Smartfren
PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk, commonly known as Smartfren (stylized as smartfren.), formerly known as PT Mobile 8 Telecom Tbk, is an Indonesia-based wireless network operator headquartered in Central Jakarta. It is owned by Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas under the company PT Sinar Mas Komunikasi Teknologi. Smartfren operates exclusively using a 4G LTE network after shifting away from CDMA technologies in 2014. As of 2018, Smartfren has 10.1 million active subscribers, making them the fifth-largest wireless carrier in the country.
| Formerly | Mobile-8 Telecom (2002-2011) |
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| Company type | Public |
| IDX: FREN | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
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| Founded | 2 December 2002 |
| Headquarters | Jl. H. Agus Salim
No. 45, Jakarta Pusat Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Revenue | Rp 6.987 trillion (2019) |
| Rp -2.187 trillion (2019) | |
| Total assets | Rp 27.65 trillion (2019) |
| Total equity | Rp 12.735 trillion (2019) |
| Owner | Sinar Mas |
| Website | www |
Smartfren provides wireless voice (via VoLTE) and data services in Indonesia, which it claims is available in over 200 cities. In 2015, the company launched their LTE-Advanced network, becoming the first in the country to do so.