Telkomsel

L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc. and ZTE Corp. joined Asia-Pacific’s largest mobile alliance group, Bridge Mobile Alliance, increasing the membership base from eight to 11. The vendors joined the alliance through …

L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc. and ZTE Corp. joined Asia-Pacific’s largest mobile alliance group, Bridge Mobile Alliance, increasing the membership base from eight to 11. The vendors joined the alliance through …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it has set up a third-generation High Speed Downlink Packet Access testing network for Telkomsel, an Indonesian mobile operator, and plans to test broadband and multimedia …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it has set up a third-generation High Speed Downlink Packet Access testing network for Telkomsel, an Indonesian mobile operator, and plans to test broadband and multimedia …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. has signed an agreement with leading Indonesian operator Telkomsel to expand its packet core network in Indonesia. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Under the …

SINGAPORE-Following their European counterparts, seven Asia-Pacific mobile operators inked a deal to form a regional alliance, called Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will operate through a Singapore-incorporated company, Bridge Mobile Pte …

SINGAPORE-Following their European counterparts, seven Asia-Pacific mobile operators signed an agreement to form a regional mobile alliance, called Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will operate through a Singapore-incorporated company, Bridge Mobile …

MUNICH, Germany-Indonesia’s largest wireless carrier Telkomsel and Siemens have signed a $381 million framework agreement to expand Telkomsel’s GSM network. Under the terms of the contract, Siemens will supply new …

SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., which has embarked on a regional expansion of its mobile subsidiary, said it increased its wireless subscribers by 64 percent in 2002 compared with the year before. …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Economic factors coupled with customers’ general habits have driven most Southeast Asian customers to choose the most appropriate payment method for their mobile-phone plans. In developed countries like Singapore, …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Telkom, Indonesia’s incumbent information and communication services carrier, has decided to divest its non-GSM subsidiaries. Currently, Telkom has five cellular subsidiaries-Telkomsel, a GSM operator; Komselindo and Mobisel, CDMA operators; …

LONDON-Indonesia’s Telkomsel contracted CMG Wireless Data to upgrade its short messaging service center from a capability of sending 160 messages per second to 1,500 messages. Telkomsel deployed the expansion in …

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Vodafone’s Sweden business announced it will replace its old billing system with Portal Software Inc.’s Infranet Wireless convergent billing software, for use with its messaging and voice services. Separately, …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology will not bring killer data applications, at least during this year in Indonesia, according to industry executives. Rudiantara, head of the country’s cellular …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Singapore Telecom (SingTel) embraced its Asian subsidiaries, Australia’s Optus and the Philippines’ Globe Telecom, to set up new roaming services for data communications. Later this year, it plans to …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3) said it will continue its free General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) offering until the end of April, with an additional extension possible. IM3 originally set …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—SingTel Mobile confirmed that it purchased an additional 12.7-percent stake in Indonesia’s Telkomsel for US$429 million from PT Telkom, giving it a 35-percent stake in the mobile operator. Telkom’s …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Southeast Asian operators are predicted to face unprecedented growth in data traffic during the coming years. Operators in the region have witnessed a surge in data traffic through short …

LONDON—Indonesian cellular operator PT Telkomsel announced plans to invest US$500 million during the next year to expand its GSM network. The network expansion will see Telkomsel increase its subscriber base …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—Heavily indebted KPN Mobile said Singapore Telecommunications Mobile will purchase KPN’s 22.28-percent holding in Indonesia’s Telkomsel for US$601 million. SingTel Mobile will also settle KPN Mobile’s remaining …

Alcatel China. With China Mobile for GSM network expansion contracts by Shanghai Mobile and Jilin Mobile. Value: US$70 million Malaysia. With Telekom Cellular to expand its existing GSM 1800 MHz …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. says it has signed an agreement with Indonesian carrier Telkomsel to supply radio-access network equipment and services to expand its GSM dual band network.Under the pact, Nokia …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it signed an agreement with Indonesian carrier Telkomsel to supply radio access network equipment and services to expand its GSM dual-band network. Under the pact, Nokia will …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Amid an unpredictable economic crisis, Indonesia’s telecommunication sector is moving forward, with new regulation in effect since 8 September, 2000. The new regulation, which says any company can provide …

Ericsson Canada. With Microcell Connexions for a GPRS network. Value: Undisclosed China. With China Unicom for GSM expansions in Jilin, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces. Value: US$176 million Laos. …