By: Staff Writer
Colombo (LNW): Dialog Axiata PLC, the first telecommunications service provider in the South Asian region to demonstrate 5G capabilities in 2018, has once again achieved a 5G milestone in the country.
It is becoming the first to extend 5G connectivity to Apple iPhone users through its 5G Trial Network, company officials said.
Users with Apple iPhone models 12 and above and the latest version of iOS (version 17) can now experience the power of 5G and the lightning-fast download and upload speeds of up to 1Gbps on Dialog.
Dialog holds Sri Lanka’s largest 5G trial network with over 70 locations island-wide.
This service is available in Colombo and select cities nationwide, with locations listed on – www.dialog.lk/5g.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, Dialog is offering monthly 5GB free data for its Apple iPhone customers to explore the capabilities of 5G on Dialog’s 5G Trial Network.
This announcement follows a range of 5G milestones and firsts in South Asia and Sri Lanka, including the deployment of the region’s first 5G trial network, the first 5G Standalone (5G SA) network trial, and the first standards-based 5G fixed-wireless pilot transmission in December 2018.
Dialog remains committed to pioneering technological advancements in the nation and the region in line with its brand promise of delivering ‘The Future. Today.’
Sri Lankan telecommunications service provider Dialog Axiata has laid claim to being the first company in South Asia to successfully trial standalone 5G (5G SA) networks.
The island’s largest mobile network operator said that with this successful 5G SA, Sri Lanka’s connectivity provider further advanced the nation’s 5G journey and would enable more advanced use cases that required 5G SA support.
The operator highlighted in a statement how 5G SA can bring more advanced features in the network standards such as autonomous driving and real-time immersive services, claiming it will bring forth new opportunities for enterprises in the country and enable the fourth industrial revolution.
In Sri Lanka, 5G is known for bringing upgraded mobile broadband to the consumer market, but it also enables technologies such as ultra-reliable low latency Services and massive machine type communication.
Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive of Dialog Axiata said: “The successful implementation of the 5G Standalone network marks a key milestone in the advancement of connectivity infrastructure, not just in the country, but also in the South Asian region.
