sUMMIT OVERVIEW

The Indonesian telecommunications market still has significant growth potential as unique mobile phone ownership was still only 47% at the end of 2009.  The market is also experiencing double digit growth in fixed broadband line usage and triple digit growth in wireless broadband usage.  Competition among the market's eleven wireless operators still ensures that service providers are offering increasingly new and innovative services, and smartphone adoption is increasing at a healthy pace.  However, Indonesia's telecom operators will have to continue to explore new business models and technologies to deliver wireless broadband services profitably. 

Indonesian market will continue to be one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic in the Asia Pacific region. This summit will explore the issues and address the challenges of operating in such a unique competitive climate. It will also feature strategies to capitalize on the emerging opportunities and exploit possible growth avenues.

Monetization strategies is one of the key focus of Indonesian players in the industry and this year in 2010 keynote presentations, dialogues and roundtable discussions will feature senior executives from the major operators in the Indonesia including PT Telkom Tbk, PT Indosat Tbk and XL Axiata will share their winning growth strategies and discuss critical industry issues. The summit will also showcase how local operators are rising to the challenges and exploring growth opportunities, and also explore best ways to finance the next (4G) generation network.

Government and regulatory authorities including the Minister of Communication and Information, Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body (BRTI), Indonesia and key local associations will bring us highlights of Regulatory framework required to support realization of Technology Blueprint and Convergence. Invited leading regional operators will also share first-hand experiences and case studies relevant to the Indonesian development aspirations and discuss hot issues such as tacky pricing models and how operators develop strategies to radically reduce roaming cost base and safeguard profits.