Indosat's Multimedia forum

Indosat's Multimedia forum

JAKARTA (JP): State-owned international telecommunications
operator PT Indosat has represented Indonesia in initiating the
establishment of the Asian Multimedia Forum (AMF) which aims to
promote the development of multimedia in the Asia-Pacific region.

Indosat said yesterday that the initiating body would meet in
April to formulate the planned forum's organizing body,
activities, financing plans and inter-member prototype trials.

Indosat's director of corporate development, Safwan
Natanegara, said that AMF would group three different segments,
including major members, general members and users.

The initiating body consists of 13 firms in Asia-Pacific
including NTT of Japan, PT Telkom and Indosat of Indonesia, Smart
Communication of the Philippines, Mimos of Malaysia, Telecom
Malaysia and TOT of Thailand.

Indosat has invested Rp 50 billion (US$21 million) to set up a
new multimedia company dubbed PT Indosat Mega Media. Indosat has
also participated in PT Menara Jakarta, a private firm which is
to develop a 550-meter multimedia tower in Kemayoran, Central
Jakarta. (icn)