Top Indonesian mobile firm in talks with Qtel

SINGAPORE: Indonesia’s top mobile firm, Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) said yesterday it was in talks with Qatar Telecom to bring its mobile payments business to the Middle East and expects to exceed its forecast of 15% revenue growth this year.
“For the new business, especially the transaction business, we have our co-operation with Qatar Telecom in the Middle East,” Kiskenda Suriahardja, president director of Telkomsel, said on the sidelines of a regional telecoms award ceremony. [more, gulf-times]