XLSmart (formerly XL Axiata) sells mobile broadband, fixed broadband, telephony, and converged FMC services directly to residential and business consumers nationwide under brands XL, Axis, and Smartfren (Source), (Source).
XLSmart (formerly XL Axiata) builds and owns its own mobile (2G/4G/5G) and FTTH infrastructure (Source), (Source).
Indonesia
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About
XLSmart (formerly XL Axiata) is an ISP and Network Operator that builds and owns its own mobile (2G/4G/5G) and FTTH infrastructure while selling mobile broadband, fixed broadband, telephony, and converged FMC services directly to residential and business consumers nationwide under brands XL, Axis, and Smartfren; founded October 6, 1989 as PT Grahametropolitan Lestari (rebranded Excelcomindo 1996, XL Axiata 2009 via Axiata acquisition), with major milestones including GSM launch 1996, 3G rollout 2006, 4G LTE launch 2014, acquisition of 66% Link Net 2022 for FTTH expansion to 700k+ homes passed by 2022 and 1M+ customers by 2023, XL SATU FMC launch 2021, merger with Smartfren completed April 16, 2025 rebranding to XLSmart with 34.8% ownership each by Axiata and Sinar Mas, and 5G commercial expansion via dual-mode core in 2024 (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
XLSmart is not retail-only; it builds and operates its own physical mobile and fixed networks in addition to retail sales (Source)(Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
XLSmart is not wholesale-only; it sells retail directly to residential and business end-users via FMC bundles like XL SATU Fiber/Lite (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
XLSmart is not business-only; it offers services to both residential consumers via XL SATU home broadband and businesses via enterprise ICT solutions (Source), (Source).