SES, Telkom Indonesia partner to offer satellite TV capacity


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Rebecca Hawkes

| 20 May 2016




Telkom Indonesia will jointly market satellite capacity to video, mobile, and broadband service providers in the island nation, following a deal with satellite operator SES.



SES 9 launchIndonesia’s largest telco and SES will co-market capacity on the recently launched SES-9 satellite, which will operate in the arc of 108.2° East when operational in the middle of 2016.

“Indonesia is an ideal satellite market, due to its geographic spread and large population of heavy mobile users and television viewers, and SES-9 has been designed especially to meet this demand. We are delighted to partner with Telkom to offer SES-9 satellite capacity that has the potential to deliver satellite TV across the archipelago, as well as improve the lives of millions of Indonesians and accelerate the country’s economic growth,” said Deepak Mathur, senior vice president commercial, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, SES.

Priyono, deputy executive general manager, wholesale service division, Telkom, added: “We expect demand for data communications and corporate connectivity to continue its upward growth in Indonesia. SES is known throughout the industry as a satellite operator that is attuned to its customers’ wishes, and it has built SES-9 with Indonesian customers in mind. We believe our partnership with SES will support our provision of increased capacity to deliver more satellite services for broadcasters, content providers and companies across the country.”

SES-9 will be co-located with SES-7 and has a dedicated beam that covers the Indonesian archipelago.