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In 50 Words: Axiata, Sinar Mas consider merger of Indonesian telco operations
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In 50 Words: Axiata, Sinar Mas consider merger of Indonesian telco operations

Malaysia’s Axiata is the owner of carrier XL in Indonesia, while Sinar Mas owns Smartfren.
Patrick Arya · · 1 min read
Who offers the best 4G LTE connection in Indonesia? Here’s our side-by-side comparison

Who offers the best 4G LTE connection in Indonesia? Here’s our side-by-side comparison

In December, all three telcos commercially rolled out their 4G connections in Indonesia.
Enricko Lukman · · 3 min read
8 unique things about tech in Indonesia

8 unique things about tech in Indonesia

Indonesia is a beautiful and unique country.
Enricko Lukman · · 7 min read
Indonesia’s top websites hit out at telcos for littering the internet with even more ads

Indonesia’s top websites hit out at telcos for littering the internet with even more ads

A handful of Indonesian website giants are mad at Telkomsel and XL Axiata’s unethical advertising practice.
Enricko Lukman · · 3 min read
8villages now works with telcos to offer free tips to farmers in Indonesia

8villages now works with telcos to offer free tips to farmers in Indonesia

It’s not every day you find a startup that offers free information to farmers in Indonesia.
Enricko Lukman · · 2 min read

This startup is solving Indonesia’s mobile payments problem, bypassing banks altogether

Hendra Sutandinata, Founder and CEO of MVCommerce. Indonesia is a country where 12.5 percent of the population lives below the poverty line and nearly one third of locals don’t have
Leighton Cosseboom · · 4 min read

Telcos join forces to launch Indonesia’s newest e-commerce marketplace

One key difference between Elevenia and the other marketplace sites is that Elevenia, while free-to-list, takes commission from its merchants from the get-go.
Enricko Lukman · · 3 min read

Blibli Commemorates its 2nd Anniversary with New Look and More Plans

Blibli celebrated its second anniversary yesterday, and as part of that the company gave us some insight into its achievements so far and things it is going to offer to
Dewi Yuliani · · 3 min read

Association of E-Commerce Indonesia to Hold First Seminar in December

The Association of E-commerce Indonesia (IdEA) was assembled by heavyweight Indonesian e-commerce players back in May to help spur the growth of Indonesia’s online shopping industry. The current twelve members
Enricko Lukman · · 2 min read

Indonesia’s XL Ready to Sell 8,000 Telecommunications Towers

PT XL Axiata Tbk plans to sell most of its telecommunications towers (or base transceiver stations). According to Kontan, The “emiten” (the company that issues stocks to be sold to
Karlina Octaviany · · 1 min read