Hutch (Sri Lanka)

{{Short description|Sri Lankan mobile operator}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

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| trade_name = Hutch

| native_name = {{lang|si|හචිසන් ටෙලිකොමියුනිකේෂන්ස් ලංකා (ප්‍රයිවට්) ලිමිටඩ්}}
{{lang|ta|ஹட்சிஷன் டெலிகொமினிகேஷன் லங்கா (பிரைவட்) லிமிடட்}}

| type = Private

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| industry = Telecommunications

| predecessors = Etisalat (2010-2018)
Tigo (2006-2010)
Celltel (1989-2006)
CallLink

| foundation = {{Start date and age|2004}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hutch.lk/about/ |title=About Us |publisher=Hutch (Sri Lanka)}}

| location = 234, Galle Road, {{nowrap|Colombo 04}}, {{nowrap|Sri Lanka}}

| key_people = Saumitra Gupta (CEO){{cite web | url=https://hutch.lk/hutchison-announces-management-change-in-hutch-sri-lanka/ | title=Hutchison Announces Management Change in Hutch Sri Lanka | date=25 September 2023 }}

| products = Mobile Telephony

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| parent = Hutchison Asia Telecom Group

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| homepage = {{url|https://www.hutch.lk}}

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Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, d.b.a. Hutch ({{langx|si|හච්}}, {{langx|ta|ஹட்ச்}}) is a Sri Lankan telecommunication service provider and the country's third largest mobile network operator, with approximately 3.8 million subscribers of the Sri Lankan mobile market as of December 2024.{{cite news |url=https://www.themorning.lk/3-mobitel-welcomes-hutch-etisalat-merger/|title=Mobitel, Dialog welcome Hutch-Etisalat merger|newspaper=The Morning|location=Sri Lanka|date=9 December 2018|access-date=15 May 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.telecomasia.net/content/hutch-lanka-completes-merger-etisalat-lanka|title=Hutch Lanka completes merger with Etisalat Lanka|publisher=Telecomasia.net}}

Hutch is a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited which owns an 85% controlling stake in the company while the rest is held by Emirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC. Initially it was called as "CallLink" and was the second mobile operator in Sri Lanka. Hutchison acquired its services in 1998 with the aim of being a nationwide operator in Sri Lanka. {{As of|September 2018}}, Hutch has network coverage of approximately 90% of the entire island. Hutch announced that they acquired Etisalat on 30 November 2018.{{cite web |date=4 December 2018 |title=CK Hutchison and Etisalat Group complete the combination of their operations in Sri Lanka |url=https://www.ckh.com.hk/en/media/press_each.php?id=3241 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=ckh.com.hk}}

Hutchison Telecom Lanka is a member of Hutchison Asia Telecom which comprises mobile telecommunications operations in the emerging markets of Indonesia, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. Hutchison Asia Telecom is a key part of CK Hutchison Holdings which includes the 3 Group comprising 3G operations in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Indonesia] Ireland, Italy, Macau, Sweden. and the UK.{{cite web|website=hutch.lk |url=https://www.hutch.lk/about/ |title=About Us}}