Annual Report 2012 - Dialog
Annual Report 2012 - Dialog
Annual Report 2012 - Dialog
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Introduction to the Company<br />
<strong>Dialog</strong> Axiata PLC (“<strong>Dialog</strong>”/“<strong>Dialog</strong> Axiata”/ “Company”), a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), operates Sri<br />
Lanka’s largest and fastest growing mobile telecommunications network. The Company is also one of the largest listed<br />
companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalization and is Sri Lanka’s largest Foreign Direct<br />
Investor (FDI) with investments cumulating to over USD 1.41Bn.<br />
<strong>Dialog</strong> has been at the forefront of innovation in the mobile industry in Sri Lanka since the late 90’s, propelling the<br />
nation’s mobile telephony infrastructure to a level of advancement on par with the developed world. The Company<br />
delivers advanced mobile telephony and high speed mobile broadband services to a subscriber base in excess of<br />
7.7Mn Sri Lankans, via a 2.5G and 3G/3.5G networks. The Company holds the distinction of being the first service<br />
provider in South Asia to launch 3G and HSPA+ services, and most recently Mobile 4G services based on FD-LTE<br />
technology. <strong>Dialog</strong> also provides a comprehensive suite of International Roaming Services across a global footprint<br />
comprising of more than 200 countries, and operates a wide portfolio of international telecommunication services,<br />
including but not limited to retail and wholesale international voice and data services.<br />
<strong>Dialog</strong> Axiata supplements its market leading position in the Mobile Telecommunications sector with a robust footprint<br />
and market presence in Sri Lanka’s Fixed Telecommunications and Digital Television markets through its fully owned<br />
subsidiaries <strong>Dialog</strong> Broadband Networks (Private) Limited (DBN) and <strong>Dialog</strong> Television (Private) Limited, (DTV).<br />
DBN is Sri Lanka’s second largest Fixed Telecommunications provider. DBN serves residential and enterprise customers<br />
with voice, broadband, lease lines and customized telecommunication services. DBN has the distinction of being the<br />
first telecommunications operator in Sri Lanka to launch 4th Generation LTE High Speed Broadband Services. DBN is<br />
also a leading provider of Radio and Optical Fibre based transmission infrastructure facilities. DTV operates a<br />
Direct-to-Home (DTH) Digital Satellite TV service and is the market leader in Sri Lanka’s Pay TV sector. DTV supports a<br />
broad array of international and local content in both Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) formats alongside<br />
a wide portfolio of Sri Lankan television channels and delivers high quality infotainment to a viewer base in excess of<br />
264,000 Sri Lankan households.<br />
The <strong>Dialog</strong> Group has also been aggressive in its pursuit of a leadership position in the provision of Digital Services.<br />
<strong>Dialog</strong> Axiata has the distinction of being the first mobile operator in Sri Lanka to be awarded a Payment Systems<br />
Provider license by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, based on which it operates eZ Cash, the country’s pioneering<br />
mobile money service. The <strong>Dialog</strong> Group also established a position of strength in Sri Lanka’s Digital Commerce space<br />
through a Joint Venture (Digital Commerce Lanka) encompassing Sri Lanka’s leading daily deals site Anything.lk and<br />
the incumbent e-commerce properties of the <strong>Dialog</strong> Group WoW.lk, ibuy.lk and tradenet.lk. The <strong>Dialog</strong> Group also<br />
participates in Sri Lanka’s burgeoning Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector through Firstsource-<strong>Dialog</strong> Solutions<br />
(FDS) its joint venture with Firstsource Solutions Limited – India’s largest publicly listed BPO.<br />
<strong>Dialog</strong> is an ISO 9001 certified company and is indelibly positioned as Sri Lanka’s premier and most preferred<br />
connectivity provider. Sri Lankan consumers named <strong>Dialog</strong>, the Telecommunications Service Provider of the Year for the<br />
second year in succession, at the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Choice Awards. Sri Lankan consumers also chose <strong>Dialog</strong> as<br />
the Internet Services Provider of the Year in its inaugural year of award. <strong>Dialog</strong> features consistently among Sri Lanka’s<br />
top 3 most valuable brands as rated by Brand Finance. Over the past years, the Company and has received numerous<br />
local and international awards including the National Quality Award, the Sri Lanka Business Excellence Award, and 3<br />
successive GSM World Awards. The Company has also earned the distinction of retaining the No. 1 position on<br />
Sri Lanka’s Corporate Accountability Ratings over the past 4 years, and has been consistently placed among the top 5<br />
Most Respected Corporate Entities in Sri Lanka.<br />
Company website: www.dialog.lk