Sierra Global reaches milestone by deploying 1,000th base station site

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Sierra Global Network Private Limited, a leading telecommunication infrastructure development and managed services company, completed the acquisition of its 1,000th Base Station site recently at the Munneswaram Kovil premises in Chilaw, Puttalam District.

Since its establishment, Sierra Global has undertaken end-to-end site acquisition services in the form of network planning, site search, required approval obtainment from concerned government authorities to construct base stations/towers, other related telecommunication infrastructure as well as the obtainment of commercial power to the Base Station sites.

Currently, Sierra Global provides strategic support in this form to almost all the biggest names in telecom in Sri Lanka, which includes Airtel, Dialog, Mobitel, Hutch, Suntel and Lanka Bell.

Dr. Arosha Fernando, Director/CEO of Sierra Global, said: “Having introduced the outsourced site acquisition model to Sri Lanka six years ago, we have been able to partner and provide much needed strategic outsourcing services to a number of network service providers in Sri Lanka. At the core of our operations, we have relied on numerous winning international business models, which have enabled us to provide a robust service to our clients, which in turn have provided greater efficiencies of scale to benefit the end consumer of telecommunication services. We are happy to have been afforded the opportunity to provide the telecommunications landscape of this country the required impetus in the industry to empower more Sri Lankans with access to this vital service.”

Congratulating Sierra Global on the acquisition of its 1,000th Base Station site, Amali Nanayakkara, CEO and MD of Bharti Airtel Lanka said: “Crossing a significant milestone such as the completion of acquisition of the 1,000th base station site is a commendable achievement, and I would like to congratulate the entire team at Sierra Global. Strategic services of this nature not only provide greater efficiency for the telecommunications industry as a whole, but also contribute vitally towards the development of local human capital in line with international standards. To be able to provide such world class services at a time when Sri Lanka is on the threshold of realising its global potential is deeply appreciative.”

A ceremony to commemorate the deployment of the 1,000th base station site was held at the site premises at the Munneswaram Kovil premises in Chilaw, which also included the release of number of cattle meant for slaughter.

The ceremony to commemorate the deployment of the 1,000th base station site was held at the site premises at the Munneswaram Kovil premises in Chilaw, which also included the release of number of cattle meant for slaughter. Sierra Global Director and CEO Dr. Arosha Fernando (right) makes a presentation to Priest of the Munneshwaram Kovi Sarneswar Iyer Padmanadan. Others from left are Srinivasa Sarma Srihary (Priest of the Munneshwaram Kovil), Lal Jayatilaka (Head of Site Acquisition Division at Bharti Airtel), Amitha Munasinghe (Site Controller of Sierra Global), C. K. Karunatilake (Chief Financial Officer of Sierra Global), Anura Jayantha (Senior Site Acquisition Executive of Sierra Global), Chrishanthi Gunasekera (Legal Officer of Sierra Global) and Gamini Illangakoon (Deputy General Manager of Sierra Global)