Ericsson Wins 3-Year Indonesian GSM-3G Contracts

Ericsson has signed a three-year frame agreement with Indonesian mobile operator, Telekomunikasi Selular Indonesia (Telkomsel), to supply, deploy and integrate GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/HSPA radio access networks (RAN) in Indonesia.

This contract, for an unspecified financial amount, extends the existing business partnerships between the two companies and the rollout begins this month.

Sarwoto Atmosutarno, CEO of Telkomsel, says: "Providing the best services for our subscribers is incredibly important for maintaining our leading position in the competitive Indonesian market. We are confident that, through our continued partnership with Ericsson, we can provide excellent quality voice and data as we expand our network to even more regions of the country."

Bengt Thornberg, President of Ericsson Indonesia, says: "Ericsson shares Telkomsel's vision of bringing high-quality mobile services to an increasing number of residents in Indonesia and will continue to support Telkomsel with the best technology and a strong services capacity. This three-year contract further strengthens Ericsson's position as the leading mobile supplier in Indonesia."

Ericsson has been a key supplier to Telkomsel since 1995 and was recently selected to supply Telkomsel's combined (2G and 3G) circuit core network using mobile softswitch technology.

Telkomsel is the leading operator in Indonesia, and figures from the Mobile World subscriber database notes that the operator ended last year with some 65.3 million customers - representing a market share of around 46%.

Posted to the site on 4th March 2009