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| Product type | Telecommunications |
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| Owner | XLSmart |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Introduced | 3 March 2010 |
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| Markets | Nationwide |
| Previous owners | Smartfren Telecom |
| Website | www |
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| Formerly | Mobile-8 Telecom (2002–2011) |
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
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| Founded | 2 December 2002 |
| Defunct | 16 April 2025 |
| Fate | Merged with XL Axiata to form XLSmart |
| Successor | XLSmart |
| Headquarters | Jl. H. Agus Salim No. 45, Jakarta Pusat Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Revenue |  Rp 6.987 trillion (2019) |
| Rp -2.187 trillion (2019) | |
| Total assets | Rp 27.65 trillion (2019) |
| Total equity | Rp 12.735 trillion (2019) |
| Parent | Sinar Mas  |
Smartfren (stylized in all-lowercase) is an Indonesian wireless network operator headquartered in Central Jakarta. As of 2025, it is part of XLSmart, which jointly owned by Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas and Malaysia-based Axiata. Smartfren operates exclusively using a 4G LTE network after shifting away from CDMA technologies in 2014. As of 2018, Smartfren has 10.1 million active subscribers, [1] making them the fifth-largest wireless carrier in the country. [2]
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Smartfren provides wireless voice (via VoLTE) and data services in Indonesia, which it claims is available in over 200 cities. In 2015, the company launched their LTE Advanced network, becoming the first in the country to do so. [3]
On 11 December 2024, Smartfren announced that it will merge with XL Axiata for IDR 104 trillion or USD 6,5 billion, creating the country's new telecommunication powerhouse. The merger with make Smartfren absorbed into the new entity called XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera, while the merger will be occur in the first half of 2025. The Smartfren-branded services will continue to operate within the new entity, along with XL and Axis. [4] On 25 March 2025, XL approved the planned merger with Smartfren during the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, with the completion date set on 16 April 2025. [5]
