Indonesia
is to become the world’s 4th largest mobile
market by the end of 2013
Isabelle Paradis
July 2009
According
to the information released by HOT TELECOM (www.hottelecom.com)
in its latest report “Indonesia Telecom country
profile”, Indonesia should enjoy by far one
of Asia highest fixed growth in the next 5 years and
should become the world’s 4th largest mobile
market.
With
its population close to 228 million people, the world's
fourth largest country is one of the strategic growth
markets in Asia. However, Indonesia’s population
continues to be one of the least connected in the
region with fixed, mobile and Internet penetration
rates as low as 13.4%, 62.7% and 1.1% respectively
at the end of March 2009.
Its
connectivity level compares poorly with neighbouring
countries such as Singapore where fixed, mobile and
Internet penetration are as high as 37.9%, 129.4%
and 98.4%, and Malaysia, were mobile penetration stands
at 94.8%. Indonesia however still surpasses India
in terms of fixed and mobile penetration.
