Yesterday was a fun, but a little bit different MoMo event....
First is that we co-hosted the event with MASTEL, the topic
was mobile infrastructure related. Naturally, we have a bit different
audience. But it was still filled with relax, fun and productive
atmosphere.
Here's the recap, as promised.
Pak Giri from MASTEL welcome the audience and gave an interesting
example on how broadband can bring productivity and increase quality of
life.
Werner Sutanto from Intel explained the status of WiMAX from around the
globe: deployment and use cases, drivers for adoption (which is the
pervasiveness of Internet), and most importantly certification status.
It is also interesting that major countries in SEA in the forefront of
WiMAX deployment. Networks in Singapore, Malaysia, The Philipines and
Cambodia are approaching commercial launch.
He shared Intel platforms that will go into notebooks and MID/mobile
handsets. Fueled by certification and mass adoption, chipset price will
go further down and drive the demand further.
Next, Yohan Suryanto from ABWINDO shared his view about the potential
of WiMAX in Indonesia. He mentioned clearly that access to
information is one of the key human
rights (Pancasila Sila V) and thus driving the demand for
bandwidth all across Indonesia. WiMAX is a key technology
enabler to serve this.
Yohan and Werner highlighted the need for thorough eco system to boost
adoption. (And later on also voiced by Trio).
As for Indonesia, he gave a number of good proposal to enable WiMAX,
such as: potential frequency band to be allocated, equipment standards,
licenses reward process.
Last but not least, Trio Adiono from ITB explained his bold vision to
enter the WiMAX chipset business. He and team have already 20 years of
experience in chip design, and he believed that the time is right for
Indonesia to ride on the WiMAX wave.
Their first product will be 2.3 GHz WiMAX baseband chipset. (Baseband
is the part which processes digital data from MAC/Ethernet layer into
IF data to feed the radio part, if you know what I mean).
We conclude the event with Google giving away a couple of mugs and a very interesting insight on what's
happening recently in Indonesian mobile Internet market. (Details after the
break).
Capitalizing on high growth telecom market opportunity
Ritz Carlton (Kuningan District), Jakarta, 4-5 November 2008
Based on in-depth industry research and the input of Indonesia's telecom leaders, the Summit agenda is designed to explore the key infrastructure, technology, service and business issues crucial to future market development and growth.
Keynote presentations, dialogues and discussions will feature C-level executives from Indonesia's major operators as well as government and regulatory authorities.
