Dialog Telekom
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| Type | Public |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Colombo, Sri Lanka  |
| Key people | Dr. Shridhir Sariputta Hansa Wijayasuriya (Group CEO)[1] |
| Products | Voice Mobile Internet Satellite TV |
| Website | Official Website |
Dialog Telekom PLC is Sri Lanka's flagship telecommunications service provider, which operates Dialog Mobile, the country's largest mobile phone network. Dialog is a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad and is one of the largest listed companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalisation.
In addition to its core business of mobile telephony, the company operates a wide portfolio of multi-sensory connectivity services including Dialog TV, the country's premier direct-to-home satellite TV service and Dialog Global which provides a wide portfolio of international telecommunication services. Dialog Broadband offers fixed-line and broadband internet services , whilst Dialog Tele-Infrastructure is the company’s national telco infrastructure arm.
Dialog Telekom is a flagship investor under the aegis of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and has invested over 500 million U.S. dollars towards the development of telecommunications infrastructure in Sri Lanka. Dialog Telekom is also the official Sri Lankan partner of the Vodafone mobile community.
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[edit] Dialog 3G
Dialog currently has good 3G and 3.5G coverage in Sri Lanka with 610 3G base stations which support Video Calls, Mobile TV and Broadband internet. Dialog was the first operator to deploy an HSPA+ network in Sri Lanka.
[edit] Dialog Global
Dialog Global, the international arm of Dialog Telekom, provides a rich portfolio of international servcies.
[edit] Dialog Satellite Television- DTV
Dialog TV is a Direct-to-Home Satellite Television Service operated by Dialog Telekom PLC. Dialog TV features world class entertainment and the widest spectrum of channels with a special focus on News, Entertainment and Knowledge based programming. It supports a broad array of International content including CNN, BBC, HBO, Cinemax, AXN, ESPN, Discovery Channel, MTV and Cartoon Network, in addition to a wide portfolio of Sri Lankan television channels. Dialog Satellite TV uses state-of-the-art Digital Video Broadcasting through Satellite (DVB-S) technology, and aims to be a trend-setter in Digital Satellite Television Broadcasting in Sri Lanka.
[edit] Dialog Broadband- DBN
Dialog Broadband Networks (Private) Limited (DBN) is a key player in the provision of broadband internet, fixed-telephony, data networks and converged solutions in Sri Lanka.
[edit] Dialog CDMA
Dialog CDMA offers the lowest call charges among the CDMA providers in Sri Lanka. It provides 1800 minutes outgoing calls free within the Dialog CDMA network while calls to other networks are charged at Rs.2.00 per minute at anytime to any network. Dialog CDMA has good coverage throughout the island.
