Ordyn to Explore Indonesia’s WiMax Gear Market

Bisnis Indonesia / May 19, 2008

JAKARTA: PT Ordyn Technologies targets 30% of its 2008-2009 revenues to come from Indonesia, specifically from its WiMax gear market.

R.Srinivasan, Co-founder & Chief Operations Officer of Ordyn Technologies Pte Ltd, exposed Ordyn Indonesia would focus on manufacturing products suitable to support the WiMax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) technology.

According to him, Ordyn opened business in Inodnesia after observing the WiMax technology would grow in Asia in the future.

He continued Indonesia was one of the countries where information and communication technology markets had yet been fully explored. In addition, Indonesia also has manu rural areas difficult to be covered by telecommunication services.

"Asia is the largest region by population and the countries there usually share geographical similarities, such as having many rural areas. Just imagine the great value that can be created by the industries."

Srinivasan said Ordyn Technologies, established in 2001, is based in Bangalore, India and last year was able to record US$51 million in revenues.

So far, Ordyn has already had branches in several Asian countries, such as in Malaysia, Singapore, and Dubai.

Indrajaya Putra Januar, President Director of PT Ordyn Technologies to Indonesia, revealed the WiMax technology would grow in Indonesia, creating opportunities for telecom industries in Indonesia to expand communication and information gear utilization, especially in remote areas such as rural ones.

"Around 70% of areas in Indonesia are rural ones, thus, creating a huge potential for the utilization of the WiMax technology for communication and information."

Indrajaya added Ordyn planned by the end of the year to develop a manufacturing plant in Indonesia and was estimated to spend four million ringgits worth investments, the same amount of investments spend on the plant in Malaysia.

He inserted Ordyn had also established partnerships with electronics companies in Batam in producing Ordyn products. Some of those partners are PT Bionex and PT PCI.

Within the next two years, he promised, 40% of Ordyn Indonesia product components would be local content.

In the course of rapid technology advance, he hoped products and solutions offered by Ordyn could be utilized by new telecommunication companies, which would become its target market segment.

"We have had talks with several new operators in Indonesia that will utilize the WiMax technology. However, we will wait for the progress of the tender for USO, which is expected to be completed in 2009 or 2010." (Bisnis/14)