This Report Describes The Booming Indonesian Mobile Telephone Market

DUBLIN, Ireland, Sep 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9ae844/indonesia_mobile) has announced the addition of the "Indonesia - Mobile Communications - Market Overview" report to their offering.

Indonesia's mobile market has grown rapidly in recent years, with the number of subscribers heading for 120 million in 2008, up from 90 million in early 2008, having grown by nearly 40% in 2007. [more, marketwatch]

Over 500 Million New Mobile Subscribers From Asia Forecast

Over 500 million new mobile subscribers are expected from Asia’s emerging economies by 2012, according to a report.

Asia's emerging markets, comprising eight nations, are expected to see mobile subscriber net gains of 573 million by end-2012, breaching the one billion mark to close the year at an estimated 1.06 billion subscribers, according to a forecast by market research company Frost & Sullivan.. [more, IQonline]

Asia's 8 emerging markets to have 1b mobile users by 2012

ASIA'S emerging mobile markets, excluding China, are expected to see subscriber net gains of 573 million by end-2012, breaching the one billion mark to close the year at an estimated 1.06 billion subscribers.

The finding comes from a report by Frost & Sullivan covering eight nations: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, all of which have mobile penetration rates of under 50 per cent. [more, asiaone]

PT Smart Telecom Indonesia Selects OceanLake's MobileMail Platform MobileMail to be included in selected service plans for PT Smart customers

Singapore and Toronto, Ontario CANADA, September 14, 2007 /FSC/ - Oceanlake Commerce Inc. (OLI - TSX Venture, OLIKF - OTCBB_Pink_Sheets), announced today that it has entered into a managed services agreement with PT Smart Telecom (Indonesia) to utilize the OceanLake MobileMail service platform. Smart Telecom will be bundling mobile email as part of selected service plans to make it available to all new subscribers. [more, usetdas]

Yahoo Seals Partnerships With Six Telcos In Asia

SINGAPORE, June 20 (Bernama) - Yahoo Inc expects to tap more than 100 million mobile internet users in Asia for its mobile search venture through partnerships with six telecommunication companies in the region, including Maxis Communications Bhd.
...Besides Maxis, the other partners are Globe Telecom Inc (the Philippines), Idea Cellular Ltd (India), LG Telecom (South Korea), PT Telekomunikasi Selular "Telkomsel" (Indonesia) and Taiwan Mobile. [more, bernama]

Mobile phone subscribers could reach 122m by 2010

Indonesia's mobile telecommunications sector has a bright future with a sustained increase in the demand on the back of the current low market penetration, industry executives say.

Hasnul Suhaimi, president director of Excelcomindo Pratama, said the mobile telecommunications penetration rate, which currently stood at between 32 and 35 percent, with a total of 75 million subscribers, was still relatively low. [more, thejakartapost]

Malaysia's Maxis unveils mobile phone money transfer service to the Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Thousands of Filipino workers in Malaysia can now remit money to their families back home under a new mobile phone money transfer service unveiled by Malaysia's top mobile phone operator Maxis. [more, brandonsun.com]

Malaysia's Maxis to spend 15 billion ringgit to grow existing markets

Maxis chief executive Jamaludin Ibrahim said the investment amount is for its operations in Malaysia, Indonesia and India over the next three years, and excludes new ventures. [more, channelnewsasia.com]

Round-Up: Indians Want Larger Rev; Indonesia Content; Japan, China Growth

Indian vendors of mobile content are displeased with their take of the revenues, which comes in at an average of 40 percent but could be as low as 15-30 percent, although it is slowly getting better. [more, moconews.net]