IndosatM2 (IM2) Launches New Ku-Band Satellite Broadband Built On iDirect Platform

SINGAPORE, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- IndosatM2 (IM2), one of the largestInternet and multimedia service providers in Indonesia, announced todaythat it will offer satellite broadband service over Ku-Band using auniversal satellite hub from iDirect Technologies. [more, prnewswire.com]

SEVEN and UFIDA Partner to Bring Mobile Email to Enterprise Customers

... SEVEN, the global leader in white label push email software, and UFIDA, the largest independent software provider in China, will offer Umail through UFIDA’s network of 110 channel partners.
... SEVEN is available today for all major international network standards, and chosen by a million users and over 100 leading mobile operators worldwide, including ... Hutchison, ...Telkom Indonesia ... [more, businesswire.com]

11 Operator Bersatu Pangkas Duplikasi Biaya

Telkomsel merupakan salah satu dari 11 operator yang tergabung dalam aliansi operator seluler di Asia Pasifik Bridge Mobile Alliance (BMA). Selain Telkomsel, operator lain yang tergabung di dalamnya ialah Airtel (India), AIS (Thailand), CSL (Hong Kong), CTM (Macau), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Maxis (Malaysia), SingTel Mobile (Singapore), SingTel Optus (Australia), SK Telecom (Korea), dan Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan). [more, detikinet]

Telkom eyeing telecommunications business overseas

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President of state telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Rinaldi Firmansyah said the publicly-listed company by way of its subsidiary, Telkom Internasional, plans to develop international cooperation in the telecommunications business."We have become interested in penetrating the global market, but without neglecting the domestic market as it is still highly potential," Rinaldi Firmansyah said in a written statement from Singapore on Tuesday. [more, antaranews]

Tango Telecom iAX Anti-Spam deployed by leading Indonesian operator, Indosat

... Speaking today at CommunicAsia 2007 in Singapore, Richard Choi, VP of Sales and Marketing at Tango Telecom explained that iAX Anti-Spam gives Indosat important benefits including network, revenue and brand protection and a reduction in subscriber dissatisfaction and churn caused by unsolicited text messages on their mobile devices. [more, irishdev.com]

Press freedom is safe: Govt

... Citing Singapore's Temasek Holdings' stake in Indosat, Jeffrey said the government must decide whether to renegotiate Temasek's ownership -- through its subsidiary Singapore Technologies Telemedia -- of Indosat, repurchase its share or nationalize it over reports that Temasek's monopoly of Indonesia's telecom industry has caused huge losses to the state. [more, TheJakartaPost]

iDirect Expands Satellite Business in Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- iDirect Technologies (iDirect), a global provider of satellite-based broadband communications solutions and the US satellite communications arm of Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited, today announced it has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region by signing three new contracts for its multi-protocol, bandwidth efficient satellite hub.
...IndosatM2 (IM2), the largest Internet Service Provider in Indonesia, has adopted iDirect's satellite platform to offer broadband service over Ku Band. [more, earthtimes.org]

99% Warga Nikmati Akses Internet Broadband

...Howard mengatakan Optus -- perusahaan telekomunikasi kedua terbesar di Australia yang juga cabang dari Singtel -- beruntung mendapatkan kontrak senilai 958 juta dolar Australia untuk membangun jaringan broadband di kawasan pedesaan Australia, bersama dengan perusahaan finansial Elders. [more, detikinet]

Hutchison Bets on Telecom Growth

HONG KONG -- Conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. said Friday it has raised its ownership of Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. to just over 50%, to better capture growth opportunities in the telecom firm's existing markets. [more, online.wsj.com]

Telkomsel Raih 40.000 Pelanggan 3G di Kalsel

Banjarmasin, Setelah menunggu sembilan bulan lamanya, sekitar 910.000 pelanggan Telkomsel di Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Selatan, akhirnya berkesempatan untuk merasakan ingar-bingar layanan seluler generasi ketiga (3G). [more, detikinet]

Telkom Flexi, Satellite, & USO News from Detikinet

Telkom Buka Registrasi Kompensasi Flexi
USO Disarankan Pakai Akses Pita Lebar Satelit
Perangkat Flexi Diganti, Telkom Seleksi Vendor

Trikomsel & Carrefour Launches Carrefour Isi Pulsa

(openPR) - Jakarta, 14 June 2007 –PT Trikomsel Multimedia ( Trikomsel ), one of major players in telecommunication market celebrates its five years partnership with PT Carrefour Indonesia ( Carrefour ), a fast growing modern retail with branches spread in strategic locations all over Indonesia. [more, openpr.com]

News About Satellite from Detikinet

RI Desak Malaysia Beri Izin Jasa Satelit ke Rumah
...layaknya layanan televisi berbayar Astro yang diperbolehkan menayangkan langsung siarannya lewat satelit Measat dari Malaysia.
Frekuensi 3,5 GHz Hanya untuk Satelit
...frekuensi 3,5 GHz yang sudah ditempati untuk layanan satelit, tidak akan digunakan untuk layanan akses pita lebar atau broadband wireless access (BWA).
Satelit Sumbang 20% Penetrasi Internet
Postel Bantah Tak Transparan Soal Satelit

Indosat reports strong rise in revenues, profits in Q1

Indonesian telecoms operator Indosat has reported a strong rise in revenue and profits in the three months ended 31 March 2007. Revenues in the period climbed by 30.2% year-on-year from IDR2.89 trillion to IDR3.78 trillion, while operating income rose 22.8% to IDR1.04 trillion and net income reached IDR483.9 billion, up 26% y-o-y. [more, telegeography.com]

Lagi, Postel Cabut Izin ISP

..."Kedua ISP itu adalah PT Media Lintas Antar Buana dan PT Visionindo Network Perdana,"...
...Postel juga telah mencabut lisensi Network Access Point (NAP) atau izin penyelenggaraan jasa interkoneksi internet milik PT Napsindo Primatel Internasional yang merupakan anak perusahaan dari PT Telkom Tbk. [more, detikinet]

Broadband spreads across globe

...In fact, Indonesia scored the highest growth across the world in the first quarter - at almost 28%, but from a very low base. Greece, meanwhile was second with growth of over 26% due to the rather late introduction of broadband by incumbent operator OTE. [more, business.guardian]

Satellite, Telkom, & Telkomsel News from Detikinet, June 14th

Asia Miliki 25% Pangsa Pasar Peluncuran Satelit
Telkom Vision Targetkan 1 Juta Pelanggan
Telkomsel Niat Gelar Layanan FWA Murah
Telkom dan Telkomsel Sinergikan Jaringan