Inflation clouds earnings, outlook for SE Asia telecoms

SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian telecoms providers look set to unveil mixed quarterly results, hit by stiff price competition and as high inflation curbs spending, but rising commodity revenues should insulate consumer demand in Thailand and Indonesia. [more, dailytimes]

5 Highly Rated Telecom Companies

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If you're looking to invest in foreign telecoms, there are some intriguing opportunities in PT Indosat (NYSE: IIT) and MTN Group. The Indonesian and South African service providers are tops among 65 foreign telecom plays -- for good reasons. [more, TheMotleyFool]

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]

Indonesia - Telecom Country Profile is an Exclusive Report Providing You with an Analysis of the Country’s Competitive Environment

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c87523) has announced the addition of Indonesia - Telecom Country Profile to their offering.

This 36-page report will give you a complete snap-shot of Indonesia's telecom environment, providing you with all the information you need to be successful in this market. [more, businesswire]

Telecommunication cut in hardest quake hit area in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Telecommunication was cut at the hardest-hit area of Sinabang town in Siemelu island of Aceh province after a powerful earthquake hit the area, Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency and the National Disaster Management Agency said here Wednesday. [more, xinhuanet]

Flood Destroys Communication Access in Indonesia

Floods in Central Java and East Java of Indonesia have destroyed internet access in some areas.

Kasmadi, ICT Coordinator in Central Java said that big floods have destroyed areas in Central Java, such as wonogiri, Sukoharjo, Solo, Karanganyar, and Sragen, destroying 24 homes and claiming the lives of 65 people.

"… in Wonogiri and Karanganyar, internet access is off," Kasmadi told SDA Asia this morning. [more, sda-asia]

Telecommunications In Indonesia 2007 - Local Services Will Be Predominantly Based...

Telecommunications In Indonesia 2007 - Local Services Will Be Predominantly Based on Last-Mile Wireless Connections by 2010DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c75877) has announced theaddition of Telecommunications in Indonesia 2007 to their offering. This Study has been published for those companies requiring anin-depth report describing the current state of the telecommunicationsindustry in Indonesia. [more, reuters]

Indonesian govt to issue ruling on telecom tower-sharing by year-end

JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - The Indonesian government is planning to issue a new ruling that will require mobile phone operators to share their transmitting towers to create a more efficient industry infrastructure, said an official at the Communications and Information Ministry. [more, abcmoney]

SAT-GE aids growth of PT Telkom in Eastern Indonesia services roll-out

[ Bethesda, Maryland Business Wire via ITWeb, 1 November 2007 ] - SAT-GE, a provider of unique C and Ku-band satellite coverage stretching across the Pacific Ocean Region from coast-to-coast, today announced the provision of satellite capacity across Eastern Indonesia for PT Telkom, the leading incumbent telecommunications operator in Indonesia.Using multiple transponders on the GE-23 satellite, PT Telkom are able to rapidly extend their GSM/CDMA network and other services over Eastern Indonesia, providing connectivity deep into Papua, Maluku and Sulawesi. [more, ITWeb]

BRIEFING - ASIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS - NOV 1, 2007

Nov 01, 2007 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- LTCLF charts news PowerRating -- An executive briefing on the telecommunications industry for Nov 1, 2007, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
LG TELECOM OUTPACES KTF IN LURING NEW CUSTOMERS IN OCT
SEOUL - LG Telecom Ltd., South Korea's smallest mobile service carrier, outperformed its bigger rival KTF Co. (KSE:032390) in attracting new customers in October, according to data released by each operator Thursday. [more, tradingmarkets]

ICT stakeholders prepare roadmap for convergence

... "The roadmap basically says how we want the ICT sector to move forward, considering all the existing challenges faced by all the stakeholders involved," Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body (BRTI) member Heru Sutadi told The Jakarta Post after a seminar on fixed-mobile convergence in Jakarta on Monday. [more, thejakartapost]

TELKOMSolution, build integrared infocom service for high end market

... TELKOMSolution is the answer for the need of business world,” said Vice President Public & Marketing Communication Telkom, Eddy Kurnia on lauching TELKOMSolution logo at Chase Plaza Building, Jakarta. Eddy say, that TELKOMSolution specialy designe for company who need integrared information technology support. [more, telkom]

Indonesia Telecommunications Market Report

... A look at the composition of leading Indonesian telecoms operator Telkom’s revenues tells the story of the local market. Whilst fixed revenues contributed 40% of the telco’s income in 2001, today this figure stands at about 20%. Meanwhile, the operator’s mobile unit now contributes 40% of revenues, whilst 16.5% are now accounted for by data and internet services. This represents quite a switch in consumer demand towards the popularity of wireless, voice and, increasingly, non-voice value added services, and even high-speed broadband internet access. Despite these positives, growth is not as it might be in Indonesia’s telecoms market (and certainly not in the fixed-line sector), whilst even the rise of the mobile market in 2006 has been a little disappointing. It points to a weak infrastructure, investor concerns over security, corruption and taxation levels, and a lack of competition for this failure for Indonesia to live up to expectations. [more, prlog.org]

Smooth operator

... For 2007 and beyond, the Asian telecommunication industry is expected to capitalise on past consolidation and reforms to chart new cycles of growth, characterised by higher investments and development of advance networks, building of new infrastructure and provisions for more value added services. [more, thestaronline]

Roaming deal push vowed

... Last month Saudi Telecom agreed to buy 25pc of Malaysia's Maxis in a $3 billion deal to gain access to Indonesia and India, and complete southeast Asia's biggest buyout. [more, gulf-daily-news.com]

Foreign Telecoms Reach Out

... Governments in Europe and Asia began privatizing former state-owned phone companies in the late 1990s. But privatization lags in many developing countries, especially in central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. India's big telecom market has also been slow to liberalize. Some countries, including China and Indonesia, still limit foreign investment. When governments finally do open up markets, large foreign telecom firms rush to cash in. [more, money.cnn.com]

NSN Sarankan Telepon Umum Pakai 3G

Jakarta, Telepon umum pakai sambungan kabel mungkin sudah tidak relevan lagi dengan kondisi saat ini. Nokia Siemens Network (NSN) pun lebih menyarankan nirkabel. Namun bukan sembarang nirkabel, tapi 3G. [more, detikinet]

Pertumbuhan Fantastis, Peluang Terbuka Lebar

... Disebutkan, pelanggan seluler dengan CAGR 26,7% akan bertambah menjadi 122,1 juta pada 2010. Hingga akhir 2007 saja pelanggan diproyeksi mencapai 78,5 juta dari 66,5 juta tahun sebelumnya. Sementara pelanggan telepon tetap baik kabel maupun nirkabel akan bertambah menjadi 31,2 juta pada 2010 dengan CAGR 20,1%. Hingga akhir 2007 pelanggan diproyeksi mencapai 16,2 juta dari 14 juta tahun sebelumnya. [more, detikinet]

TM unit plans fibre optic link in Indonesia

PT EXCELCOMINDO Pratama (XL), a unit of Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM), plans to spend about RM116 million to lay a fibre optic network in Indonesia, a company spokesperson said.

... Besides XL, the other six companies in the consortium to develop the Palapa Ring are PT Power Utama Internusa, PT Nusantara Ekaprana Teknogunakelola, PT Infokom Elektrindo, PT Bakrie Telecom, PT Indosat, and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom). [more, btimes.com.my]

Asian Nations Aim to Close Digital Divide

Foreign ministers and other ranking diplomats from 30 Asian nations, including China, Japan and Russia, Tuesday called for closing the widening information gap between the countries.
...The forum also includes Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. [more, koreatimes]