Internux Sues Shop for Unlocking Bolt! Modems

May 4, 2015Updated Jun 4, 20251 min read

Internux, the company behind Bolt! 4G mobile broadband service, is suing Cumi Laut Software Development, a local shop, for allegedly providing unlocking services for the company’s modem devices.

Bolt!, which is the first 4G mobile broadband provider in Indonesia, has been offering its broadband service with modem and smartphones since its introduction last year — attracting more than 1 million customers.

The company, however, found out that several parties including Cumi Laut, has been unlocking the modem to make it compatible with other operators’ broadband services.

“[This] is an illegal practice that breaches patents and costs our clients,” said Ignatius Supriyadi, Internux’s lawyer in a statement on Wednesday.

Dicky Moechtar, Bolt!’s chief executive, said that the company would also take legal actions against other parties besides Cumi Laut.

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