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 NTTI is located in Wisma 46, Jakarta's tallest building |
| Although NTT Indonesia (NTTI) was launched as recently as 2000, the company has inherited the long legacy of the NTT Jakarta Representative Office and NTT’s joint venture with the Lyman Group (started in 1974 and 1990, respectively). As well as taking over existing operations in system integration and Arcstar Global Network Services support, NTTI has introduced NTT Communications’ ISP and data-center services. As a result of Indonesia’s Telecommunications Law of 1999, telecom service providers are now competing in the fields of Internet and broadband networks, as well as switched services via the two incumbent operators, TELKOM (domestic) and INDOSAT (international). Network provider licenses were allocated to selected operators in 2000. At present, the ability of providers to offer services is limited by problems with the availability, quality, reliability and pricing of local access lines. In the case of international data networks, for example, Indonesian-side costs usually exceed non-Indonesian costs due to the domestic monopoly. Accordingly, wireless local loops offer a popular solution for local access, because of their competitive pricing, ready availability and fast deployment. Meanwhile, new opportunities are emerging as large corporations and nationwide operators introduce applications incorporating enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM) and customer relationship management (CRM). These bandwidth-intensive applications and operations cannot be delivered with wireless network solutions. Due to the high price of legacy networks, some companies are considering IP migration. IP virtual private networks (IP-VPNs), for example, are rapidly gaining acceptance as a reasonable solution balancing cost and security. Against this background, NTTI is vigorously pursuing opportunities to assist customers with their local access and network requirements. In particular, it is focusing on seamless networks and one-stop services, which offer many advantages to multinational customers. As a result, NTTI, a non-carrier, is placing an increasingly high priority on developing the best possible solutions through effective coordination with other network/service providers. |