Lanka Bell CDMA adds BMS, FMS

CDMA technology, with which pioneer operator Lanka Bell made over-the-counter ‘fixed line’ connections possible in Sri Lanka, is now being harnessed to provide value-added information services to business and residential users by the CDMA market leader.
From exchange rates and local and international news to horoscopes and the latest Hollywood and Bollywood gossip, Lanka Bell users now have access to real time business and fun information via SMS on their CDMA phones, with the launch of BMS (Business Message Service) and FMS (Fun Message Service).
Key words sent to 1588 from any Lanka Bell CDMA phone open up an amazing array of information that is transmitted to the phone within seconds, adding value to what was originally a simple phone connection.
For those using BMS, on offer are updates on local news, international news, exchange rates, Sri Lankan flight information, business news, financial news and the weather.
FMS users may choose from cricket scores, sports news, horoscopes, jokes, news and gossip from Bollywood and Hollywood including the top 10 movies, reviews, the top 10 songs in Hollywood and Bollywood, the top 10 songs on the Sinhala charts, useful tips and quotes.
“The possibilities are endless,” said Lanka Bell Managing Director Suren Goonewardene. “Lanka Bell phones are no longer just a utility.
The value-added services make them amazingly versatile, and a great source of entertainment.”
Each BMS or FMS request will cost just Rs 4 plus VAT, making the service easily affordable to Lanka Bell’s 700,000 plus subscribers, he said.
Earlier this year, Lanka Bell became the first ‘fixed-line’ telecommunications company in Sri Lanka to offer voice-based short messaging with the launch of ‘Bell Voice SMS’ a unique new fun service that enables owners of Lanka Bell CDMA phones to record send voice messages to any network, fixed or mobile, for the first time in Sri Lanka.