Nokia Siemens Networks in expansion deal for Hutchison Telecom Indonesia

Nokia Siemens Networks has signed a contract with PT Hutchison CP Telecommunications to strengthen its GSM/WCDMA network coverage in the islands of Java and Sumatra, and roll out GSM core networks in Kalimantan and Sulawesi. This contract supplements HCPT's first network contract with Siemens Indonesia in 2005. [more, financialmirror]

PT Telkom selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy nation-wide Data Recovery Service network

Paris, March 26, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:ALU)announced today that PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom), the incumbent fixed telephone service provider in Indonesia, has chosen Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a national Data Recovery Service (DRS) network connecting ten cities across the country. By deploying a highly resilient IP/MPLS-based network, PT Telkom ensures business continuity for its mission critical operations. [more, mysolutioninfo]

80 Million People in Indonesia Now Own Mobile Phones but the Penetration Rate is Still Less Than Forty Percent Offering Significant Opportunities for

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86804) has announced the addition of “Indonesia Mobile Services Market in 2008 with an Assessment of the Mobile VAS Data and Mobile Content Market” to their offering.

In Indonesia the mobile operators, music and film companies, cartoon artists, game makers and musicians are all aggressively entering the mobile content market to provide ring tones, gaming, mobile imagery and streaming audio and video. [more, businesswire]

Indonesia passes bill to block porn sites

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to restrict access to pornographic and violent sites on the Internet after the country's parliament passed a new information bill, officials said on Tuesday. [more, reuters]

Nokia Siemens wins Indonesia network deal

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Siemens Networks NSN.UL said on Monday it had won a telecoms network expansion order from Hutchison CP Telecommunications Indonesia (HCPT), without disclosing the value of the deal. [more, reuters]

Huawei Indonesia to Expand Local Talents

uawei Technologies, provider next-generation telecommunications networks is set to double its headcounts in Indonesia to 2,000 employees in 2008 as part of its regional expansion programmed. Its wholly-owned unit in Indonesia, PT Huawei Tech Investment, will increase its work force from existing over 1,000 employees of whom 85% are local in year 2007 to 2,000 employees in year 2008. [more, sda-asia]

Indonesia's Indosat FY net profit seen up 28-49 percent on subscriber growth

JAKARTA, Mar. 19, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Indonesia's second-biggest telecom company PT Indosat (NYSE:IIT) is expected to report next Wednesday a 28-49 percent growth in 2007 net profit largely due to a robust increase in the number of its subscribers, analysts polled by Thomson Financial said. [more, CNNMoney]

Hutchison Telecom Delivers Return in Transformational Year Customer Base Grows to 10 Million

...In Indonesia, we announced today our agreement to sell up to 3,692 towers to PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia ("Protelindo") , a specialist tower company, for a consideration of approximately HK$3.9 billion (US$500 million) which is expected to generate a profit on disposal of approximately HK$1.8 billion. [more, prnewswire]

CORRECTION Indonesia's Mobile-8 Telecom outlook cut to negative - S&P

MUMBAI, Mar. 19, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- (Correcting agency name in headline of story transmitted earlier today)
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised the outlook on Indonesia's wireless operator PT Mobile-8 Telecom Tbk (OOTC:PTMBF) to negative from stable and affirmed the 'B' long-term corporate credit rating on the company. [more, CNNMoney]

Indonesia's CDMA fast growing

Ah yes. Nowadays, CDMA2000 1x is no longer a new kid on the block in Indonesia's mobile industry The Jakarta Post (its print edition) reported today that PT Bakrie Telecom, the publicly listed telecom behind CDMA mobile brand Esia, saw its subscriber base increase 147 percent last year. [more, cnetasia]

Bakrie Telecom chalks up 98 pct increase in net profit

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The net profit of publicly traded telecommunications company PT Bakrie Telecom (JSX:BTEL) shot up 98.5 per cent to Rp144.27 billion (US$16 million) last year, from only Rp72.68 billion in the previous year. [more, antaranews]

UPDATE 2-Indonesia's Telkom sees '08 profit up 11-12 pct

JAKARTA, March 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia's top telecoms company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk TLKM.JK, said on Thursday its net profit is expected to rise by 11-12 percent this year, short of analyst forecasts, as competition in the sector squeezes growth. [more, reuters]

Indonesia's Excelcom says may lift free float in H2

JAKARTA, March 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia's third-largest mobile phone firm, PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk EXCL.JK, said on Sunday it may raise its free float of shares to above 10 percent in the second half of 2008. [more, reuters]

Telkomsel to deploy state-of-the art location based services to its customers across Indonesia

Nokia Siemens Networks will enable PT Telekomunikasi Selular Tbk (Telkomsel), the biggest mobile telecommunication provider in Indonesia, to provide innovative value added services for its 50 million active subscribers and thus enhance users’ mobile experience. [more, techwhack]

Telkomsel to deploy state-of-the art location based services to its customers across Indonesia

Nokia Siemens Networks will enable PT Telekomunikasi Selular Tbk (Telkomsel), the biggest mobile telecommunication provider in Indonesia, to provide innovative value added services for its 50 million active subscribers and thus enhance users’ mobile experience. [more, webwire]

Telkom ready to cut its telephone tariffs by 20 percent

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State telecommunication operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) will cut the retail tariff of all of its services by an average of 20 percent when the government-sanctioned reduced cost-based interconnection tariff takes effect on April 1, 2008 , a spokesman said.

"Our telephone tariff will be reduced by an average of 20 percent. It will apply to all our services, including cellular phone (Telkomsel) and fixed wires (Flexi)," Telkom`s Enterprises and Wholesale Services Director Arief Yahya told ANTARA on Friday. [more, antaranews]

Indonesian telecom company's internet traffic down to 10%

JAKARTA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Internet traffic of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) was down to 10 percent on Friday as undersea fiber optic connections to Singapore, which connect the country to the rest of the world, failed to function.

As the main provider for internet traffic connection, Telkom said its fiber optic failure did not completely cut internet services, The Jakarta Post daily reported on Saturday. [more, xinhua]