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Spectrum auction delayed as Telkomsel declared bankrupt
Telkomsel believes it has fallen foul of a quirk of the law Indonesia’s biggest mobile operator by some margin, Telkomsel, has been declared bankrupt on a technicality, throwing an auction for...
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BlackBerry Messenger payment service debuts in Indonesia
A bank in Indonesia has developed the first mobile payments service for Canadian handset maker BlackBerry’s Messenger service (BBM). PermataBank has teamed up with British mobile banking solutions...
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Saudi Telecom to offload Indonesian unit
Indonesia has dragged on STC earnings Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has entered talks with an as yet unnamed party with a view to selling its Indonesian asset – PT Axis Telekom. STC owns an 80.10 per...
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Axiata to acquire Indonesia’s Axis
Axiata has announced it will acquire a 95 per cent stake in Axis Malaysian operator group Axiata has announced the acquisition of a 95 per cent stake in Indonesian operator and subsidiary of Saudi...
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Ooredoo tops one million mobile money subscribers
Qatari group Ooredoo says it now has one million mobile money subscribers Qatari operator group Ooredoo now has one million mobile money customers across its global footprint. The group, which has a...
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Telstra sets up network services JV with Telcom Indonesia
Telstra has formed a joint venture with Telkom Indonesia to provide network services in South East Asia Australian operator Telstra has formed a joint venture with Telkom Indonesia to provide network...
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IP interconnect hub launches in Asia
The AIX caters to Indonesia and Malaysia IP interconnect provider XConnect and Malaysian and Indonesian ICT specialist Extol this week launched the Asian Interconnect Exchange (AIX), giving local...
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$250m sub-sea cable to connect USA to Southeast Asia
$250m sub-sea cable to connect USA to Southeast Asia Seven carriers this week agreed to co-deploy a submarine cable directly connecting Southeast Asia and the US in a project worth $250m. To be...
View ArticleIndosat Ooredoo picks IBM to help with move to the cloud
IBM has announced a five-year $200 million contract with Indosat Ooredoo to develop and deliver solutions on IBM’s cloud platform, Bluemix, reports BCN. As part of the deal, IBM and Indosat Ooredoo...
View ArticleNokia lands Ooredoo Qatar network expansion deal
Nokia has announced a three-year deal with Ooredoo Qatar to expand its mobile network across the whole country. The deal builds on an existing relationship through which Nokia has provided LTE-A...
View ArticleStrong Asia performance continues as Indonesia Telkom and KT report...
Indonesia Telkom and KT have continued positive performances for operators in the Asia markets, both reporting healthy growth. KT has continued to diversify its business, reducing its reliance on its...
View ArticleBack tax contagion as Indonesia stalks Google
Inspired by the European Commission the Indonesian government has set its sights on Google, with the internet giant possibly facing a bill of $400 million in back taxes for 2015 alone. Muhammad Haniv,...
View ArticleXiaomi taking big steps on the global stage
After taking the lead in the Indian market, Xiaomi has continued the solid progress by snapping up second spot Indonesia, another one of the world’s most lucrative markets. According to estimates from...
View ArticleWhatsApp making progress on WeChat emulation ambitions
Facebook has been promising some sort of payments solution for WhatsApp, and it seems to be making a bit of progress in Indonesia. According to reports from Reuters, Facebook is in discussions with...
View ArticleIndosat Ooredoo the latest to join the OpenRAN race
With OpenRAN enthusiasm stampeding through the industry, Indosat Ooredoo is the latest telco to join the race. Indosat Ooredoo will become the first telco in Asia to push forward with OpenRAN trials as...
View ArticleOpenRAN gets a boost in Indonesia
Alongside the Indonesian Government, the GSMA and local MNOs, the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has christened a new collaboration to validate open network technologies. While it has been one of the...
View ArticleIndonesia to introduce 10% VAT on internet giants
The Indonesian Government has risked the wrath of the White House by introducing a Value Added Tax (VAT) on several companies including Facebook, Amazon and Google. Announced on July 7, six companies...
View ArticleIndosat Ooredoo does third and final towers deal
Indosat Ooredoo is raising money to fund network improvements in a way that has become very familiar to the telecoms space in recent years: it is selling off passive infrastructure. The Indonesian...
View ArticleOoredoo and CK Hutchison merge Indonesian operations
Indosat Ooredoo and H3i are merging to form an Indonesian mega-operator valued at $6 billion. Parent companies Ooredoo Group and CK Hutchison Holdings say their respective businesses are ‘highly...
View ArticleIndonesia’s new telco launches with big coverage goals
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has started life as a merged entity in Indonesia and from the outset is tasked with some fairly weighty mobile coverage obligations. CK Hutchison and Ooredoo announced the...
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