Jumat, 05 Agustus 2011
Hasil Studi di AS: Pembatasan Kapasitas Layanan 4G tidak bermanfaat
| A new report claims that 4G data caps in the US are a rip-off. Whether that’s true or not, the study does highlight the resistance that cellcos are up against from consumers accustomed to unlimited data usage, and the importance of creating new packages that offer obvious value for money. The study from public-interest group Public Knowledge says that while 4G (which in the US means HSPA+ and Wimax as well as LTE) is great, the data caps imposed by operators like AT&T and Verizon “create a disincentive to use the types of applications that benefit the most from 4G speeds. For most users, money spent to access a capped 4G network is money wasted.” Author Michael Weinberg demonstrates this by showing how quickly a 2GB cap can be used up. For example, a single HD movie or two 45-minute HD TV shows from iTunes would wipe out a 2GB limit before they finished downloading. For streaming video, it would take less than eight hours of viewing time. (NOTE: My own recent experience with LTE in Hong Kong allowed me to burn through a gigabyte of data in the course of an afternoon just watching HD videos on YouTube.) One noteworthy caveat to this can be found in a US study released last month from Consumer Reports, which found that on average, smartphone users consume well under 500MB of data a month. If you look at the median numbers (i.e. the numbers in the middle of the range) it’s even lower – between 48MB and 158MB a month. According to CR, the numbers reflect what cellcos already know – most mobile data traffic is consumed by a small percentage of their user base. And data caps more often than not tend to be set based on those percentages. The Public Knowledge study acknowledges as much, citing June 2011 figures from Nielsen that put average smartphone data consumption at 500MB. But, Weinberg argues, those usage levels are generated by apps and content that work well on 3G.(Source: telecomasia.net 5 Aug 2011) Label: Hasil Studi di AS, Pembatasan Kasitas 4G tidak bermanfaat |
Laba Starhub Singapore naik 34% di Kwartal II Tahun 2011
| Singapore’s second largest carrier StarHub’s profit for Q2 rose 34% year-on-year to S$78 million ($63.97 million). The firm’s ebitda grew 16% to S$164 million for the quarter while ebitda margin as a percentage of service revenue had increased 4.4% from the same period last year. Operating revenue for the quarter stayed stable at S$569 million, almost equivalent to a year ago, despite a greater than 50% reduction for the firm’s sports TV package to S$12. Lower revenue from the firm’s Pay TV segment was counterbalanced by positive showings in the mobile and broadband segments. Revenue from StarHub’s mobile services business for Q2 increased 3% to S$302.5 million year-on-year. The firm saw a 4% increase in post-paid mobile service revenue to S$239.2 million, while revenue from pre-paid mobile services had dropped 3% to S$63.3 million. The mobile services segment added 97,000 customers for the quarter and post-paid ARPU increased S$1 to S$73. The firm’s revenue from its broadband segment increased 3% to S$6 million year-on-year. Customer base for residential broadband had risen 6% to 431,000, although ARPU had dropped by S$3 to S$45 due to triple play promotions and a larger proportion of customers taking up lower priced plans. Revenue from StarHub’s fixed network business rose 2% to S$83.4 million for the quarter, year-on-year. A higher takeup of local voice services and higher interconnection fees from overseas carriers led to a 9% revenue increase for voice services. StarHub saw a 2% increase in the percentage of customers taking up its triple play packages to 16,000. The firm revised its year-on-year growth to be in the single low-digit range. (sumber: telecomasia.net 5 Agustus 2011) Label: Laba StarHub naik 34% |
Menteri Telkom India serukan penghentian "Perang Telpon Seluler"
“Something has to give” is the message emanating out of India about the cut-throat competition in the local mobile market. Telecom minister Kapil Sibal has accused Indian mobile operators of being “at war,” and “trying to destroy each other,” Economic Times reported. Sibal warned in an interview that the industry risks destroying itself if it continues its intense rivalry. He blamed the long-running 2G scandal on in-fighting in the sector, with some operators resorting to questionable means to try to gain a political advantage, but implied that this was not the first time operators have sought such a leg-up on the competition. Sibal is eager to have India's largest mobile operators find common ground before he formulates a new telecom policy, but has had little success. He is under pressure from a cash-strapped government to commence a spectrum auction, but can't do so until the policy is complete. But whatever the motivations for Sibal's warnings, there's no denying that margin squeeze has become a pressing issue in a market where tariffs are now among the lowest in the world. Fortunately, there's hope on the horizon, with incumbent mobile operator Bharti Airtel recently increasing its tariffs by 20% to 25% in some regions. Analysts now expect rivals - particularly smaller operators – to quickly follow suit, giving them a much-needed respite from the squeeze. Tata DoCoMo, the operator largely held as being responsible for the latest battle in the tariff war by introducing one paisa ($0.0002) per second billing, also recently revealed it will double call rates for subscribers after the first year, DNA India said. (sumber: Dylan Bushell-Embing - telecomasia.net, 25 Juli 2011) Label: Menteri Telkom India Kapil Sibal, Serukan Penghentian Perang Seluler |
Laba Bharti Airtel menurun selama 6-Kwartal berurutan, walaupun Revenue naik
Bharti Airtel's net profit fell 27.8% in the June quarter, continuing what is now a six-quarter streak of profit declines. But revenue grew 38.6%. The Indian operator recorded a profit of $272 million, with earnings hit by fees associated with its African acquisitions and 3G investments in India. Profit has now fallen for six straight quarters, Economic Times said. The bottom line fell even as revenue swelled to $3.79 billion, on the strength of a 25% year-on-year growth in mobile subscribers to 221.2 million. While Airtel Africa improved revenue 6% sequentially to $979 million and added 2.1 million new customers, the segment is still generating a loss for the parent. Bharti Airtel also struggled with shrinking margins in its core India and South Asian markets – ARPU fell 12% year-on-year, when measured in rupees. But CEO Sunil Mittal said “efforts in the area of cost efficiencies have helped arrest this margin decline.” The company also recently revealed plans to increase its tariffs by up to 25% in some regions of India. (Sumber telecomasia.net 4 Agustus 2011) Label: Profit Bharti Airtel menurun terus, Revenue masih naik |
Kamis, 21 Juli 2011
Why Business Should Oppose Net Neutrality
| Most business executives likely have never come across the concept. Yet despite its limited reach to a small audience of policy wonks, President Obama made it a campaign issue in 2008, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is determined to make it the law, and industry analysts are concerned that its passage would undermine investment by Internet service providers (ISPs). A recent pact on the subject between Google and Verizon — the largest representatives on both sides of the debate — made the covers of the nation's major newspapers this week. What's the fuss over this thing called "net neutrality"? At its core, net neutrality seeks to ensure that ISPs (like Verizon) do not advantage one content provider (like Google) over another (like Yahoo!). But instead of looking to the widely accepted and proven non-discrimination provisions in other areas of communications (such as cable programming), the FCC has crafted a brand new concept of non-discrimination. Non-discrimination under the FCC's net neutrality proposal means that ISPs cannot offer enhanced services beyond the plain-vanilla access service to content providers at any price. As a concrete example, under a net neutrality regime, if Sony wants to purchase special handling of the packets for its online gaming portal, then it must look beyond ISPs for a supplier. So long as ISPs are barred from charging for that service, they will refrain from offering it. The business community should recognize this rule as a form of price regulation. Up until now, the debate over net neutrality has largely focused on how broadband consumers would be affected by net neutrality. But for at least two reasons, businesses — even those outside of the communications sector — have a dog in this fight too. First, businesses need ISPs to continue investing in their broadband networks. It is well established that price regulation often truncates the returns on an investment in a regulated industry, and thereby decreases investment. According to the Columbia Institute of Tele-Information, ISPs are set to invest $30 billion annually over the next five years to blanket the country with next-generation broadband networks, nearly half of which ($14 billion) will support wireless networks. It is difficult to estimate with precision what portion of the $30 billion would be neutered in the presence of net neutrality rules, but the direction of the impact — negative — is clear. Noted telecom analyst Craig Moffett of Bernstein Research opined that, with the imposition of net neutrality rules, Verizon FiOS "would be stopped in its tracks," and AT&T's U-Verse "deployments would slow." Outcomes like these clearly would not serve the interests of the business community. Second, businesses need the opportunity to innovate. The ability to purchase priority delivery from ISPs would spur innovation among businesses, large and small. Priority delivery would enable certain real-time applications to operate free of jitter and generally perform at higher levels. Absent net neutrality restrictions, entrepreneurs in their garages would devote significant energies trying to topple Google with the next killer application. But if real-time applications are not permitted to run as they were intended, these creative energies will flow elsewhere. The concept of premium services and upgrades should be second-nature to businesses. From next-day delivery of packages to airport lounges, businesses value the option of upgrading when necessary. That one customer chooses to purchase the upgrade while the next opts out would never be considered "discriminatory." So if net neutrality regulation is bad for businesses, what should policymakers be doing to encourage investment by both Internet providers and content providers? To continue upgrading their broadband networks, ISPs need assurance that their investments will not be appropriated by the government. Accordingly, the FCC needs to alter its course on many proceedings that seek to limit the returns to broadband investment in the name of "leveling the playing field." At the same time, independent content providers need assurance that they will not be discriminated against when it comes to accessing broadband subscribers or buying enhanced quality of service from ISPs. The best way to do this is to use a case-by-case analysis. In fact, the FCC already uses a case-by-case process to adjudicate discrimination complaints brought by independent cable networks against vertically integrated cable operators. It seems odd that the FCC would use one process to adjudicate discrimination claims in the Internet space and a different process to adjudicate discrimination claims in the cable programming space. The recent Google-Verizon framework represents a large step in the right direction. In particular, it would:
In contrast, under our preferred approach, all deals for priority delivery would be presumptively procompetitive, which would place the burden of proof on the complaining content provider. In particular, a content provider who objected to some ISP conduct would have to prove it has been discriminated against on the basis of affiliation, and as a result of that discrimination, the content provider has been materially impaired in its ability to compete against the affiliated network. (The pending Comcast-NBCU merger implicates the first provision regarding affiliation, as Comcast is set to inherit NBCU's must-have online content.) In the meantime, ISPs would be free to contract — at a positive price — with content providers for enhanced services offerings. Most importantly, the benefits to businesses that flow from such contracting, including a stimulus from ISP investment and the opportunity to innovate, would be preserved. Because businesses have a dog in this fight, they should express their opposition to net neutrality. If not, then regulators will likely ignore the impact on the business community. Robert E. Litan is Vice President for Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City and a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institute. He has served in a number of federal government positions, including Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1995-96) and Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Justice Department's Antitrust Division (1993-95). Hal J. Singer is a Managing Director at Navigant Economics and an adjunct professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.(source http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/08/why_business_should_oppose_net_neutrality.html ) |
Senin, 04 April 2011
Ringkasan Hasil Rapat MASTEL tentang RUU Penyiaran di Era Transmisi TV Digital, Kamis 31 Maret 2011
| Siaran TV Digital (Digital TV Broadcasting) sudah mulai dapat dinikmati di banyak negara-negara maju, sebab banyak sekali keuntungan yang diapat diperoleh, diantaranya adalah penghematan spektrum frekwensi yang sangat significant (disebut sebagai "Digital Dividend"), dan makin baiknya mutu siaran dengan dipakainya High Definition TV, dengan mutu gambar/video yang sangat tinggi. Contoh High Definition TV (HD TV) ini dapat dilihat pada artikel ini, dimana rincial detail gambar yang sangat bagus dan tajam. Untuk melakukan transisi dari TV Analog ke TV Digital diperlukan biaya yang sangat besar, baik dari sisi Penyelenggara Siaran TV maupun disisi pelanggan, sebab mereka harus mengganti pesawat TV mereka ke pesawat TV Digital yang High Definition, atau dengan sekadar memasang Set Top Box untuk konversi sinyal digital ke Analog (kualitas-nya masih rendah). Selain dari pada itu, pihak Penyelenggara Siaran TV Digital juga harus melakukan siaran paralel selama transisi, yaitu siaran TV analag dan siaran TV Digital, dan ini akan memerlukan biaya investasi dan operasional yg sangat besar. Berikut ini adalah pokok2 penting dari rekomendasi Tim Penyusunan RUU Siaran sbb:
Berikut ini adalah Video dalam Format HD TV tentang rapat tersebut diatas untuk dapat dinikmati oleh kita sekalian: Label: Rapat Mastel, Siaran TV Digital |
Kamis, 17 Februari 2011
SARAN-SARAN IMPLEMENTASI "GREEN and COOL ICT" di Indonesia
Green Growth adalah Kerangka Kerja sebagai tanggapan atas tantangan untuk menghadapi perubahan iklim dan pertumbuhan yang sustainable. Menurut hasil study ESCAP, Sustainable Development dapat dicapai melalui tiga faktor yang saling terhubung, yaitu:
Gambar dibawah menggambarkan pilar-pilar untuk tercapainya Green Growth: 
Green ICT adalah ICT yang, sebagai hasil dari penggunaannya, memproduksi emisi karbon yang relatif rendah yang pada saat bersamaan juga mempunyai potrensi untuk mengurangi emisi-emisi karbon di berbagai bidang lainnya melalui katalisasi perubahan teknologi, institusional dan perilaku (behaviour) individu/masyarakat/institusi/organisasi. Definisi ini dapat digambarkan seperti dibawah ini: 
JAWABAN atas Pertanyaan-pertanyaan:
Perusahaan-perusahaan ICT di Indonesia saat ini sudah mulai sadar akan pentingnya penerapan Green ICT untuk mengurangi emisi karbon dan pemanasan global melalui berbagai upaya penghematan penggunaan energi listrik (dari perangkat yang lebih efisien dalam penggunaan daya listrik, mengurangi penggunaan AC dan diganti dengan pendinginan udara/angin, sering mematikan AC, dll). Juga upaya mengurangi eWaste, seperti melakukan recycling PC, Circuit Board, ponsel, kertas Voucher Isi Ulang, dll. Perusahaan ICT juga mulai mengganti penggunaan layar PC/TV dari CRT ke LCD/LED yang hemat energi. BTS yang digunakan juga mulai dipakai yang hemat energi karena dilakukan miniaturisasi, serta tanpa pendingin AC, dan digunakan Solar Panel untuk mengganti Genset Diesel yang mahal dan menimbulkan banyak energi panas. Dengan adanya ICT, baik itu perusahaan ICT ataupun perusahaan-perusahaan lainnya dapat menerapkan paperless office, mengurangi sebanyak mengkit dokumen-dokumen cetak dan mengganti dengan dokumen elektronik. Dengan tersedianya jaringan pita lebar baik itu fixed line, fixed wireless maupun mobile wireless dan 3G, maka dimungkinkan perusahaan-pereusahaan untuk menerapkan Telewoeking atau Telecommuting, tidak harus semua karyawan/manager masuk kan tor tiap hari, sehingga dapat mengheemat BBM, mengurangi emiosi karbon, dan menghemat listrik di kantor-kantor. Operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia yang telah menjadi anggota Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) adalah PT Bakrie Telekom, dimana upaya realisasinya antara lain adalah penggunaan BTS yang hemat energi, penggunaan Power Supply dari Solar Panel, dan membuat Vouche Isi Ulang dari kertas yang sangat kecil untuk mengurangi limbah. Perusahaan-perusahaan ICT Global yang menjadi anggota GeSI adalah: Bell Canada, British Telecom, NTT, CISCO, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, France Telecom, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Sun Microsystems, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Telenor, Verizon, Vodafone, Dell dan LG. Operator-operator Telekomunikasi lainnya di Indonesia juga sedikit banyak telah pula menerapkan upaya-upaya seperti yang dilakukan oleh Bakrie Telekom tersebut diatas.
Bagi perusahaan-perusahaan yang telah menerapkan Green ICT, maka jelas diuntungkan dari penghematan energi dan biaya penggunaannya, mendapatkan citra yang baik di masyarakat sebagai bagian dari Public Relations, dan mmbuat para karyawannya lebih nyaman dalam bekerja (ramah lingkungan). Negara juga diuntungkan, karena upaya nasional mengurangi emisi karbon dan pemanasan global mendapat dukungan perusahaan-perusahaan itu, disamping secara nasional juga dapat menghemat energi dan hemat anggaran BBM. Upaya yang diperlukan untuk mendorong penerapan Green ICT adalah melakukan sosialisasinya secara lebih intensif melalui Seminar, Training, Workshop, serta pemberian insentif atau penghargaan khusus kepada perusahaan-perusahaan yang menonjol dalam penerapan Green ICT.
Kritik untuk membangun:
Saran-saran:
Label: Green and Cool ICT, Saran-saran Penerapan di Indonesia |
Kamis, 10 Februari 2011
INDOSAT pertimbangkan Spinoff Unit CDMA
| Indosat, perusahaan telekomunikasi terbesar kedua di Indonesia, sedang mempertimbangkan spin-off unit (divisi) CDMA , yaitu StarOne, untuk membuat perusahaan lebih kompetitif. Presiden Direktur Harry Sasongko mengatakan pada hari Selasa 8 Februari 2011 bahwa Indosat saat ini sedang melaksanakan penilaian internal untuk mendapatkan momentum karena sektor ini telah menunjukkan tren yang meningkat dengan sebagian besar's 230 juta rakyat Indonesia memiliki akses ke telepon selular. "Spin-off masih dalam tahap pertimbangan. Ini merupakan bagian dari proses yang berkelanjutan di internal kegiatan perusahaan untuk StarOne, "katanya kepada wartawan di kantornya di Jakarta. "Kami terus mengkaji dan melihat peluang yang menguntungkan, strategi pemasaran produk tersebut untuk memenangkan posisi untuk produk kami di pasar," tambah Harry, seperti dikutip oleh kantor berita Antara. Sektor telekomunikasi memimpin sektoral ekonomi bangsa tahun 2010, tumbuh sebesar 13,5 persen, lebih tinggi dari keseluruhan 6,1 persen pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia pada tahun 2010. Sebuah penurunan pelanggan dari StarOne yang terus-menerus telah dilaporkan menghambat pertumbuhan keseluruhan's Indosat, yang didominasi oleh bisnis telekomunikasi selular. Rencana spin-off unit bisnis StarOne telah dipertimbangkan sejak tahun 2008. "Kami akan merampungkan keputusan segera setelah penilaian selesai," kata Harry, menambahkan ia mengharapkan hasil yang semaksimal mungkin setelah penilaian. Laba bersih Indosat jatuh 63 persen menjadi Rp 531 milyar per September 2010 dari Rp 1,45 triliun di tahun sebelumnya sebagai dampak dari penguatan rupiah yang meningkatkan biaya lindung nilai. Indosat, terdaftar di New York Stock Exchange dan Bursa Efek Indonesia, dimana 65 persen dimiliki oleh perusahaan telokomunikasi Qatar, yaitu Qatar Telecommunication (QTEL). Pada hari Selasa, rapat pemegang saham luar biasa Indosat setuju untuk menunjuk komisaris baru, yaitu Deputi Kementerian BUMN bidang layanan bisnis Parikesit Suprapto, dan, Hanz C. Motiz juga sebagai direktur baru bagi perusahaan INDOSAT, untuk menggantikan Stephen Edward Hobbs pada tanggal 30 April. (JP / Esther Samboh - The Jakarta Post) Label: INDOSAT, Spinoff CDMA Unit |
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Bisnis Indonesia: Operator WiMAX diindikasikan boleh pakai Standar WiMAX 802.16e
| Setelah berjuang lebih dari 1-tahun, para Operator WiMAX yang memenangkan Tender Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) pada akhir tahun 2009 diindikasikan akan diizinkan oleh Pemerintah R.I. untuk memakai teknologi WiMAX 16e. Informasi ini diberikan oleh Plt. Dirjen Sumber Daya Perangkat Pos dan Informatika Muhammad Budi Setiawan kepada Koran Bisnis Indonesia Kamis, 10 Februari 2011, dengan memberikan satu opsi kepada para Pemenang Tender BWA itu, yaitu mereka diharuskan membayar kelebihan harga (price taking) dari hasil Tender sisa pita 2,3 GHZ yang akan segera digelar. Pembahasan soal mekanisme untuk memberikan kelonggaran teknologi WiMAX 16e ini berlangsung cukup alot, tarik menarik antara Pemerintah dan operator terkait penyelengaraan pada pita frekwensi 2,3 GHz. Presiden Direktur PT Indosat Mega Media Indar Atmanto mengatakan pihaknya akan mengikuti peraturan yang ditetapkan oleh Pemerintah. Head of Corporate Communication PT TELKOM Eddy Kurnia mengatakan perseroannya masih konsisten dengan hasil tender 16d sehingga belum mengambil sikap perubahan posisi apapun meski Pemerintah akan mengizinkan penggunaan teknologi 16e. Sementara itu, Sylvia Sumarlin, CEO Xirca - perusahaan pembuat chipset WiMAX - mengatakan terdapat perbedaan perangkat antara WiMAX 16d dan 16e. "Vendor chipset WiMAX tidak lagi memproduksi perangkat dengan spesifikasi WiMAX 16d (fixed service)." ujarnya. Dia menambahkan bahwa penggunaan perangkat WiMAX 16d diperkirakan tidak akan bertahan lama dan akan beralih ke 16e. "Perangkat 16d umurnya tidak panjang dan tidak compatible dengan perangkat 16e". Bagi Pemerintah, penggunaan perangkat WiMAX 16d untuk mendorong produk lokal atau tingkat kandungan dalam negeri (TKDN). Namun menurut Sylvia, industri dalam negeri hanya mampu memenuhi sekitar 30% bahan untuk perangkat WiMAX 16d, sedangkan yang 70% lainnya masih harus diimpor. Oleh karena itu, beberapa perusahaan pengembang chipset mendesak pemerintah untuk mengubah standar penggunaan chipset dengan menggunakan teknologi 16e. Menurut data MASTEL, pada tahun 2009 terdapat 8 manufaktur pembuat chipset dan piranti 16e. Sebagaian industri lokal memilih mengembangkan WiMAX 16e dengan klaim untuk mengantisipasi perubahan teknologi yang begitu pesat. Beberapa waktu yang lalu, Sammy Pangerapan, Dirut Jasnita Telekomindo - salah satu operator pemenang tender WiMAX 16d - menegaskan perusahaannya tidak mau menggunakan teknologi 16d, karena vendor 16d tidak bisa menunjukkan rodmap dari barang yang akan dibeli. Sebelumnya, Anggota Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI) Nonot Harsono mengungkapkan lima pemenang tender BWA 2,3 GHz tidak segera menggelar layanan secara komersial karena pemasok teknologi WiMAX yang ditentuka oleh Pemerintah tidak tersedia dan tidak memenuhi skala ekonomis, sehingga operator akan rugi jika memaksakan penggelaran layanan. Silahkan ditanggapi dan semoga bermanfaat. Label: 3GHz baru, Harus bayar beda harla lelang 2, Pemerintah indikasikan diperbolehannya layanan WiMAX 16e |