Indosat provides IM3 services in Jambi

JAMBI, Indonesia: The country's second largest telecommunication firm, PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation (Indosat), on Saturday inaugurated its IM3 cellular services in Jambi, a province on the island of Sumatra.

The publicly listed company on the same day simultaneously opened IM3 services in other areas, including Bengkulu, the Kalimantan cities of Samarinda and Palangkaraya, and Gorontalo, Palu and Kendari in Sulawesi.

"There were at least 1.2 million cell phone users in Sumatra in 2004 who used Indosat products including Mentari, Matrix and IM3 services," Indosat senior vice president for regional Sumatra Guntur S. Siboro said in a statement.

Indosat would increase its Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) by 70 percent in Sumatra this year to support its cellular phone expansion, he said. -- JP