Etisalat is in talks with Bharati Airtel to sell it's Sri Lankan mobile phone operations unit. Etisalat bought Sri Lankan Cellular Mobile operator Tigo (formerly known as Celltel) in 2010.
Etisalat is the third largest mobile operator in Sri Lanka with a 21 percent share after Dialog and Mobitel. There are 5 mobile telcos in Sri Lanka, Airtel was the last to start operations and has a market share of 8%.
