PT. Power Telecom (PowerTel)

Is there any relation between PowerTel Indonesia and PowerTel New Zealand/Australia ? Honestly I've just heard about this company a few months ago and about last week I was quite surprised when several media quoted the company press release that they are ready to offer services in Jakarta Bandung and that they are in the last stage of the preparation of Java-wide fiber optic infrastructure. Well, "Gut gemacht! Gratuliere!"

Facts and quotes:

• "In 2007 the company signed a contract with government-owned railway company PT Kereta Api to install the network along its railway in a 20-year deal"
  
• "PowerTel plans to go for IPO roadshow to Middle East, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The Indonesia's telecommunication network infrastructure provider has confirmed the support from Middle East investor. There could be more Middle East based investors coming in exceeding the locals"
• "PowerTel aims to deploy the optical fiber backbone along Java island. The 3,400 km - 3 ringed - architecture will be finished by 2009"
• "PT Power Telecom (Powertel) hopes to finish construction of a 3,400-km fiber optic cable system between Jakarta and the East Java capital of Surabaya early next year at the latest"
• Network link in Greater Jakarta and Bandung (500 km; RFS June 2008?) ; Stage two comprises a 833km fibre-optic link connecting Jakarta and Surabaya (RFS September 2008 ? Complete rings RFS Q1/2009 ?)
• "Power Telecom is spending IDR 800 bn (USD 86 mn) in its Java fibre-optic deployment and aims to complete the rollout in September" (2008? maybe for link to Surabaya?); from other sources "The company started building the network, estimated to cost IDR 1.2 trillion (USD 130 mn), earlier this year"
• "The network is expected to be linked with international networks from Jakarta and Surabaya" (Surabaya Hongkong?)
  
• "Once Power Telecom has completed its Java rollout it intends to expand its infrastructure in Sumatra in 2008 and Kalimantan in the next four years"
• "The company has allocated IDR 5 trillion to finance its entire capital expenditures for the next five years"
• "To complement its fibre-optic rollout the company is also setting up Wi-Fi and core IP networks to offer high speed internet access in Jakarta, Solo, Yogyakarta, Semarang and Boyolali"
• Capacity ? (multiple 640 Gbps/FP design capacity?; 48 FPs cable?) Suppliers?
  

Sources: TeleGeography, Swa, Kontan, etc.

PowerTel's Java Backbone (Source/Courtesy PowerTel| powertel.co.id)