Excelcomindo to use GPRS technology

Excelcomindo to use GPRS technology

ANYER, West Java: Cellular operator PT Excelcomindo said that it would use General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology to give its customers a faster data transfer service starting in the second quarter of this year.

"We have to use this technology because in the Indonesian market, technology is a significant selling point," Excelcomindo director for corporate strategy and governance Rudiantara said during a weekend press gathering.

He added that most high-tech demand came from major cities like Jakarta and Surabaya where the customers needed high-speed data transfer. Through GPRS its cellphone customers could use multimedia mobile applications such as sending e-mails or facsimiles or for browsing the Internet.

Rudiantara, however, admitted that the voice service was significant to company's revenues while the data service would contribute no more than 20 percent of the total revenues. -- JP