The government is moving to boost internet usage via an ambitious five-year broadband plan. Acting as one of the country’s first IT blueprints, the plan targets expanding internet access to the most remote rural areas, enhancing e-services across a number of sectors and improving network performance nationwide. The plan has been welcomed by citizens, especially those outside...
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Articles & Analysis | Government initiatives target wider broadband coverage in Indonesia from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dian Siswarini, President-Director and CEO, XL Axiata: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Indonesia 2015
2014 was a challenging year for Indonesia’s telecommunications sector, as operators faced fierce competition and market saturation, and average revenue per user (ARPU) continued to decline. The IT sector, however, showed promising growth, which is expected to continue on the back of the burgeoning data centre, cloud computing and e-commerce segments, with an increasing number of private...
Indonesia is transforming from a resources- and consumption-based economy to a more manufacturing- and investment-oriented one, working to build an industrial base that will allow it to reduce its dependence on imports and keep more value within the economy. Following his inauguration in October 2014, President Joko Widodo quickly took a number of vital and positive steps that so far are increasing opportunities for foreign direct investment.
Key changes to the legislation governing Kuwait’s foreign investment policy are already yielding significant results across the country’s ICT sector, led by the market entrance of an industry giant.
Articles & Analysis | Turkey plans nationwide 4G mobile network rollout to expand telecoms services from The Report: Turkey 2015
New spectrum allocations and a fourth mobile licence offering are expected to provide a fillip for Turkey's telecoms sector, which in recent years has benefitted from rising mobile and internet penetration, driven by its young, tech-savvy population. In March 2015 the transport and communications minister, Lütfi Elvan, announced a tender for...