF Rameers at the 50^th minutes reducing Don Bosco to 10players in the last 40minutes of the game.

SUPER SUN Drew Java Lane at Slave Island…

Java Lane opened the score through M.Sarwan at the 12^th Minutes and seemed to have been taking little easy against new comers Super Sun – Beruwala. They lost the rhythm in the process and Super Sun almost scored before lemons. Later at the 78^th minute Super Sun equalized through M.Yusuf  and maintained the daw till the long whistle.

Text and pictures courtesy FFSL

Apparently, everybody’s got a smartphone these days. Wherever you look – at restaurants, at the movies, at the cricket stadium – people can be seen hunched over their touchscreen phone, tweeting, updating their status, checking in or taking pictures (or, in some extreme  cases, all four at once). But appearances can be deceiving, as we all know. Due to various reasons – price being chief among them – mobile phone users in Sri Lanka have been stuck with outdated feature-phones for the longest time, not being able to experience the magic of the modern smartphone.

That is, until now. We at Dialog have decided to change things around – not by selling a substandard product just for the sake of putting a low price tag on it, but by introducing not one, but two affordable yet power-packed smartphones whose capabilities go beyond anything you can get in the market for that price. And best of all, they come with the Dialog brand.

Unless you have been living under a rock, you’ve probably already heard something about these two budget phones: (namely, the i35 and the i43, both running Android: Gingerbread). And when we say budget, we mean budget.

The i35, the cheapest of the two is only Rs. 9,990. Just sit and let that sink in for a moment. A 1GHz smartphone running Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread at only 10 grand. And if that sounds unbelievable to you, check out the specs of this gadget:

What is the difference between Fixed-LTE and Mobile-LTE?

LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the next generation standard for high speed wireless data Given the availability of all parameters such as good coverage, backhaul, international bandwidth, and sufficient spectrum, LTE can deliver speeds above 100Mbps.

There is no difference in standards between fixed and mobile LTE. The difference is only in the implementation and the terminal equipment. The current launch from Dialog Broadband Networks (DBN) is a fixed implementation of LTE in line with its license which is a fixed telecommunications license.

In the emerging era where consumers seek to access rich content such as video and rely heavily on the internet for their work, high speed broadband has become equally important in fixed (for example home and office) environments as well as in mobile (for example while travelling in a vehicle) environments. In fact you will find that most heavy duty data access – for example to watch full length videos or upload/download files takes place in a home or office environment or while waiting at a public place. The fact that the LTE terminal comes with WiFi built-in means that you have a combination of a LTE data pipe to your home, office or public place and dedicated WiFi coverage. This enables not only LAN connected devices at your home or office but also wireless connectivity for the latest wireless devices such as smartphones tablets and laptops.

Our Investment in a Fixed LTE network and the structuring of a low entry cost for the LTE terminal  is driven by the insights gained over the years on broadband use, and your requests as customers for a reliable high speed data connectivity for an environment where multiple devices are used.

Most of your data usage happens at home, or at a single location. Most of you are starting to have more than one device that needs data connectivity at the same time. Most devices connect seamlessly and without hassle through Wifi and is your connectivity method of choice.

Therefore if you are a person with a single Pc that connects through a LAN port or a multiple device user with Laptops, Smartphone, Tablets, Smart TV’s and games consoles this is the solution for you.

With this solution.

1.  Everyone can have connectivity at the same time. No more waiting for the Pc to be free.

2.  Smartphones and tabs connect through Wifi to download data intensive apps. Appstores such as google play and apple Itunes recommends that these apps be downloaded through wifi. Smartphones prompt you to switch to Wifi for heavy app downloads.

3.  If voice connectivity is needed you have the option to enable and connect up to two telephones to the device.

Therefore the solution we have provided caters to many of your usage scenarios be it personal or business.

What is the frequency?

This implementation of LTE is on 2.3GHz. The customer premise device we provide connects seamlessly to the network and is “Plug & Play”. However what should be noted is that any device that can connect to a LAN port or supports Wifi can connect.

Therefore can I connect my Iphone 5 on Wifi ? yes you can.

Will I be limited to only 4Mbps?

No. Although our package promises 4Mbps We haven’t capped the speed you can receive. Depending on network resources available to you, burst speeds in excess of  20Mbps can be reached. We have designed our network to deliver the 4 Mmbps speed as a minimum so as to ensure a delightful internet experience at an affordable price  – however speeds can burst to higher levels depending on the number of concurrent users of the network.

The maximum speeds on an LTE network depend largely on the spectrum available for transmission. The TRCSL has done a great job clearing spectrum in the 2300 band. The quantity of spectrum currently available doesn’t permit a network to hit the 100Mbps levels – however with the ongoing efforts of the TRCSL to clear more spectrum for high speed broadband, this will be realizable in the future

Will speeds improve in the future?

Yes, it is dependent on spectrum availability as discussed above.

How soon can we expect 4G in greater Colombo?

Colombo is covered. We will turn on area by area and customers will be notified of availability. If you are interested please call our hotline 0117100100, and leave us your name, address where you will use the solution, and contact information, and we will get back to you.

Will other Cities around the country be covered as well?

Yes, again we will notify you as soon as zones are implemented. Our vision is to provide 4G services in all major towns and cities and to make access to this network affordable and of high quality.

What about the 3G network, will you continue to improve it?

Yes, we have made very aggressive and significant investments in the 3G network during 2012 – we have upgraded over 1500 towers, added international bandwidth, and invested in caching solutions. While this is going on you the customers have rewarded us with more and more usage – we are committed to implement further upgrades to the 3G network to ensure you get the best possible quality and value on your 3G devices.

The modernization program continues and we will spend more than USD 35Mn Aprox Rs 4.6Billion  in network upgrades to support you within the next 3 months as well.

What our dialogs plans for mobile LTE ?

The TRCSL is currently engaged in a process of determining the methodology for releasing spectrum for mobile LTE. Mobile Operators have not been granted spectrum for Mobile LTE as of now. There was a related press statement from the TRCSL  carried on news wires on 15^th Nov 2012 which points to a spectrum allocation process in the near future which is great news. You would recall we ran a live LTE pilot – covering Colombo 2 and 4 areas in May 2011- in fact it was the first real outdoor LTE trial in the entire region and was tested for vehicle and outdoor coverage. Our network is now LTE ready in most areas even now – so with the release of spectrum by the TRCSL we will be in a position to launch mobile lte services as well.