Colombo, July 28 - Bharti Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of India's telecom major Bharti Airtel, Tuesday said it has crossed the one million customer-mark in Sri Lanka.

The company has achieved this milestone within six months of the launch of its services in the island country.

'We are delighted to have crossed this milestone within such a short span of time. This achievement further underlines our commitment to delivering a technologically superior network and world class services at affordable prices,' said Sanjay Kapoor, deputy chief executive of Bharti Airtel.

Bharti Airtel Lanka commenced commercial operations Jan 12 this year though it was given a licence in 2007.