VIZZ Mobile and Dialog partner to offer best rates from UK to SL

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Dialog Axiata is partnering with London-based QiComm to offer a unique mobile calling solution to Sri Lankans living in the UK through a new product called Dialog VIZZ Mobile.

VIZZ Mobile runs on the Vodafone network in UK and offers customers low cost calling to Sri Lanka with special rate for calls to Dialog Mobile users. The service offers not only discounted rates to Sri Lanka but also the exciting advantage of air time transfer service.UK customers can instantly top-up any Dialog pre-paid number in any part of Sri Lanka.

VIZZ Mobile is a fully-portable SIM, and any UK number can be ported seamlessly to the VIZZ network. VIZZ Mobile offers the best rates for calling within the UK and is positioned to replace the current SIM being used by the Sri Lankan community in the UK. The service offers not only attractive domestic calling plans in the UK but also offers aggressive IDD rates to Europe, Asia and the Americas. The new Dialog VIZZ Mobile SIM can be purchased and topped-up through an extensive retail network numbering over 60,000. Dialog together with VIZZ Mobile offers a 24-hour customer service through a comprehensive Customer Service hotline.

Users of the Dialog VIZZ Mobile SIM will be able to experience additional value-added services in the future. Customers will be able to access Sri Lankan content on their mobile phone including ring tones, music downloads, horoscopes and wallpaper. They will also be able to subscribe to news alerts and news feeds from Sri Lanka which will be delivered to their phone each day. Dialog VIZZ Mobile subscribers will also be able to access the largest loyalty partner network of Dialog via the Star Points programme.

In addition, Dialog together with the national carrier, SriLankan, is offering exclusive benefits to members of FlySmiLes, the airline’s frequent-flyer programme.

FlySmiLes members flying to the UK can pick up a free Dialog-Vizz SIM from the Dialog Service Centre at the departure lounge at Bandaranaike International Airport, and it comes with a free top-up of £ 1.

Dialog Axiata Plc, an ISO 9001 certified company, is a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad. The company operates 2.5G and 3/3.5G Mobile Communications networks supporting the very latest in multimedia and mobile Internet services. Dialog Axiata has the distinction of being the first 3G operator in South Asia to commence commercial operations.

Its local coverage spans all provinces of Sri Lanka, while international roaming is provided in over 200 destinations. Dialog, the largest and fastest growing cellular service in Sri Lanka, serves a subscriber base in excess of 6.7 million Sri Lankans.

QiComm is a fully licensed telecommunications operator headquartered in the UK at Hampton Hill, Middlesex with additional offices in Central London, Hong Kong, Philippines and India. They switched over 6 billion international minutes in 2010 and their privately owned and managed international network provides a complete range of cutting-edge telecommunications solutions to an impressive client base, including BT, Tata, Dialog, France Telecom, London Underground and many more. They were recently recognised in the prestigious 2010 Sunday Times Tech Track achieving the fastest growth of any telecoms company in the league table.