Best HSPA Package in Sri Lanka

Who is the Best HSPA Provider ?

  • Dialog

    Votes: 125 30.8%
  • Mobitel

    Votes: 194 47.8%
  • Airtel

    Votes: 87 21.4%

  • Total voters
    406

rukshankb

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danukapeiris said:
market leader always doing the re-actions. not pre-actions

he he What a joke. When company is goint to hell, they are doing many thing. Why are you hiding crisis in dialog. Most of sri lankan knows, what's happening in dialog.
Eg: Cost cutting, share price getting low day by day etc
Why's that?

see a reorpt from LBO
Sri Lanka Dialog credit rating downgraded, outlook cut
Mar 03, 2009 (LBO) - The 'AAA(lka)' rating on Sri Lanka's Dialog Telekom was cut by two notches to 'AA(lk)' Fitch Ratings, following price competition which is weakening margins and rising costs, Fitch Ratings said.
Fitch has also downgraded the long-term rating on Dialog's of 4.5 billion rupee cumulative redeemable preference shares by two notches to 'AA-(lka)' from 'AA+(lka)'.

The outlook has been cut to negative from stable.

Fitch said the downgrades reflected a deterioration in Dialog's credit profile due to continuing price competition and inflationary pressures on its cost structure.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) had fallen 41 percent over 2008.

Fitch said the rating factored in support from Dialog's 83.3 percent shareholder TM International Berhard, majority board representation and Dialog's association with TMI's brand, common creditors and associated reputation risk to TMI.

TMI had already deferred 2008 dividends, provided soft loans and an explicit corporate guarantee on debt.

"Fitch notes that TMI's support will continue to play an integral role in maintaining Dialog's ratings at the present level," the agency said.

"The ratings could be downgraded further if there is a negative change to TMI's intention or ability to extend support, or if there is a further material deterioration in Dialog's credit profile."

Dialog's rating of its outstanding redeemable preference shares reflected the subordinate nature of the instrument.

Though Dialog has started a group-wide cost cutting exercise, through which it expects to improve EBITDA margins in 2009, Fitch says the outlook cut reflects concerns that the firm's credit profile could further weaken due to price competition.

There was also uncertainty over the extent to which the company's planned cost rationalizing efforts will be successful.

Profitability as measured by EBITDA margin had fallen to 23% at the end of the 2008 financial year from 43 percent in 2007.

At the end of the 2008 financial year mobile operations accounted for 92 percent of Dialog's group revenue.

The growth of alternative revenue streams such as fixed wireless, pay TV and broadband have been stifled by inflationary pressures on disposable income and the resulting impact on market penetration and usage levels, as well as competition.

The group's debt maturities peak in 2009 with 18.8 billion rupees of debt up for repayment.

The debt includes 4.9 billion rupees in loans from TMI, on which Dialog is likely to benefit from some repayment flexibility, if required.

The company has indicated the availability of committed undrawn credit lines which cover its commercial debt maturities in 2009 while external financing is being sought to fund capital expenditure which is largely discretionary, Fitch said.

Dialog has also rationalised its capital expenditure for 2009, proportionately increasing investments with near-term returns such as building mobile network capacity and quality.

But Fitch expects Dialog to face some refinancing risk over the medium term driven by its continued negative free cash flow generation.

"However the agency takes comfort from Dialog's access to banks, which is underpinned by TMI's majority shareholding," Fitch said.
 

nagaya

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rukshankb said:
hina wela ethi wela ban, meya puduma try ekak denne dialog eka promote karaganna :yes: :yes:
Den share ekak Rs 5k wath wenne na goda dawasaka indala
http://www.dialog.lk/en/corporate/ir/dial/dialinfo.html
mokada kiyanne aiya apith 1000k withra gamuda?oka passe Rs0 unoth thama wade :P

as i calculated for me; in SLT ADSL Home express 1MB=0.017cents
Dialog prepiad 1MB=6.67cents

but now i download from both ;) coz in a hurry DBB should be used as it's speed
 

rukshankb

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nagaya said:
mokada kiyanne aiya apith 1000k withra gamuda?oka passe Rs0 unoth thama wade :P

as i calculated for me; in SLT ADSL Home express 1MB=0.017cents
Dialog prepiad 1MB=6.67cents

but now i download from both ;) coz in a hurry DBB should be used as it's speed

Rs 0 wennath beri na :yes:
 

kisanka_gr

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rukshankb said:
Fitch said the rating factored in support from Dialog's 83.3 percent shareholder TM International Berhard, majority board representation and Dialog's association with TMI's brand, common creditors and associated reputation risk to TMI.

kawuda kiyanne Dialog lankawe kiyala????
 

rukshankb

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kisanka_gr said:
kawuda kiyanne Dialog lankawe kiyala????

eka thama machan mewa ape aya danne godak aduwe, Airtel walata nam ape aya baninna innawa polime indiawe kiyala, ethakota Malaysia kiyanne lankawe province ekak wenna ethi. :D
 

kisanka_gr

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rukshankb said:
eka thama machan mewa ape aya danne godak aduwe, Airtel walata nam ape aya baninna innawa polime indiawe kiyala, ethakota Malaysia kiyanne lankawe province ekak wenna ethi. :D

ko methana hitiya neda Dialog aythikarayek???
 

nagaya

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kisanka_gr said:
ko methana hitiya neda Dialog aythikarayek???
කෝ කොහෙද?අපිට නිකන් ගන්න බැරි වෙයිද දන්නෑ :rolleyes:
 

danukapeiris

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    macho.. Dialog is a Public quoted company ( in CSE). but Airtel not like that. 100% profit to India. But from dialog's ownership nearly 30% holding by sri lankan and sri lankan companies.