Tag: Smartphone adoption

Arima, Asus, and HTC Collaborate to Build Assembling Factory in Indonesia

The vast smartphone consumption in Indonesia becomes an interesting challenge to players of the industry. In fact, Taiwan-based OEM and ODM developer Arima Communication Corp. has planned to support Asus and HTC Corporation’s production in Indonesia. It previously partnered with numerous local partners, including PT Ti-Phone Mobile during its support for LG and Sony. Continue reading Arima, Asus, and HTC Collaborate to Build Assembling Factory in Indonesia

Pew’s Survey: Only 24% of Indonesians Have Accessed Internet, 15% of Them Use Smartphone

Indonesian penetration in ICT scene has been somewhat interesting lately. The unique challenges faced by it, such as the area width, density of people, and people’s education level, contributes to this. Pew survey institution recently published that there are only 24 percent of Indonesian population getting connected to internet (at least once in their life), and only 15 percent of them possessing at least one smartphone. The survey was conducted between April-May 2014 with Indonesians aged above 18 years old as the respondents. Continue reading Pew’s Survey: Only 24% of Indonesians Have Accessed Internet, 15% of Them Use Smartphone