Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir (center) and Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands Mayerfas (far right) and Telkom President Director Ririek Adriansyah (second from left) posed for a group photo after witnessing the MoU signing by Telin Chief Executive Officer Budi Satria Dharma Purba (second from right) and Expereo Chief Executive Officer Irwin Fouwels (far left) at the World Trade Center Amsterdam in the Netherlands (2/9 ).

Jakarta, 3 September 2022 – PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), a subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom) that focus on international telecommunications business and Expereo International BV (Expereo), a global provider of managed internet and hybrid networks, SD-WAN, and cloud connectivity solutions, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the World Trade Center Amsterdam in the Netherlands (2/9), of their forged collaboration to develop a joint go-to-market strategy to provide internet connectivity and SD-WAN cloud and optimization services acceleration.

Witnessed by Indonesia's Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir and Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands Mayerfas and Telkom President Director Ririek Adriansyah, the MoU signing by Telin Chief Executive Officer, Budi Satria Dharma Purba and Expereo Chief Executive Officer, Irwin Fouwels went smoothly.

"We continue to encourage state-owned enterprises to go global. The key is surely for collaboration. We hope this collaboration can lead Telkom to continue to expand its digital footprint across the world," State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir said.

Telin and Expereo strategic partnership is expected to create added value, competitive pricing and a commercial model, which culminates in a go-to market strategy to enable Expereo to offer Telin's services to potential customers globally.

"Europe is one of the company's focus regions where it will expand its business.  Telin's business in the Netherlands is developing very well, growing at more than 32%. Apart from services to wholesalers and global carrier operators, Telin also provides services and solutions to the enterprise segment, including Indonesian companies that have branches overseas and Indonesian government offices such as embassies. The MoU signing between Telin and Expereo is a good momentum to increase both parties' capabilities so they can provide the best service to customers and encourage other opportunities to arise in the future," Telkom President Director Ririek Adriansyah said.

"The collaboration between Telin and Expereo is expected to strengthen each other's capabilities and accelerate Indonesia's digital transformation. Furthermore, this cooperation is very relevant to enable the development of Indonesian government agencies and multinational companies in Europe and Africa,” Ririek added.

“In today's digital era with an 'always-on' network, near-perfect and uninterrupted connectivity is very important for business continuity. With Telin and Expereo collaboration, we hope Telin can provide the best in class SD-WAN solution by providing network connectivity and providing a one-stop management platform, to support our partners to be more efficient and productive," Telin CEO Budi Satria Dharma Purba said.

“As part of Expereo's accelerated growth into the market, it is important for us to forge partnerships with companies like Telin, which is committed to developing in-depth technical capabilities and committed to a customer-first approach to helping customers achieve their goals in this era of rapid globalization,” Expereo CEO Irwin Fouwels said.

With Telin and Expereo's global reach, the two companies are committed to working together in advancing Indonesia's digital transformation and complementing Telin's services for countries outside Indonesia.

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