Impact of CDMA network in rural areas of Sri Lanka

Abstract

Demand for the telecommunication and information Communication Technology arc increasing in the world since those are directly contribute to the communication among people and the development of the economy. To enhance the telecommunication service facility throughout the country, specially in rural areas, the TRC introduced CDMA technology to fixed operators namely Lanka Bell, Sri Lanka Telccom and Suntcl by assigning three year targets to each operator separately./ The research topic "Impact of CDMA network in rural areas of Sri Lanka" will assess activities come under CDMA technology with regards to Fixed Operators, TRC, Government and Customers. The study will analyze successfulness, improvements made so far and problems with regards to introduction of CDMA technology in rural areas. Further, the study will identify problems / barriers in relation to the implementation of telecommunication facilities except technological barriers encountered for faster expansion of rural areas./ To identify the barriers, "communication regulatory and subscriber connecting process" module was developed and analyzed. CDMA statistics relating to five rural district will be analyzed and such data will be compared with CDMA statistics of Colombo district./ The results of research would include the following. • Overall Assessment of introduction of CDMA technology in Sri Lanka • Analyzes of subscriber and data usage growth • Improvement of rural area coverage with regards to selected five districts selected. • Problems / barriers encountered at present, for faster growth of CDMA connectivity in rural areas • Recommendations / suggestions to overcome the barriers / problems in order to achieve faster growth in rural areas. The outcome of the research can be used by various authorities to support expansion of telecommunication service in the country. The barriers & suggestions identified in the study can be used to improve faster telecommunication growth.