Telkom Subsidiary Cooperation With Expreo, Minister Of SOEs: In Order For SOEs To Go Global

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JAKARTA - PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) announced a collaboration with Expereo International BV (Expereo). The collaboration between the subsidiaries of PT Telkom Indonesia Tbk was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the World Trade Center Amsterdam a few days ago.

This collaboration is carried out in order to develop a go-to-market strategy, provide internet connectivity and acceleration services, and optimize the SD-WAN cloud. Expreo is a global provider of managed internet and hybrid networks, SD-WAN, as well as a cloud connectivity solution from the Netherlands.

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said that Telin's move was part of a global state-owned mission.

"We continue to encourage SOEs to go Global. Of course with the key to collaboration. Hopefully this collaboration can lead Telkom to continue to expand its digital footprint around the world," said Erick, quoted Monday, September 5.

Telin and Expreo's strategic partnerships are expected to create added value, competitive prices and commercial models, leading to a go-to market strategy to allow Expreo to offer Telin services to potential customers globally.

Meanwhile, Telkom's President Director, Ririek Adriansyah, assessed that Europe is one of the company's focuses on developing its business going forward. He said, Telin's business in the Netherlands is growing very well with growth of more than 32 percent.

Not only services to wholesalers and global carrier operators, Telin also provides services for the entertainment segment, including Indonesian companies that have branches abroad as well as Indonesian government offices such as the Embassy.

"The signing of the MoU between Telin and Expreo is a good momentum in order to increase the capabilities of both parties so that they can provide the best service to customers and other opportunities emerge in the future," said Ririek.

Ririek hopes that Telin's collaboration with Expertio can strengthen Indonesia's capabilities and accelerate Indonesia's digital transformation. Furthermore, this collaboration is considered relevant to enable the development of Indonesian multinational government agencies and companies in Europe and Africa.

On the same occasion, Telin CEO Budi explained that with the collaboration between Telin and Experteo, his party hopes that Telin can provide the best SD-WAN solutions in his class by providing network connectivity and providing a one-stop management platform.

"Especially supporting Telin partners to be more efficient and productive," said Budi.