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A man uses a cellphone as he sits in front of the Batavia Air office at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport outside Jakarta. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) It was all black with a sleek curve to match the shape of your face as you talked, and a smooth black cover which slid down to reveal a keypad to make a call. It felt so futuristic that it was used in the first Matrix film, tech writer Aulia Masna gleefully pointed out as he rehashed the memory of his first cellphone back in 1996, the Nokia 8110. "The screen of the 8110 was tiny by today's standards, but enough to show a single SMS without having to scroll too much," Aulia said. Telecommunication companies weathered a wobbly start due to rupiah inflation in the late '90s, but few could have imagined the immense growth of the industry in Indonesia. The sector is about to hit its 20th birthday with three companies, Telkomsel, XL Axiata and Indosat, maintaining a stranglehold on one of the world's biggest mobile phone and data markets. Today, in the world's fourth most populous nation, there are more active mobile subscriptions than people. Connecting an archipelago Ten years ago only two out of every 45 Indonesians had access to a fixed telephone, according to Redwing Asia. Although cellphones and mobile networks were available since the late '80s, through the now defunct AMPS network, many Indonesians living in rural areas had few methods of quick communication available to them. Traditional letters and motorcycle couriers were still the primary form of communication in the villages of Indonesia. One of the biggest hurdles phone companies had to overcome to connect the nation was Indonesia's unique geography. For more information: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/758061 http://www.ran

Kuala Lumpur 26 June 2014, Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata) continued to gain momentum in the industry, taking top honours again at the Frost & Sullivan's 2014 Asia Pacific ICT Award. Axiata won the Best Telecom Group of the Year, for the 6th consecutive year. This prestigious award is granted to the operator with a presence in at least 4 Asia Pacific markets that has shown exemplary growth and performance in 2013 in Asia Pacific through its investments in the region. Axiata Group also took home three awards in total with XL Axiata winning the Most Innovative Telecom Service Provider of the Year and Dialog Axiata was voted Best Emerging Market Service Provider of the Year. To qualify for the Telecom Group of the Year category companies were studied on their growth and performance in 2013 in Asia Pacific through its investments in the region. Companies were studied on their revenues, product/service innovation, capabilities, subscriber growth and strength of regional footprint as well as overall contribution to the industry. As the group transformed its business by aligning itself with changing consumer preferences and technological advancements, the panel of judges was convinced with Axiata's all-round performance. Dato' Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim, President and Chief Executive Officer of Axiata said "We are greatly honoured by the awards especially given the caliber of other players in the category. I thank the judges and Frost & Sullivan for the recognition. The award reflects the great team that we have with us and is really a collective victory to be fully shared with all our employees across the group. It has been a tremendous five years for Axiata and this award is testament to that." For further information on Axiata visit: http://www.ranker.com/list/the-jakarta-globe-xl-axiata-axis-capital-gro