Access undertakes major telecom expansion projects

Ruwanthi Abeyakoon

TELECOM PROJECTS: Access Telecommunication Technologies has undertaken implementing telecommunication projects to the value of around USD 50 million, Joint Managing Director, Access Telecommunication Technologies Ranjan Gomez said.

“Under these projects several services were offered in the field of GSM expansion, 3G Network implementation, fibre optic network, microwave linking for all the mobile operators in Sri Lanka,” he said.

Gomez said Access Telecommunication Technologies now has a presence in every segment of the telecommunication industry.

“We provide network solutions, infrastructure development for telecommunication installations, telecommunication engineering services and mobile handset distribution. Every segment in the telecommunication industry is addressed through the services provided,” he explained.

“The company is associated with some of the most reputed manufacturers of telecommunication products and services like NEC Corp., Japan, Huawei Technologies of China, Harris Corp of USA, Eaton Power Quality of New Zealand, Tellabs Corp of Finland, Andrew Telecom Corp of USA and Keithley of Germany. The company has around 25 highly skilled engineering and technical staff,” Gomez said.

He said with the telecom industry contributing around 20% to the country’s GDP and with potential for more growth in the next three years, Access Telecommunication Technologies is confident of growing from strength to strength.

“In its diversification Access Telecommunications Technologies is looking at setting up a separate unit for servicing and maintaining the telecommunication infrastructure of all the operators which is a long term consolidation exercise,” he said.

He added that they are currently working on fibre optic cable project in the Western Province for Dialog. “ We hope to expand this project as an islandwide project next year.

We are also implementing 2G/3G networks, and microwave equipment, and also supplying batteries, rectifiers and antennas for all operators,” Gomez said.

“Access Telecommunication Technologies was set up in 1994 as a division of Access Group with two employees and sold telecommunication equipment to Sri Lanka Telecom.