Report Summary
Our team has recently released its new market research report - "Srilankan ICT Market Analysis" that details on the ICT industry in Sri Lanka. It explains the current and future scenario of the IT and telecom sectors covering Personal Computer, Internet, mobile & fixed telephony, and broadband. The report highlights the key success factors and challenging issues for the Sri Lankan ICT industry and provides a rational analysis on its various aspects. The research findings will help the investors, financial service providers and global IT and telecom players to evaluate their success chances in the growing ICT market in Sri Lanka.
Key Findings
- During 2001-2007, total broadband subscribers in Sri Lanka grew at a CAGR of 143.99%.
- Total Internet users in Sri Lanka expanded at a CAGR of 40.2% during 2004-2007.
- Sri Lanka witnessed a massive increase of around 20% in its IT workforce in 2006 over 2005.
- Sri Lanka’s telecom sector soared in 2007 to 10.7 Million subscribers, led by a 47.9% jump in new mobile phone subscribers due to competition and falling call rates.
- Fixed-line subscribers (including wire-line and WLL) in the country rose to 2.7 Million in 2007 from 1.88 Million a year ago. With this, fixed-line subscriber penetration too increased from 4.42 per 100 people in 2001 to 13.1 per 100 people in 2007.
- As of 2007, the western part of Sri Lanka, accounting for 44% of total fixed-line telephone subscribers, had the major fixed-line telephone subscriber base.
Key Issues & Facts Analyzed
- What is the current scenario of the IT industry in Sri Lanka
- What are the major factors driving the Sri Lankan ICT Industry
- What are the forces working against the ICT Industry
- What are the opportunities associated with Sri Lankan ICT industry
- What will be the future outlook of the Sri Lankan ICT industry
Key Players
This section provides overview and financial information on the prominent fixed-line operators, like Sri Lanka Telecom and Suntel Lanka Ltd; mobile operators, like Celltel Lanka Ltd, Dialog Telekom Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd; and Internet service providers, like Lanka Communication Services.
Research Methodology Used
Information Sources
Information has been sourced from books, newspapers, trade journals, and white papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, monitoring industry news and developments, and through access to over 3000 paid databases.
Analysis Methods
Methods used for analyzing the facts and figures given in this report include ratio analysis, historical trend analysis, judgmental forecasting, and cause and effect analysis.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Analyst View
Chapter 2 Sri Lankan ICT Industry - An Overview
Chapter 3 ICT Industry Performance
3.1 Information Technology
3.1.1 Personal Computer
3.1.2 Software
3.1.3 Internet
3.1.4 Broadband
3.1.5 IT Workforce
3.2 Telecommunication
3.2.1 Fixed-line
3.2.2 Mobile
Chapter 4 Sri Lanka ICT Industry - Growth Drivers
4.1 Communication Infrastructure
4.2 Economic Landscape
4.3 Young Population
4.4 Government Initiatives
4.5 IT Labor Cost
Chapter 5 Opportunities
5.1 IT-BPO Industry
5.2 Healthcare Sector
5.3 Banking Industry
5.4 Educational Services
5.5 Safety & Security Market
5.6 Internet & Broadband Providers
Chapter 6 Challenges
6.1 Proper Governance
6.2 Software Piracy
6.3 Infrastructure in Rural Areas
6.4 Awareness & Coordination
6.5 Skilled Professionals
Chapter 7 Future Outlook
7.1 Information Technology
7.1.1 Internet
7.1.2 Broadband
7.2 Telecommunication
7.2.1 Fixed-line
7.2.2 Mobile
Chapter 8 Key Players
8.1 Fixed-line Operators
8.1.1 Sri Lanka Telecom
8.1.2 Suntel Lanka Ltd
8.1.3 Lanka Bell Ltd
8.2 Mobile Operators
8.2.1 Celltel Lanka Ltd
8.2.2 Dialog Telekom Limited
8.2.3 Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd
8.2.4 Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
8.3 Internet Service Providers
8.3.1 Eureka Technology Partners
8.3.2 Lanka Communication Services
Figures
Figure 3-1: Sri Lanka - PC Penetration (per ‘000 People), 2000 & 2005
Figure 3-2: Sri Lanka - PC Market (in ‘000 Units), H1 2006 & H1 2007
Figure 3-3: Sri Lanka - PC Shipment by Vendor (%), 2005
Figure 3-4: Sri Lanka - Software Export (in Million US$), 2001, 2006E & 2012F
Figure 3-5: Sri Lanka - Internet Subscribers (in ‘000), 2001-2007
Figure 3-6: Sri Lanka - Internet Penetration (per 100 People), 2001-2007
Figure 3-7: Sri Lanka - Internet Users (in ‘000), 2004-2007
Figure 3-8: Sri Lanka - Internet Users Penetration (per 100 People), 2004-2007
Figure 3-9: Sri Lanka - Broadband Subscribers (in ‘000), 2001-2007
Figure 3-10: Sri Lanka - Broadband Penetration (per 100 People), 2003-2007
Figure 3-11: Sri Lanka - IT Workforce (in ‘000), 2003-2007E
Figure 3-12: Sri Lanka - Telecom Subscribers (in Million), 2001-2007
Figure 3-13: Sri Lanka - Telecom Penetration (per 100 People), 2001-2007
Figure 3-14: Sri Lanka - Fixed-line Telephone Subscribers (in Million), 2001-2007
Figure 3-15: Sri Lanka - Fixed-line Telephone Penetration (per 100 People), 2001-2007
Figure 3-16: Sri Lanka - Fixed-line Telephone Subscribers by Region (%), 2007
Figure 3-17: Sri Lanka - Mobile Subscribers (in Million), 2001-2007
Figure 3-18: Sri Lanka - Mobile Penetration (per 100 People), 2001-2007
Figure 3-19: Sri Lanka - Share of Mobile Subscribers in Telecom Subscribers (%), 2001-2007
Figure 4-1: Sri Lanka - CAGR of Telecom Sector (%), 2001 to 2007
Figure 4-2: Sri Lanka - GDP Growth (%), 2001-2007
Figure 4-3: Sri Lanka - Growth in Population of Age Group 15-64 (%), 2002-2007E
Figure 7-1: Sri Lanka - Forecast for Internet Subscribers (in ‘000), 2008-2011
Figure 7-2: Sri Lanka - Forecast for Broadband Subscribers (in ‘000), 2008-2011
Figure 7-3: Sri Lanka - Forecast for Fixed-line Telephone Subscribers (in Million), 2008-2011
Figure 7-4: Sri Lanka - Forecast for Mobile Subscribers (in Million), 2008-2011
Tables
Table 3-1: Sri Lanka - IT Workforce by Sector (in Number), 2003-2007E
Table 3-2: Sri Lanka - Fixed-line Telephone Subscribers by Region (in Number), 2007
Table 8-1: Sri Lanka Telecom Group - Key Financials (in Million SLR), 2005-2007
Table 8-2: Dialog Telekom Limited - Key Financials (in Million SLR), 2005-2007
