Dialog Launches 3G

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka's leading Mobile Telecommunications company announced today 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. The TRCSL has lead the region in terms of technology evolution for many years. Sri Lanka was also the first country to introduce GSM in South Asia in 1995. 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. As the pioneer in the mobile GSM market I wish to congratulate Dialog GSM for being so swift off the blocks in order to provide the latest in 3G technology to the Sri Lankan market“

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