Indonesian Internet users have choices in accessing Net services now. They can choose both PC-based dial-up and broadband access that are offered by Internet service providers, or if they prefer mobile and broadband access, there are many GPRS and 3G/W-CDMA services offered by the country's GSM operators such asTelkomsel, Indosat and Excelcom.





That's all? Well, no. CDMA operators just offered their EVDO Rev. A-based broadband Internet services. Mobile-8 Telecom launched "Mobi" and Smart Telecom introduced "Jump". These services offer 3.1Mbps downloading speed and 1.8Mbps uploading speed.

Mobile-8 uses CDMA 2000 1x and EV-DO technology in the spectrum 800MHz frequency, while Smart Telecom leverages CDMA2000 1x and EVDO-Rev A technology uses the 1900MHz frequency.

Bundled with the Pantech PX-500 PCMCIA modem and 1GB quota, Mobile-8 packages its Mobi service for Rp499 (US$41). In the near future, "we will launch a USB-based modem with the same price", Deddy Irawan, head of Data Business PT Mobile-8 Telecom, told media.  

Smart sells its Axesstel modem and 6GB access quota with the "prepaid" package: Rp789 (US$65).

The daily Koran Tempo, which has tested both services, is impressed with the services' speeds, but said both still have an issue in term of coverage. (Koran Tempo, February 28, 2009).

Yeah, I hope it's just a matter of time. Let's see.

 

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