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Shareholders approve XL Axiata, Smartfren merger
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Shareholders approve XL Axiata, Smartfren merger

The new entity, XLSmart, will serve over 94.3 million subscribers and generate US$2.76 billion in revenue.
Naomi Li Gan · · 2 min read
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
Surprise slowdown in smartphone demand in Indonesia

Surprise slowdown in smartphone demand in Indonesia

A lot is happening in Indonesia’s mobile phone market. Local brands are trying to increase their relevance, but overall demand for smartphones is slowing down.
Nadine Freischlad · · 2 min read
Indonesia’s ‘king of feature phones’ wants to copy AirAsia to beat Samsung

Indonesia’s ‘king of feature phones’ wants to copy AirAsia to beat Samsung

Evercoss is Indonesia’s bestselling local phone brand. To compete in the shifting market, it needs to increase the appeal of its smartphones. AirAsia is its role model.
Nadine Freischlad · · 5 min read

14 new Asian smartphone makers hoping to crush Samsung and Apple

Across Asia, there are a number of relatively new phone brands playing to their strengths in home markets, aiming to steal sales away from Samsung.
Steven Millward · · 11 min read

India’s Premji and China’s Tencent back Cyanogen’s $80M funding

Big developing markets like China and India are ripe with opportunity for Cyanogen, where many users are buying smartphones for the first time and aren’t yet tethered to the Google ecosystem
Paul Bischoff · · 3 min read

Opera has over 30 million active users in Indonesia

Opera Software released its annual State of the Mobile Web report today, announcing Indonesia as its second-largest user base for its mobile web browser Opera Mini. The archipelago ranked just
Leighton Cosseboom · · 2 min read

8 Android smartphone models to challenge Redmi Note in Indonesia

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note is a powerful gadget priced at IDR 2 million. But there are already plenty of choices in that price range for Indonesians.
Enricko Lukman · · 6 min read

Singapore’s migme to be preinstalled in over half of Indonesia’s new smartphones

One week after migme debuted as a publicly traded stock in Australia, the company announces partnership with big handset manufacturers in Indonesia.
Enricko Lukman · · 2 min read

10 highlights of Indonesia’s tech industry in 2013

Let’s look back at what the Indonesian tech industry went through last year. It’s not just a history lesson, as it also points the way forward to new trends in
Enricko Lukman · · 6 min read