SES teams with Telkom in Indonesia


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Joseph O'Halloran

| 20 May 2016




Leading satellite operator SES has inked a strategic partnership with Indonesia’s largest satellite telecommunications services company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom).



SES 09 Boeing Satellite SystemsUnder the terms of the deal, Telkom will provide connectivity to the Indonesian market via capacity on the recently-launched SES-9 satellite, the operator’s latest and largest spacecraft for the Asia-Pacific region. SES and Telkom will co-market SES-9 capacity over Indonesia, allowing video customers to utilise satellite capacity within the country.

Scheduled to enter service mid-2016, SES-9 is intended to deliver capacity that meets the rising demands for connectivity across Indonesia. SES-9 will be co-located with SES-7, operating in the arc around 108.2° East, and has a dedicated beam that covers the Indonesian archipelago.

“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,” commented Deepak Mathur, senior vice president commercial, Asia Pacific and the Middle East at SES. “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.”

“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,” added Priyono, deputy executive general manager, wholesale service division, at Telkom.