The availability of Internet.org in Indonesia which features Indosat is a big question. One of main issues would be that XL Axiata, the first Facebook’s partner for this campaign, drew back from their partnership because, one of its executives said, they didn’t share the same business model. Continue reading Internet.org’s Business Model Doesn’t Suit XL Axiata
Nowadays, the better adoption of 4G/LTE is more and more apparent that it has been introduced since the end of last year. The implementation of such technology should indeed be started as soon as possible. The earlier it gets, the more mature it would be. Continue reading 4G/LTE Adoption to Reach Maturity in Indonesia
The newly-appointed Minister of Communication and Information Rudiantara doesn’t intend to waste any single second of his regime that he is currently working on two major projects, the acceleration of digital TV adoption and the filtering of pornographic content out of internet, only months after being officially appointed. Continue reading Rudiantara: Filter Pornographic Content Out of Internet, Accelerate Digital TV Adoption
Advan has done something which is inevitable to be done, especially by hardware vendors. The local brand decided to develop its own online store to support its smartphones. This move of Advan has reportedly attracted a fleet of local developers to promote their works at its very own Advan Store. The move has also put Advan Store in the same market as Samsung Galaxy Store and Baidu mobomarket. Continue reading Entering the Software Market, Advan Has Gathered 150 Thousands Content at Its Advan Store
Masih ingatkah Anda dengan kuis Famili 100 yang dibawakan oleh presenter kuis Sonny Tulung? Dalam kuis tersebut, ia hampir tak pernah lupa untuk mengucapkan “Survey Membuktikan!” ketika para peserta kuis dan penonton ingin mengetahui jawaban dari hasil survey yang terkadang hasilnya cukup bikin penasaran dan juga mengejutkan. Seperti halnya dengan hasil survey yang satu ini, pada hari Kamis kemarin, forum IndoTelko mengadakan survey kepada ribuan orang Indonesia perihal uang elektronik (e-money) dan hasilnya cukup baik. Seperti apa hasilnya? Simak lebih lanjut di bawah ini. Continue reading Survey: “Orang Indonesia Saat Ini Familiar Dengan E-Money Namun Masih Enggan Untuk Menggunakannya”
Seperti yang mungkin sudah diketahui, transaksi pembayaran dengan menggunakan media uang elektronik (e-money) dipandang telah tumbuh secara signifikan di Indonesia dalam beberapa waktu belakangan. Meski jika berbicara jenis transaksinya masih didominasi oleh transaksi berjenis micropayment, saat ini angka jumlah transaksi dari e-money telah mencapai sekitar Rp. 6,7 milyar per hari dan diharapkan akan terus bertumbuh seiring dengan perkembangan dari para pelaku industrinya. Setidaknya hal tersebut yang menjadi key point dalam acara diskusi “New Wave of Less Cash Society: Indonesia Chapter” hari Kamis di Jakarta. Apa hasil yang didapat dari acara diskusi ini dan apa agenda dari para pelaku industri untuk mewujudkan masyarakat Indonesia yang less cash? Continue reading Memetakan Kesiapan Operator Telekomunikasi Dalam Industri E-Money
Earlier today, I attended a discussion event held by our friends at IndoTelko. I find the event super interesting because they’re covering one of the biggest question in the telecommunication industry “OTT, Friends or Foe?”. The event itself was attended by all the top people from the telco companies, CEOs from XL Axiata, Indosat, Smartfren, Telkomsel, Axis and also telecommunications regulatory body, BRTI as well as Andy Zain to represent the OTT side. Continue reading Sleeping With The Enemy: Telco vs OTT