Airtel Sri Lanka

Bharti Airtel Lanka
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedJanuary 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)
FateMerged with Dialog Axiata
SuccessorDialog Axiata
HeadquartersColombo,
Area served
Sri Lanka
Products
ParentDialog Axiata
Websitewww.airtel.lk

Airtel (Sinhala: එයාටෙල්, romanized: Eyāṭel, Tamil: எயார்டெல்) was the brand name of former mobile network operator, Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. It was started as the Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian multinational telecommunications company Bharti Airtel.

The company was awarded a mobile phone operator license in 2006 and was scheduled to start operations in early 2007, however, the company didn't commence services until 12 January 2009, with approximately 3 million subscribers of the Sri Lankan mobile market as of June 2024.

On 27th June 2024, Dialog Axiata acquired 100% of Airtel Lanka.