Hutch (Sri Lanka)

Hutch (Sinhala: හච්, Tamil: ஹட்ச்) is a Sri Lankan telecommunication service providers and the country's third largest mobile network operator, with 5.3 million subscribers and commanding 27% of the Sri Lankan mobile market.[3][4]

Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Hutch
Native name
හචිසන් ටෙලිකොමියුනිකේෂන්ස් ලංකා (ප්‍රයිවට්) ලිමිටඩ්
ஹட்சிஷன் டெலிகொமினிகேஷன் லங்கா (பிரைவட்) லிமிடட்
Private Company
IndustryTelecommunication
PredecessorsCallLink
Etisalat
Founded2004 (2004)[1]
Headquarters234, Galle Road, Colombo 04, Sri Lanka
Key people
  • Mr. Thirukumar Nadarasa
  • (CEO)[2]
ProductsMobile Telephony
Wireless broadband
Mobile TV
ParentCK Hutchison Holdings Limited (85%)(controlling stake)
Emirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC (15%)
Websitewww.hutch.lk

Hutch is a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited which owns 85% controlling stake of the company while the rest is held by Emirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC. Initially it was called as "CallLink" and was the second mobile operator in Sri Lanka. Hutchison acquired its services in 1998 with the aim of being a nationwide operator in Sri Lanka. As of September 2018, Hutch has a network coverage of approximately 90% of the entire island. Hutch announced that they acquired Etisalat on 30-November, 2018.

Hutchison Telecom Lanka is a member of Hutchison Asia Telecom which comprises mobile telecommunications operations in the emerging markets of Indonesia, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. Hutchison Asia Telecom is a key part of CK Hutchison Holdings which includes the 3 Group comprising 3G operations in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Macau, Sweden. and the UK.[5]

Hutch Logo (until 2018)

Competition

Hutch Sri Lanka competes with operators like Dialog, Mobitel and Airtel.

Technology

Hutch Sri Lanka operates a GSM/EDGE supported network using 900 / 1800 MHz. In 2012 the company launched HSPA+ services using 2100 MHz.[6] The company launched 4G via 1800 MHz B3 from 2018[7] and 900 MHz B8 from 2019.

gollark: If you could print it at home, yes, which is unlikely.
gollark: They're in the pay of big no-pocket.
gollark: Secret conspiracy by purse manufacturers.
gollark: Generally I prefer devices I can operate somewhat one-handed, and have a laptop (+ terrible mostly broken 5-year-old tablet I got from someone else) for anything fancy.
gollark: It was somewhat hard to find a decent phone below 6" or so when I was looking recently (yes I am using inches for screen size, yes the metric system is generally better, do not kill/laser me), when the standard a few years back was 5" as basically the biggest you would get.

References
  1. "About Us". Hutch (Sri Lanka).
  2. "Chief Executive Officer Hutchison Telecommunications Sri Lanka". Hutch (Sri Lanka).
  3. "Mobitel, Dialog welcome Hutch-Etisalat merger". theMorning.lk. 9 December 2018.
  4. "Hutch Lanka completes merger with Etisalat Lanka". Telecomasia.net.
  5. "About Us". hutch.lk.
  6. "Archived copy". ft.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Hutch 4G network rollout has begun in western province". Hutch (Sri Lanka).
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