Sri Lanka’s telecom service provider Dialog Axiata has powered up its pilot 4G LTE network in several key zones of Colombo city. Dialog Axiata will conduct extensive trials of 4G-LTE technology in parallel with the expansion its of High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA)+ services across all provinces of Sri Lanka.

The flagship telecom service provider said its pilot network has demonstrated the delivery of over 100 Mbps in indoor demonstration mode and 40 – 50Mbps under outdoor mobile conditions, within the Colombo Fort, Colombo 2 and 3 regions of the city, with demonstrations at the Dialog Future World at Darley Road Colombo.

Dialog’s Pilot LTE network has been built in partnership with Huawei and will be used for LTE demonstration.

Earlier this week, Mobitel, the cellular arm of Sri Lanka Telecom, has signed an agreement with the country’s Board Of Investment (BOI) to trial and deploy LTE network. Mobitel plans to deploy 1,000 LTE-capable base stations from ZTE.