Telekomunikasi Indonesia International Pte Ltd (Telin Singapura) sebagai salah satu anak perusahaan PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) mengumumkan bahwa pihaknya baru saja mendapatkan satu plot area di Data Center Park (DCP) di Singapura untuk pengembangan pusat telekomunikasi dan data center. Continue reading Telin Singapura Dapatkan Lahan untuk Pengembangan Pusat Telekomunikasi dan Data Center
This is a guest post by Ario Tamat. Ario worked in the digital music industry in Indonesia since 2003, and currently works in the movie and TV industry in Vietnam. Keep up with him on Twitter at @barijoe or his blog on http://barijoe.wordpress.com
In the past few weeks, the issue of theft of phone credits has been making headlines across Indonesian media outlets, with the current developing story being that the Indonesian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (BRTI) has issued an official letter basically saying that all premium SMS services must be shut down.
To give a bit of background, since 2002, many companies, many of them essentially startups, took advantage of SMS technology and started running premium SMS services in which people who purchased or subscribed to these services would receive the various virtual wares offered by these companies in various forms ranging from ringtones, horoscopes, mobile wallpapers, quizzes to chatting.
Facebook and Twitter have becomes a phenomenon. Their number of users grows so fast not only in western world but also to the farthest corner of the world. Indonesia, triggered by Friendster’s popularity adopts Facebook so easily that it beats Friendster total number of users. This social network adoption becomes goldfield not only for Facebook and Twitter but also for telecommunication companies.
The Telcos use this opportunity wisely to sell internet data packages for Facebook and Twitter users. Now their advertisement not only sell SMS and airtime (phone) but also internet packages including Facebook, Twitter, email, and chatting. And we can say that these campaigns work splendidly in getting new customers by offering affordable packages for Facebook-ing. Several new Telcos are fighting for the top place as mobile internet provider by offering affordable monthly subscription and fast internet network.
Continue reading How Facebook and Twitter Change Telco Business in Indonesia