Telstra sticks by MGTI through tough year

Telstra sticks by MGTI through tough year

The year 1998 was a tough year in many sectors of the Indonesian economy and telecommunications was no exception.

Telstra, as a shareholder in the Central Java KSO operator, Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia (MGTI), has been working with its main partners Indosat, Widya Duta Infotel and NTT, to ensure that the company emerges from this difficult period in good shape and resumes its drive to provide the highest quality customer service.

Despite the difficult economic conditions, MGTI was able to complete a state of the art switching and transmission network in 1998. This network is based on self-healing optical fiber rings, to support the telephone and data needs of people, businesses and organizations in Central Java.

MGTI is well on the way to completing its target of 350,000 new lines by March 1999 with the assistance of construction partners. These include Kopnatel, Astragraphia, Thiess, Erindo, Nasio, Lucen Technologies, INTI, NEC and Ericsson.

Meanwhile, Telstra Nusantara continues to provide consulting and contracting from its Jakarta head office.

Telstra Nusantara President Director, Robin Russell, said, "Telstra launched its new international strategy in November 1998. Indonesia figures strongly in that strategy and our commitment is for the long term. Our new theme is Think Beyond Technology. Our objective is to provide telecommunications solutions for our customers. For Telstra, technology is a tool and not an end in itself."