SLT connects “Delft Island” in Jaffna to information super highway.
SLT
is proud to announce the company has recently connected Delft Island,
located in the East of the Jaffna Peninsula to the country’s National
ICT Backbone as one of the major post-war ICT development
in the Northern Province. Delft Island has been identified by the
Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) as one of the key tourist attraction
destinations as well as a key location in the country. Through this
network expansion carried out under SLT’s “i-Sri Lanka”
network modernization program, citizens living in Delft Island gets
access to SLT’s communication services including high speed Broadband
facilities which enables them to access e-education, e-health, distance
learning, cloud computing, business networking,
new opportunities and much more at superior speed, with high quality and
reliability. Through this initiative, the company has demonstrated its
true commitment to reach the far corners of Sri Lanka, bringing with it
speed and clarity to improve and transform
lifestyles of the citizens.
The
government has given very high priority to rebuilding infrastructure
such as access roads, electricity, drinking and irrigation water, market
facilities, public parks and waste disposal systems
to enhance the investment attraction to the Northern Province. Also to
create new opportunities and provide employment to the Northern Province
which is home to around 1.8 million people.
“Delft
Island” is one of the islands situated 32km away from Jaffna mainland
close to the international maritime border of Sri Lanka & India. The
total population of Delft island comprises of approximately
5000 people with approximately 1300 Households (Families). The island
constitutes of a land area of around 47.16 Sq. Kms. Currently, the
island also houses a number of Government Offices including a Police
Station, Divisional Hospital, 8 Government Schools,
Post Office, AGA Office, Court, Bank of Ceylon, Samurdhi Bank, Public
Library, 12 Community Centers, A Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society as
well as a Sri Lanka Navy Base.
Group CEO
of SLT, Mr. Lalith De Silva commented, “As the national ICT service
provider, it is our foremost duty to develop a robust ICT infrastructure
that supports the country’s aspiration to achieve
its economic goals including boost of tourism to every corner of our
nation. As we believe, ICT connects people from every community, culture
and from all corners of the island, bringing them together while
breaking down all physical barriers. Sri Lanka is
now positioned on a platform of fast track development and ICT has
emerged as a key driver of development and economic growth. At present, the company is involved in making heavy investments towards future-proof infrastructure development
and also improving its services and enhancing product offerings to deliver better value to all citizens in developing Sri Lanka”.
The main
scope of this project is to provide fastest Broadband services to Delft
Island that is 32 Km away from Jaffna via the modern communication
infrastructure across the sea. Today, Delft Island
is connected to the country’s domestic Optical Fibre Backbone to
experience superior high quality broadband services.
The “i-Sri
Lanka” network modernization project of SLT is revolutionizing
broadband access across the country enabling customers to enjoy
consistent, uninterrupted high speed internet services. SLT
is committed to ensuring that homes and businesses receive world class
ICT services through the country’s largest fiber optic network which
will have a significant positive impact on expanding the productive
capacity of the economy and will facilitate high
and sustainable economic growth in Sri Lanka.
