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Dialog Axiata PLC
www.dialog.lk
| Dialog | |
|---|---|
| Year of Investment/Shareholding | 1996/85.0% |
| Nature of Business | Mobile, Internet services and international data and backbone, fixed wireless and transmission infrastructure and media related services |
| Technology Deployed | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, WiFi, WiMax, CDMA, DVB-S |
Dialog is Sri Lanka’s flagship telecommunications service provider, which operates Dialog Mobile – the country’s largest mobile network. Dialog holds the distinction of being the first company in Sri Lanka to achieve a market capitalisation of USD1 billion, which now stands at SLR59 billion (2009) representing 5.4% of the market capitalisation on the Colombo Stock Exchange
In addition to its core business of mobile telephony, Dialog operates a wide portfolio of multi-sensory connectivity services. This includes Dialog TV (DTV), a direct-to-home satellite television service and Dialog Global which operates a wide portfolio of international telecommunication services. In addition, Dialog Broadband (DBN) offers fixed-line services and broadband internet, whilst Dialog Tele-Infrastructure (DTI) is the company’s telco infrastructure arm. Dialog holds the leadership position in almost all of its business spheres, with innovation, superior technological solutions and world-class customer service serving as catalysts for growth.
Since the late 90’s Dialog has spearheaded the exponential growth of the country’s mobile telecommunications sector, propelling it to a status on par with the developed world. Dialog operates on GSM and HSPA networks that support the very latest in multimedia and mobile internet, coupled with the distinction of being the first to launch commercial 3G operations in South Asia.