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Dialog launches 3G service in Sri Lanka

August 16, 2006

Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka's leading Mobile Telecommunications company announced that they would launch Commercial 3G services in the City of Colombo with effect from 16th August 2006. In doing so the Company puts Sri Lanka on the map as the first country in South Asia to launch a 3rd Generation network.

Chief Executive Dialog Telekom Dr.Hans Wijayasuriya received the 3G license from Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Chairman and Secretary to the President, Lalith Weeratunge and Director General Kanchana Ratwatte earlier today, signalling the formal go ahead from the government of Sri Lanka for the introduction of commercial 3G services in Sri Lanka.

Announcing the commencement of the company's commercial 3G service, Dr Wijayasuriya emphasised the company's appreciation of the progressive and pro-evolution policies of the TRCSL " Sri Lanka becomes the first 3G enabled country in South Asia due in no small measure, to the progressive policies of the TRCSL…With respect to 3G, Dialog has the good fortune of being permitted to carry out a 3G trial as far back as 2 years ago well ahead of regional counterparts. Today, with the introduction of commercial services in the city of Colombo, we begin an all new journey in to 3rd Generation services and high speed mobile broadband"

Commenting on the introduction of 3G services in Sri Lanka, Director General of Telecommunications Kanchana Ratwatte, "It is with great personal pride and satisfaction that I identify myself with the next phase of evolution in the mobile industry."

Dialog's 3G network will initially provide coverage in the City of Colombo but is set to expand rapidly over the months to follow. "Dialog is committed to make 3G and the multi media services it delivers, meaningful, available and affordable to all Sri Lankan's in the same manner we transformed digital mobile telephony in Sri Lanka over the last decade" Dr Wijayasuriya added.

Commencing 16th August, Dialog customers who posses 3G compatible mobile phones can avail themselves of Dialog 3G services including Video Calls, IDD Video Calls, TV on the phone, high speed Internet connections for Web Browsing, Video Streaming, Music and Movie Downloads and Online Games.

Dialog 3G will also support high speed mobile broadband at speeds in excess of 1.5mbps. HSDPA is a significant advancement within the global 3G roadmap and direct benefits to customers from HSDPA range from faster web browsing and high-speed file downloads through to high quality video, live streaming and gaming services.

Since its inception in 2004, Dialog's 3G trial has been focused on the trial and validation of 3G equipment from multiple world class manufactures, and has over the past year grown to cover a substantial part of Colombo city. Over 1000 customers have participated in the Dialog 3G trial during this period and have experienced a range of cutting edge services ranging from video calls to high speed data downloads and multi-media streaming available across the capital city.