Bakrie Telecom doubles revenues in Q1

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NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS: The SDP Alliance selects Nokia Siemens Networks as its preferred global system integrator

...John Shen, Chief Technology Officer of Hutchison Telecom Indonesia, said:
“The key benefits to us have been fast time to market, high quality
services and reduced stress on our internal management resources. We
chose Nokia Siemens Networks because it clearly showed the right
combination of experience and competence in this business-critical area.” [more, kauppalehti.fi]

Indonesia`s Telkom aiming for 20 pct rise in income

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom (JSX:TLKM) is aiming to chalk up a 20 per cent increase in income in the first half of this year from Rp23.99 trillion (US$2.6 billion) in the same period last year.

The prediction is based on the improvement in its performance recorded in the first quarter of this year. The country's largest telecommunication company posted Rp14.5 trillion in income in the first quarter of this year, up from Rp11.81 trillion in the same period last year. [more, antaranews]

Mobile-8 merges subsidiaries to boost efficiency

The country's fourth largest CDMA-based cellular operator, Mobile-8 Telecom, has completed the merger of three of its subsidiaries, PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia (Komselindo), PT Metro Selular Nusantara (Metrosel) and PT Telekomindo Selular Raya (Telesera), to reduce operating costs. [more, thejakartapost]

Indonesian Ambassador on Uzbek-Indonesian Relations

The existence of Indonesian investment in Uzbekistan will strengthen the cooperation between the two countries that in turn it could increase cooperation in others fields. In the field of telecommunication, the rapid development of telecommunication technology, especially in Indonesia, could transfer to Uzbekistan through UZI company which Bakrie Brothers has a significant role in the company. Bakrie Brother is one of the main players of telecommunication business in Indonesia nowadays. [more, huliq.com]

Alcatel-Lucent to build 10 gigabit IP/Ethernet network for Telekom Malaysia

Over 160 service providers in more than 60 countries around the world have selected the Alcatel-Lucent IP portfolio as key elements for their IP transformation, including massive, multi-year projects at AT&T, BT and Telstra. In the past months, Alcatel-Lucent has announced new service provider IP transformation deployments at Cable & Wireless, China Mobile, CTM-Macau, Hawaiian Telecom, Indosat, SaskTel, Telefónica Latin America, Telecom Malagasy and Vodafone. [more, webwire.com]

Timbal Balik Satelit RI-Malaysia Dinilai Tidak Transparan

Jakarta, Asosiasi Satelit Indonesia (Assi) menilai pemberian izin hak labuh satelit (landing right) kepada sepuluh negara, khususnya Malaysia, tidak transparan. [more, detikinet]

Merger Tiga Anak Usaha Mobile-8 Efektif

Jakarta, Perusahaan telekomunikasi PT Mobile-8 Telecom Tbk (Mobile-8), yang dikenal dengan merek dagang Fren, resmi menggabungkan tiga anak usahanya yakni PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia (Komselindo), PT Metro Selular Nusantara (Metrosel) dan PT Telekomindo Selular Raya (Telesera) ke dalam Mobile-8. [more, detikinet]

RI Izinkan Masuk Satelit 10 Negara

Jakarta, Pemerintah memberikan izin hak labuh satelit (landing right) kepada sepuluh negara yakni Cina, Amerika Serikat, Tonga, Jepang, Thailand, Belanda, Singapura, Jerman, Hongkong, dan Malaysia. [more, detikinet]

3Com introduces first 'open services' product

...Chai claims that 3Com's business in China is as large as Cisco's. His mission is to replicate the same level of success outside China, and that should naturally include Indonesia.
...In Indonesia, 3Com offers chiefly networking products, as these are in demand among the growing number of local SMBs. It has also introduced low- and mid-range network security products to meet the needs of Indonesian SMB customers. [more, thejakartapost]

Indosat Pasok Jasa Telekomunikasi Global TV

Jakarta, PT Indosat Tbk menjalin kerjasama strategis dengan PT Global Informasi Bermutu (Global TV) dengan memasok kebutuhan jaringan, telekomunikasi dan infrastruktur melalui satelit Palapa C2 selama tiga tahun. [more, detikinet]

Companies 'to spend more on the next wave of technology'

...Successful companies of the future will combine gadgets such as BlackBerry phones, home broadband and increasingly common microchips into a seamless whole.

...Robin Dargue, Diageo's chief information officer and business process director, will be one of the key speakers at the conference along with Arman Hazairin, the vice-president of IT at Telkomsel, Indonesia's biggest mobile phone firm.

Hazairin is expected to discuss Telkomsel's customer service systems, developed by the Renfrewshire software developer Graham Technology.[more, business.scotsman.com]

Pelanggan Prabayar XL Bebas 5 Juta

Jakarta, PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL) mengungkapkan dari total pelanggannya yang mencapai 10,1 juta pada kuartal pertama 2007, hampir 50 persennya merupakan pelanggan kartu prabayar Bebas.

Meski tidak disebutkan jumlah peningkatannya dari periode yang sama di tahun sebelumnya, namun Direktur Marketing XL, Nicanor V. Santiago, mengatakan salah satu pemicu peningkatan jumlah pelanggan Bebas ialah program promosi satu tarif. [more, detikinet]

Hutchison happy with RI cellular market debut despite tight local competition

Hutchison Charoen Pokphand Telecom (HCPT) Indonesia, the latest entrant to Indonesia's crowded mobile telephony market is happy with the market response to its debut despite tough competition from established mobile operators, a company executive says.

"Despite the fact that we're a new player in the industry here, our growth is just as good as we expected, and we're happy with that," HCPT Indonesia chief marketing officer Suresh Reddy said Friday. [more, thejakartapost]

Diduga Melanggar UU Anti Monopoli, 3 Cuek

Jakarta, Hutchison CP Telecommunication Indonesia (HCPT) tidak mengindahkan penyelidikan Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI). Mereka bersikeras tetap menjalankan tarif SMS Rp 0 sesama pelanggan. Bahkan hal sebaliknya, anggapan layanan tersebut melanggar UU anti monopoli dianggap ngawur. [more, detikinet]

XL Kena Peringatan Soal Gangguan Jaringan

Jakarta, Operator seluler PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL) kena peringatan dari Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI) terkait gangguan jaringan yang dialami perangkat software dan hardware Mobile Switching Center (MSC) miliknya pada Kamis (17/5/2007) dan Jumat (18/5/2007) lalu. [more, detikinet]

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]