JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), subsidiary of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLKM), booked net profit of Rp60 trillion in 2013, grew by 10% from 2012. While the industry only grew by 7% during 2013.
Its net profit and Ebitda also increased 10.4% and 10% respectively. The revenue growth was supported by digital business segment, consisting of broadband data service (35.6% YoY) and digital services (30.3% YoY). While revenue of voice rose 4.5% YoY and revenue of SMS grew by 3.3% YoY).
In 2013, Telkomsel built 15,567 units of BTS, making a total of 69,864 units of BTS, a 28.7% increase. Telkomsel’s customers reached 132 million, grew by 5%.