Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Sri Lanka is on the verge of moving to the next phase in the telecom sector, as Telecommunication Regulatory Commission ((TRCSL)) will start offering the 5G commercial spectrum to local mobile operators by the end of this month.

Director General, TRC, Madhushanka Dissanayake said that they have received the methodology for the 5G spectrum distribution among the four local telco companies through the technical assistance of the World Bank. "this will make the 5G spectrum distribution very transparent."

On December 22, 2023, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) published a public announcement. The public consultation will focus on Spectrum Assignment for Advanced Broadband Services, such...