More than half of Indonesians say Telkomsel provides the best mobile network coverage: report

Jakarta, Indonesia – A new survey from YouGov reveals that telecommunications provider Telkomsel is the most preferred provider in Indonesia, with around 57% of respondents saying the local provider is the most ideal provider in their local area.

According to the data, Telkomsel enjoys the highest regard in Indonesian cities outside Java island (65%) and in Greater Surabaya (63%), where over three in five consumers say its network coverage is the best.

Meanwhile, Indosat Oredoo is the second best-rated telco brand in the country and is the top pick for 15% of all Indonesian consumers. Regionally, Indosat Oredoo enjoys the highest regard in cities in Java outside the Jakarta and Surabaya metropolitan areas, where about one in five consumers (19%) say it offers the best network coverage – but is most poorly regarded in cities outside Java (9%).

XL Axiata comes in third overall – and is the top choice for about a seventh of consumers across regions – but is second most well-regarded in cities outside Java (12%). Meanwhile, 3/Tri (a telco brand under Indosat Oredoo Hutchinson) is fourth best-rated in the country, followed at a distance by Smartfren.

In terms of service perception, Telkomsel by far has the largest proportion of customers who think their current provider provides the best service – at over nine in ten (91%). Next most well-regarded among Telkomsel’s customers is XL Axiata, with 4% saying the telco’s mobile network coverage is the best option where they live.

XL Axiata has the next largest share of customers who think their current provider offers the best coverage in their area, at almost seven in ten (69%). Following closely are Smartfren and Indosat Ooredoo (both 66%), where two-thirds of each telco’s customers think they offer the best mobile network coverage where they live, ahead of 3/Tri where just over three-fifths (62%) of its customers say the same.