Indonesia’s XL launches commercial 3G

Posted by Budi Putra on September 21st, 2006 filed in Asia: Indonesia, Asia: Malaysia, Asia: Singapore, Breaking News, CNET Asia, Cellular Phone, Column, Mobile Technology, Telco: 3G W-CDMA, Telco: GSM, Telecommunication

Indonesia’s third-largest GSM operator and a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia, PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL), today launched a 3G-based service, XL3G, in Jakarta.

This makes Indonesia the third Southeast Asian nation, after Singapore and Malaysia, to launch 3G services commercially.

XL is the country’s second 3G operator after PT Telkomsel, the biggest GSM operator, which launched a similar service last month. PT Indosat, the country’s second-biggest operator, reported that it will offer commercial 3G in November.

Check-out my CNET Asia tech post on XL3G.