Author: Ervina Anggraini
What 4G revenue, Indonesia’s telcos ask
Since launching their commercial 4G LTE services, Indonesia’s operators say they have not seen much revenue from the service.
Coolpad arrives with two new phones
Indonesia becomes first country to get Max and Max Lite
Available in India, Vietnam and Europe in next two months
CHINA-based company Coolpad unveiled its two new devices, Coolpad Max and Max Lite in Indonesia. The global launch of these two products is a major step for Coolpad in 2016.
Google now translates from supported app
‘Tap to Translate’ lets users translate text from app
95% of Google Translate users are non-American
Google Translate is now a bit more useful. Its new ‘Tap to Translate’ feature lets users translate text from any supported app.
Indosat Ooredoo’s profits – and debts – go up in Q1 2016
Indosat Ooredoo recorded a net profit of Rp217.2 billion (US$16.3 million) in Q1 2016, compared with a loss of Rp455.6 billion (US$34.2 million) in the same period last year.
Indonesia to make coding part of school curriculum next year
The Indonesian Government will make coding part of the school curriculum next year, according to its Minister of Communications and Information Technology Rudiantara.
Indonesia tweaks smartphone law, some say it’s even worse
The Indonesian Government has tweaked its ‘local component’ regulations, but detractors say this only punishes those companies which had proactively moved to comply, while creating loopholes that can be abused by the rest.
Indosat Ooredoo gears up for e-money challenges
Not satisfied with having taken a big chunk of Indonesia’s total mobile money transactions, Indosat Ooredoo will be pushing the service even more so this year.
Driven by data, Telkom aims to become ‘digital company’
Telkom, which posted a 45.1% surge in data, Internet, and IT services revenue to US$780mil in Q1 2016 versus Q1 2015, is committed to becoming a ‘digital company.’
Smartfren in VoLTE drive, launches an app
Smartfren has launched a Voice-over-LTE app that would allow Android phone users to enjoy video and voice calls over its 4G LTE network.
After blocking Netflix, Indonesia’s Telkom in pact with iflix
Telkom has now entered into a partnership to roll out the iflix service in Indonesia, taking the battle to Netflix and Hooq.
