MTN Networks becomes Dialog Telekom

BY ANJANA Samarasinghe

THE MTN Networks (Pvt.) Ltd. unveiled its new corporate identity Dialog Telekom Ltd. yesterday in Colombo at a landmark event witnessed by Dr. Mahthir Mohamad, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia.

The event which was organised to celebrate the Company's ten years of telecommunications infrastructure development in Sri Lanka also coincided with the handing over of Dialogs initial listing application to Colombo Stock Exchange CSE..

Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Sri Lankan Government's assistance helped Dialog to be a major success in the country. "Dialog has given the opportunity for Sri Lankans to invest in telecommunication industry one of the fastest growing sectors in the world. Wireless phone has become a vital instrument for communication.

Today Sri Lanka is at the cutting edge of information and communication technology he said. The Minister of Finance and Planning Sarath Amunugama said Dialog, which was a Malaysian based, venture has served the telecommunication sector Sri Lanka for ten years.

"Both countries are having a good relationship and Sri Lanka is fortunate to have Malaysia as one of its development partners Amunugama said. CEO, Dialog Telecom Ltd. Hans Wijayasuriya said that there is a need to introduce latest telecommunication technology to all the segments in the country. Dialog plans to build a strong telecommunication sector in Sri Lanka he said.