Dhiraagu

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Dhivehi Raajjeygé Gulhun PLC

Trade name	Dhiraagu
Native name	ދިރާގު
Company type	Public[a]
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	16 May 1988; 36 years ago (1988-05-16) (incorporated) 1 October 1988; 35 years ago (1988-10-01) (commenced operations)
Headquarters	Malé, Maldives
Key people	Mr Ismail Rasheed (CEO)
Products	Fixed telephony Mobile telephony Broadband
Revenue	MVR 251.05 million[1] (Q3 2019)
Net income	MVR 203.053 million (Q3 2019)
Number of employees	430+ full time
Website	dhiraagu.com.mv

Dhiraagu (Dhivehi: ދިރާގު) is the first Maldivian telecommunications company, which was founded in 1988. The company was created as a joint venture of the Maldivian government and Cable & Wireless and had a monopoly on the entire industry in the country until 2005, and retained a monopoly on fixed telephony and the exclusive right to terminate incoming international traffic on any network until the end of 2008.

The name "Dhiraagu" is an acronym for Dhivehi Raajjeygé Gulhun (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ގުޅުން, lit. 'Connection of Maldives').

Dhiraagu maintains one of the world's longest microwave links over water. This 65 km link across the equator connects Fuvahmulah and Gaafu Dhaalu – and therefore Gaafu Alifu atoll.

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