Dialog GSM launches 500th base station at Pallekelle

Dialog GSM will today commission its 500th base station in Pallekelle, a milestone in its efforts to be the best network coverage mobile phone operator.

Dialog GSM has already covered all nine provinces in the country with 1.5 million customers within first decade of operations.

The Dialog GSM Chief Executive Officer Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya said that this is a "major milestone in the company's evolution."

"Dialog GSM and its Parent Telekom Malaysia have been committed to the single minded objective of providing cutting edge mobile telecommunication services across the country affordable to all Lankans. This commitment has stood the test of time and fluctuations in the political and economic landscape. This commitment has delivered results for our customers as well as to our company", he added.

"The 500 milestone is a beginning and not an end", said Dialog General Manager Planning and Development Rosman Mat Ali.

"Fuelled by an investment in Network Development of over 90 million US Dollars, we are committed to grow our network to reach all parts of the country shortly, he added.

Dialog GSM operates state of the art GSM infrastructure supporting GPRS and EDGE technologies, and has recently embarked on a trial implementation of UMTS (3rd generation) technology. In addition to mobile telephony services, the company has operated its own International Gateway - Dialog Global - now an established player in the International Services market.

Dialog GSM's subscriber base exceeds 1.5 million. Dialog GSM's national coverage spans all nine provinces, while international roaming is provided in 190+ countries.