South Asia’s First LIVE 5G Showcase by Dialog Demonstrates Future of 5G

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Hemasiri Fernando – Chairman, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of

Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Chairman of the Board Of Investments (BOI), and Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive, Dialog Axiata PLC, Thilak Piyadigama – Chief Executive Officer, SDB Bank, and other dignitaries addressed by Pradeep de Almeida, Group Chief Technology Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC, at the live 5G showcase at Dialog Iconic

J. Charitha Ratwatte, Senior Adviser to the Hon. Prime Minister witnessing the real-time speeds of 5G

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, demonstrated industrial applications of 5G at their

J. Charitha Ratwatte, Senior Adviser to the Hon. Prime Minister and other dignitaries being greeted by ‘Sanbot’ – an AI powered Next Generation Humanoid at the live 5G showcase at Dialog Iconic

live 5G showcase at Dialog Iconic. The showcase was launched on the 2nd of April in the presence of Minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports, Harin Fernando, Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology, Ajith P. Perera and the High Commissioner of Malaysia to Sri Lanka Tan Yang Thai.

The 5G showcase which followed the success of connecting a 5G smartphone to its 5G network, exhibited real-world examples to industry leaders and the Sri Lankan public, to help visualise the technology and its potential applications that will drive the fourth industrial revolution, including the power of artificial intelligence, enabling smart cities, and connectivity to billions of appliances (IoT).

Hemasiri Fernando – Chairman, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Chairman of the Board Of Investments (BOI), and Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive, Dialog Axiata PLC, and other dignitaries witnessing capabilities of 5G at the live 5G showcase at Dialog Iconic

People gathering at Dialog Iconic to experience the power of 5G through various technology demonstrations

Participants learning about the power of 5G through various technology demonstrations

Dignitaries of TRCSL experiencing the possibilities of industrial applications in robotics, powered by 5G technology

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