THE GROWTH OF OVER THE TOP (OTT) SERVICE IN INDONESIA IS PREDICTED TO
KEEP INCREASING EVERY YEAR
Desmond Poon, Chief Technology Officer, PT Link Net Tbk (First Media) shares his
insights on the OTT market in Indonesia at Indonesia ICT Summit 2016
Jakarta September 1st 2016 – Numbers of internet users in Indonesia keep increasing every
year and it’s supported by research result from international research institution EMarketer.
Based on the research, number of internet user in Indonesia has reached 102.8 million in 2016
and is predicted to continue rises to 123 million in 2018. Speaking at Indonesia ICT Summit
2016 today in Jakarta Internasional Expo Kemayoran, Desmond Poon, CTO, PT. Link Net Tbk
(First Media), Indonesia’s first provider of integrated telecommunications and multimedia
services, stated his optimism that Over the Top (OTT) service market in Indonesia will continue
growing to fulfill the needs of millennial generation on informative contents. Economic and
Infrastructure are two main factors that support OTT service growth
According to Bank of Indonesia, Indonesian economic growth is projected to increase 5.2% -
5.6% in 2016 and it will continue increasing to 6.0% - 6.5% in 2017-2019.
Overlooking from infrastructure term, the development of Indonesia’s infrastructure has
encountered a significant growth. Nowadays, the Indonesian people not only can enjoy 3G
networks but they can also enjoy the 4G connection. Furthermore, operators have expanded
their broadband coverage and the availability of Unlimited internet service like BOLT! offers
better experiences on OTT service for the subscribers.
In order to keep pace with with customers’ growing demand for media and entertainment
contents on the go, the operators need to innovate new technology. One of the strategies is
investing in new OTT and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, making them complementary to
the existing TV services.
First Media, as an internet and TV service provider, offers a bundling package of pay TV, OTT
and broadband service to provide a complete next generation experience for the subscribers,
both at home and on the go.
“Our strength lies on our ability to offer an integrated service to our subscribers. As we add
more richness to the traditional linear TV by offering Personal Video Recorder (PVR), Video on
Demand (VOD) and Catch-up TV, we also embrace OTT services such as an android-based
application, which includes YouTube, Google Applications, games and voice search by using
the same set-top box. At the same time, we also extend viewing with our First Media X, TV
Anywhere OTT service that can be consumed on any mobile devices. First Media X application
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