Dialog Telekom

Dialog Axiata PLC

Trading name	Dialog
Native name	ඩයලොග් ආසියාටා පීඑල්සී டயலொக் ஆசியாடா பிஎல்சி
Type	Public limited company
Traded as	: DIAL.N0000
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessors	MTN Networks (Pvt) Ltd (1993-2005) Dialog Telekom PLC (2005-2010)
Founded	August 27, 1993 (1993-08-27)
Headquarters	475, Union Place, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka
Key people	Supun Weerasinghe (Group Chief Executive / Non-Independent, Executive Director) Datuk Azzat Kamaludin (Chairman / Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director)
Products	Fixed & Mobile Telephony Fixed & Wireless Broadband Digital TV
Revenue	US$576.1 million (2016)
Operating income	US$85.8 million (2016)
Net income	US$59.9 million (2016)
Total assets	US$879 million (2016)
Total equity	US$358.8 million (2016)
Number of employees	4,374 (2015)
Parent	Axiata Group Berhad (83.32%)
Subsidiaries	Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd (100%) Dialog Television (Pvt) Ltd (100%) Dialog Holdings Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (100%) Digital Commerce Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (100%) Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd (70%) Firstsource-Dialog Solutions (Pvt) Ltd (26%)
Website	www.dialog.lk

ඩයලොග් ආසියාටා පීඑල්සී

Dialog Axiata PLC (Sinhalese: ඩයලොග් ආසියාටා පීඑල්සී; Tamil:டயலொக் ஆசியாடா பிஎல்சி (formerly known as MTN Networks and Dialog Telekom), is Sri Lanka's largesttelecommunications service provider with the country's largest mobile network operator of 11.8 million subscribers and commands a 50% of the Sri Lankan mobile market. Dialog is a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad which owns 83.32% controlling stake of the company while the rest is held by the public.

Dialog was Listed on the in 2005 June As of February 2017 Dialog Axiata holds LKR 86.3 billion (US$573 million) in market capitalization and the 5th largest listed company in Sri Lanka by Market Capitalization. In 2015 "Dialog" brand name was valued at LKR 28.6 billion (US$204 million) and as the 3rd most valuable brand in the country by business magazine LMD in its annual study. In 2014 the company received the highest "Platinum" rating in the country's Corporate Accountability Index for the 4th consecutive year.

Dialog operates on 2.5G, 3G, 3.5G and 4G LTE communications networks, and became the first operator to launch commercial 3G and HSPA+ operations in South Asia when it rollout the network on 16 August 2006. In April 2013 Dialog Axiata launched its mobile 4G LTE services using 10Mhz of spectrum in 1800Mhz band becoming the first operator to launch commercial FD-LTE network in South Asia initially delivering peak data rates of 50 Mbps thus marking its position as a technology leader among its regional peers.