Hutch (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lankan mobile operator

Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

Trade name

| Hutch

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 (Chief Executive Officer)[2]
Products| Mobile Telephony
Wireless broadband
Mobile TV
Parent| Hutchison Asia Telecom Group
Website| www.hutch.lk

Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, d.b.a. Hutch (Sinhala: හච්, Tamil: ஹட்ச்) is a Sri Lankan telecommunication service provider and the country's third largest mobile network operator, with approximately 3.6 million subscribers of the Sri Lankan mobile market as of June 2023.[3][4]

Hutch is a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited which owns an 85% controlling stake in 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[update], Hutch has network coverage of approximately 90% of the entire island. Hutch announced that they acquired Etisalat on 30 November 2018.[5]

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.[6]

## Competition

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Hutch Sri Lanka competes with operators like Dialog, SLTMobitel.

## Technology

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Hutch Sri Lanka operates a GSM/EDGE/HSPA+/4G supported network using 900 / 1800 MHz. In 2012 the company launched HSPA+ services using 2100 MHz[7] The company launched 4G via 1800 MHz B3 from 2018[8] and 900 MHz B8 from 2019. Hutch demonstrated 5G experience in Sri Lanka on 17 March 2021 with the cooperation of ZTE technologies[9] .

## References

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1. ^ "About Us". Hutch (Sri Lanka).
2. ^ "Hutchison Announces Management Change in Hutch Sri Lanka". 25 September 2023.
3. ^ "Mobitel, Dialog welcome Hutch-Etisalat merger". The Morning. Sri Lanka. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
4. ^ "Hutch Lanka completes merger with Etisalat Lanka". Telecomasia.net.
5. ^ "CK Hutchison and Etisalat Group complete the combination of their operations in Sri Lanka". ckh.com.hk. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
6. ^ "About Us". hutch.lk.
7. ^ "Hutch launches 3G services; promises 1000 BTS by July :::DailyFT - be Empowered". ft.lk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
8. ^ "Hutch 4G network rollout has begun in western province". Hutch (Sri Lanka).
9. ^ "Hutch demonstrates fastest 5G experience in Sri Lanka | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

## External links

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* Official Website
* Merge Archived 23 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine with Etisalat Lanka
* Hutch+Etisalat Combination Archived 22 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine

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CK Hutchison Holdings

Subsidiaries|

| Active|

* AS Watson
* Watsons
* Savers
* Superdrug
* The Perfume Shop
* ParknShop
* Food le Parc
* Fusion
* Gourmet
* International
* Superstore
* Taste
* Great Food Hall
* CK Life Sciences
* Husky Energy
* Hutchison Asia Telecom
* Hutchison Port Holdings
* Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings
* Metro Broadcast Corporation
* Power Assets Holdings
* TOM Group
* TOM Online
* Park 'N Fly Airport Parking
* Hutchgo.com

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Defunct|

* Hutchison Global Communications
* Hutchison Harbour Ring
* Orange UK

Joint venture|

* AlipayHK
* Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison

Equity investments|

* Hongkong Electric Company
* Hutchison Port Holdings

Brands|

* 3

Company history|

* Cheung Kong Holdings
* Hutchison Whampoa
* Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock

Affiliated company|

CK Asset Holdings

Key people|

* Li Ka-shing
* Victor Li Tzar-kuoi
* Canning Fok
* Douglas Clague

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Telecommunications in Sri Lanka

Landline operators|

* Dialog
* SLTMobitel

Mobile network operators|

* Dialog
* Hutch
* SLTMobitel

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