

Another version of Telkomsel logo in social media's profile used since 18 June 2021 There was widespread support for the hacker on social media. In April 2017, the company website was hacked, and a message protesting about high charges and unnecessary extra services was posted containing numerous offensive words.

In 2014, 11 million former Telkom Flexi (the parent company's fixed wireless access service) subscribers were migrated to either kartuAs or kartuHALO service (depending on their plan) when Telkom, along with various other cellular providers across the country, ended their CDMA services. Three years later, Telkomsel had acquired more than 100 million active customers. launched the iPhone 3G in Indonesia with customised price plans for all of Telkomsel's customers. On 20 March 2009, Telkomsel and Apple South Asia Pte. In September 2006, Telkomsel became the first carrier in the country to launch a 3G service. In November 1997, Telkomsel became the first wireless carrier in Asia to introduce rechargeable GSM pre-paid services (branded as simPATI until the 2021 rebrand). The following year, Singtel Mobile increased its ownership by 12.7%, bringing its total ownership in Telkomsel to 35%, while it is majority owned by Telkom Indonesia with 65% of the shares. In 2001, Telkom acquired Indosat shares to increase its ownership to 77.72%, while KPN and Setdco’s shares were acquired by Singtel Mobile. In 1996, KPN Netherlands ( KPN) and PT Setdco Megacell Asia (Setdco) acquired stakes in Telkomsel of 17.28% and 5%, respectively. Telkomsel was incorporated on in Jakarta, Indonesia by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk ( Telkom) and PT Indosat Tbk ( Indosat). The "by Telkom Indonesia" byline was added in 16 August 2013 History Former logo of Telkomsel used until 18 June 2021. As of the first quarter of 2020, Telkomsel had a 66.4% share of the Indonesian mobile phone market. These brands differ on their payment model ( prepaid vs. Telkomsel operates a variety of mobile services, chief among them are Telkomsel PraBayar (a consolidation of simPATI, kartuAs, and LOOP, all of them Telkomsel's prepaid services) and Telkomsel Halo (formerly kartuHalo). The company operates their GSM network on the 900–1800 MHz frequency range, as well as 3G, 4G, and 5G services on other frequencies. Telkomsel is the largest cellular telecommunication carrier in the country with 169.5 million customer base as of 2020. It is headquartered alongside Telkom in the Telkom Landmark Complex. PT Telekomunikasi Selular ( trading as Telkomsel) is an Indonesian telecommunications company founded in 1995 and is owned by Telkom Indonesia (69.9%) and Singtel (30.1%), which serves as Telkom's consumer services arm starting 1 July 2023 by its management takeover of IndiHome.
