Dialog Telekom celebrates a decade of international roaming excellence

Milestones include first in South Asia to launch 3G roaming, 390 partner operators in over 200 countries

Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka’s premier telecommunications service provider and the pioneers in International Roaming in the South Asian region, is celebrating ten years of Roaming excellence with a host of special promotions and privileges designed to reward the roaming customers who have extended loyal patronage to its roaming service. Speaking on the occasion, Dialog Global CEO Ms. Anoja Obeyesekere said: “Since the inception of the roaming service in June, 1997 we have consistently endeavoured to offer a superior range of services through continuous enhancements of our roaming product and services.

On the tenth anniversary we set a further milestone with the introduction of 3G roaming, the next generation data services ahead of our counterparts in the South Asian region. It is a direct result of the commitment demonstrated by Team Dialog to pro-actively enhance the user experience of Sri Lankan consumers ahead of others in the region”. Ms. Obeyesekere further added that, “Over the past decade Dialog has transformed International Roaming from a service that exclusively targets the business traveler into one that is available to all consumer segments with the introduction of services such as pre-paid roaming, SMS roaming, Call home service and SMS Home to mention a few.

We will continue in our quest to provide Sri Lankan consumers with seamless connectivity across borders at affordable rates through  the delivery of a broad range of  roaming value added services designed to address the unique communication needs of all travellers”.Dialog’s extensive international roaming coverage encompasses over 390 partner operators in 200 plus destinations. The company will continue its aggressive strategy to secure contracts with partner operators to establish connectivity in the remaining destinations in order to enable customers to experience anytime anywhere connectivity on a worldwide basis.

As Vodafone’s Preferred Roaming Partner, Dialog offers its Roaming customers countless benefits and advantages such as  special tariffs and the convenience of a Virtual Home Environment where our customers can continue to access Dialog’s services via the same short codes in most other roaming destinations.

The Special Offers introduced to reward the loyal patronage extended by the roaming customers included a range of attractive discounts and waivers, an opportunity to earn extra Star Points / Free Airtime and entry based on usage to a raffle draw to win a package to venture on a luxury cruise. Dialog Telekom is a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia. It operates a 2.5 GSM Network supporting the very latest in multimedia and mobile Internet services. The Company is also the first 3G operator in South Asia to commence commercial operations. Dialog Telekom, the largest and fastest growing cellular service in Sri Lanka, serves a subscriber base in excess of 4 million Sri Lankans.