Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed his gratitude to its founder and CEO Elon Musk for providing the ‘Starlink’ satellite internet service to all Sri Lankans.
Issuing a statement, the former President further said that he looks forward to meeting Elon Musk in the near future.
The statement said that he hopes to explore more opportunities for the digital sector in the country during the meeting.
Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe met Elon Musk when he attended the 10th ‘World Water Summit’ held in Bali, Indonesia in 2024. This is the beginning of the process of getting the ‘Starlink’ satellite internet service to Sri Lanka.
This ‘Starlink’ internet service is several times faster than the existing fiber technology internet service in Sri Lanka.