Indosat joins WorldPartners

Indosat joins WorldPartners

JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Indosat has joined WorldPartners,
an alliance of world-class telecommunications operators, to boost
its competitive edge.

Indosat's commercial director, Bambang Sulistyo, said
yesterday that his company had been certified by WorldPartners in
late May to introduce frame relay services.

"By joining WorldPartners, Indosat will be able to serve
multinational companies which operate branches in Indonesia with
WorldPartners' network," he said.

WorldPartners was set up in 1993 by three companies, AT&T of
the United States, SingTel of Singapore and KDD of Japan. By June
25, WorldPartners had 16 members covering the Asia-Pacific, North
America, Europe and the Middle East with services provided in 32
nations and territories.

About 450 multinational companies used WorldPartners'
networks, Bambang said.

Indosat has also set up Acacia, a joint venture with six major
ASEAN telecommunications carriers. (icn)