3G coming to life with a real kick!
Two Sri Lankan mobile operators are now providing 3G services. Mobitel and Dialog Telekom. Dialog recently enabled 3G service to all its customers (previously they offered 3G service only for postpaid connections) and is utilizing its 3G services over the UMTS platform, which enables a maximum downlink data rate of 384kbps. However, personally, I wonder whether they have higher speeds. Mobitel has a HSPA platform and offers a maximum speed of 7.2Mbps. Mobitel provides video calls at voice call rates and has covered many parts of the island with 3G and plans to cover 85% of the country by December.
