More than a dozen companies that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange announced share buyback programs in 2018 in an effort to stabilize their share prices amid heavy volatile times. Indonesian publicly-listed companies that have announced their share buybacks include Nippon Indosari Corpindo, Bumi Serpong Damai and link Net.

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Tower Bersama Infrastructure, a leading independent telecommunication tower developer in Indonesia, set aside IDR 1 trillion (approx. USD $74 million) for the development of new telecommunication towers in 2018. Meanwhile, the company is also ready to acquire towers from its domestic counterparts.

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Although advanced markets have already been enjoying 4G technology (short for fourth generation) for a couple of years, Indonesia is still in the middle of developing and expanding its 4G network across the archipelago. This context implies that Indonesia's telecommunication tower providers have ample opportunity for growth, supported by rising smartphone penetration. Within the next five years, the smartphone penetration rate of Indonesia is estimated to grow from 37 percent to 50 percent.

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Tower Bersama Infrastructure is one of the leading independent tower companies in Indonesia. Its principal business involves leasing space for antennas and other equipment for wireless signal transmission at tower sites and shelter-only sites under long-term lease agreements with telecommunication operators. The company also provides telecommunication operators with access to its Distributed Antennae System (“DAS”) networks in shopping malls and office buildings in major urban areas.

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