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Native name | හචිසන් ටෙලිකොමියුනිකේෂන්ස් ලංකා (ප්රයිවට්) ලිමිටඩ් ஹட்சிஷன் டெலிகொமினிகேஷன் லங்கா (பிரைவட்) லிமிடட் |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessors | Etisalat (2010-2018) Tigo (2006-2010) Celltel (1989-2006) CallLink |
| Founded | 2004; 21 years ago (2004)[1] |
| Headquarters | 234, Galle Road,Colombo 04,Sri Lanka |
Key people | Saumitra Gupta (CEO)[2] |
| Products | Mobile Telephony |
| Parent | Hutchison Asia Telecom Group |
| Website | www |
Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd,d.b.a.Hutch (Sinhala:හච්,Tamil:ஹட்ச்) is a Sri Lankantelecommunication service provider and the country's third largestmobile network operator, with approximately 3.8 million subscribers as of December 2024.[3][4]
Hutch is a subsidiary ofCK Hutchison Holdings Limited, which owns an 85% stake in the company. The rest is held byEmirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC. Initially it was called CallLink and was the second mobile operator in Sri Lanka. Hutchison acquired its services in 1998 with the aim of becoming a nationwide operator inSri Lanka. As of September 2018[update], Hutch had network coverage of approximately 90% of the island. Hutch announced that they acquiredEtisalat on 30 November 2018.[5]
Hutchison Telecom Lanka is a member of Hutchison Asia Telecom which offers mobile telecommunications operations in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. Hutchison Asia Telecom is a part ofCK Hutchison Holdings which includes the3 Group comprising 3G operations in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,Macau, Sweden. and the UK.[6]
Hutch Sri Lanka competes with operatorsDialog andSLTMobitel.
Hutch Sri Lanka operates aGSM/EDGE/HSPA+/4G supported network using 900 / 1800 MHz. In 2012 the company launchedHSPA+ services using 2100 MHz.[7] The company launched4G via 1800 MHz B3 in 2018[8] and 900 MHz B8 in 2019. Hutch demonstrated 5G in Sri Lanka on 17 March 2021 with the cooperation of ZTE technologies.[9]
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