Annual Report 2012, PDF - Axiata Group Berhad - Investor Relations

Axiata Group Berhad (242188-H) Annual Report 2012● Launched Sri Lanka’s firstmobile payment service in2012● Launched Sri Lanka’s firstcommercial fixed 4G LTEservice●Acquired 26% in DigitalCommerce Lanka, Sri Lanka’smarket-leading and fastestgrowing e-commercecompanyAbout DialogDialog operates Sri Lanka’s largest and fastest growingmobile telecommunications network. The company is alsoone of the largest listed companies on the ColomboStock Exchange in terms of market capitalisation.Dialog has been at the forefront of innovation in the SriLankan mobile industry since the late 90s, driving thenation’s mobile telephony infrastructure to be on parwith the developed world. The company deliversadvanced mobile telephony and high speed mobilebroadband services to over 7.7 million Sri Lankans via its2.5G, 3G and 3.5G networks. Dialog was the first serviceprovider in South Asia to launch 3G and HSPA services.The company was also the first to launch 4G LTE pilotnetwork and consequently launched the island’s firstcommercial fixed 4G LTE network in Colombo.Dialog provides a comprehensive suite of internationalroaming services across a global footprint of more than200 countries, along with a wide portfolio of otherinternational telecommunications services, including retailand wholesale international voice and data services.Dialog ventured into the digital commerce space in late2012 with a strategic stake in Digital Commerce Lanka.The new joint venture brings together the operations ofmarket leading daily deals site, Anythink.lk, with thee-commerce properties of Dialog, encompassing ibuy.lk,tradenet.lk, mytrader.lk and WoW.lk.133