Satelindo launches MMS

Satelindo launches MMS

JAKARTA: Cellular operator PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia
(Satelindo) launched on Thursday its multimedia messaging service
for customers to send text, voice and pictures.

"In the first phase, the service is only available to
customers in Greater Jakarta. Medan, Batam, Surabaya, Bandung and
Semarang will follow," Indosat's director of product and customer
service S. Wimbo S. Hardjito was quoted by Antara as saying.

Satelindo is a subsidiary of telecommunications firm Indosat,
which is now controlled by Singapore Technologies Telemedia.

In the beginning, the service was only available to
Satelindo's Matrix customers, but Mentari customers will be able
to enjoy the service from October this year.

Satelindo charges Matrix customers Rp 1,000 (about 11 US
cents) per 50-kilobyte message, while Mentari customers have to
pay Rp 1,250 per 50-kilobyte message. -- JP