36 firms join telecoms expo

36 firms join telecoms expo

JAKARTA (JP): Thirty-six telecommunications-related companies
began a four-day exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Hall here
on Thursday.

According to Deddy Hermawan, chairman of the organizing
committee, participants in the exhibition that concludes on
Sunday, include state-owned companies PT Telkom and PT Indosat,
fiber optic producer PT Siemen Kabel Optik, and digital radio
service PT Worldspace Indonesia.

At the expo, Telkom displays Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) equipment which enables users to make long distance calls
or fax data through the Internet with local charge.

While Indosat introduces its global system on mobile
communication (GSM) service, which will be officially launched in
August, this year. (05)