Indosat Ooredoo closes 2019 with impressive financial performance

Total Revenue increased by 12.9% to IDR 26.1 trillion YoY, cellular revenue increased by 14.7% to IDR 20.7 trillion YoY, and EBITDA reached IDR 9.9 trillion, a remarkable 51.6% improvement YoY. Cellular subscriber numbers grew by 1.2 million to 59.3 million by end of 2019, and Average Revenue per User (ARPU) increased to IDR 27.9 thousand from previously IDR 18.7 thousand, driven mainly by a substantial data traffic increase of 71.7% YoY. Indosat Ooredoo also recorded net profit of IDR1,569.0 billion, increased by almost IDR 4 trillion over net loss recorded in FY2018 primarily driven by EBITDA improvement and tower sale.

Operationally we successfully executed an intensive 4G network rollout, expanding 4G coverage from just 44% of the Indonesian population at the end of 2017 to nearly 90% in 2019 and measurably improving connection quality nationwide. In recognition of this momentous achievement, during the year Indosat Ooredoo was awarded the prestigious Gold Stevie® Award Asia Pacific award for the Innovation in Technology Development. The Company operated 124,144 BTSs as of 31 December 2019, adding 49,218 BTSs compared to last year. To date, the Company has operated 48,048 4G BTS.