Pos, Mitra sign contracts with PSN
Pos, Mitra sign contracts with PSN
JAKARTA (JP): PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), Indonesia's
first private satellite based telecommunications company, has
awarded two contracts to use its Xpress Connection TM network.
The company's president, Adi R. Adiwoso, said yesterday one
contract went to PT Mitra Global Telekomunkasi Indonesia to lease
initially 60 Xpress Connection TM terminals.
The other contract was signed with PT Pos Indonesia to provide
telecommunications services at Indonesia's 4,700 post offices.
"We are experiencing a great deal of interest concerning this
innovative and economical VSAT network, which leads us to believe
that the pent up demand for telecommunications services in rural
areas is far greater than what the industry had anticipated.
We're pushing full steam ahead to deploy the Xpress Connection TM
terminals and meet this demand as efficiently as possible," he
said.
He said there were roughly 30,000 villages in Indonesia that
had no access to any phone or telecommunications services.
Under the agreement with PT Pos, Xpress Connection TM
terminals will be offered through Post Service networks to areas
not serviced by any other system.
"This is an integral part of PSN's established strategy to
respond to the enormous demand for telecommunications
infrastructure in this country, as well as in the rest of Asia,
with satellite-based solutions," he said.
The Express Connection TM terminals, developed with Titan
Corporation subsidiary Titan Information Systems, are small,
economical, lightweight and easy to install in remote areas.
The terminals are reliable, use little power and can be used
with solar power systems when other power sources are not
available.
For a flat monthly fee, PSN offers the Xpress Connection TM
terminals as public calling offices in remote places that need
cheap voice and data communications services.
The system, which communicates via the Palapa C2 satellite,
will provide cheap data and fax communications through private
networks. (bnt)