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Growth mindsets: telcos need women entrepreneurs to thrive
Sandra De Zoysa, group CCO at Dialog Axiata: if telcos really want to drive innovation, they should empower women entrepreneurs and engage with students. Read more…
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Dialog leverages opportunities in the cloud value chain
The telecom industry has been quick to embrace cloud-based offerings for future growth, particularly with the rollout of 5G networks. Read more…
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Dialog Axiata, Ericsson, Sri Lankan govt set up 5G lab
Dialog Axiata, Ericsson, and Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a 5G Innovation Center. The center is intended to stimulate entrepreneurship and encourage Read more…
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Dialog Axiata launches eSIM profile for wearables and other IoT devices
Dialog Axiata has announced the commercial deployment of embedded SIM (eSIM) technology, along with the launch of the eSIM-compatible Huawei Watch 2 smart watch in Sri Lanka. The pre-installed eSIM in wearables gives customers the Read more…
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Dialog Axiata and Orange Electric launch IoT Wi-Fi socket
Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata has partnered with local electrical and lighting products manufacturer Orange Electric to launch the first IoT Wi-Fi socket manufactured in Sri Lanka. Operating exclusively on the Dialog Smartlife platform for Read more…
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Dialog Axiata and Orion City to build high-density data center
Dialog Axiata Group has announced a joint venture partnership with Orion City to build and manage the island’s first ever high-density data center at the Orion City IT Park in Colombo. The proposed data center Read more…
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Dialog Axiata launches $150m fund for Sri Lankan digital startups
Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata announced the launch of the Digital Innovation Fund, the country’s first digital venture capital fund to exclusively focus on financially supporting Sri Lankan digital startups. The fund, initiated and anchored Read more…
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Dialog partners with Australia for payments pilot in Northern Province
Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata announced it is collaborating with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to pilot a digital payment platform rollout across 200 ATM locations in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. With Read more…
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Dialog Axiata launches NB-IoT to boost its IoT offerings
Dialog Axiata has launched an NB-IoT nework – purportedly the first such network in South Asia – that it says will enhance its recently launched ‘Dialog Smartlife’ IoT service. Dialog said that NB-IoT has been Read more…
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Dialog Axiata stages 5G demo with Ericsson and Huawei
Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata staged a 5G trial demo – billed as the first in South Asia – with technology partners Ericsson and Huawei at the Dialog Iconic in Colombo. Dialog Axiata said the Read more…