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Bandung, 29 July 2021. The XL Home fiber internet service from PT XL Axiata Tbk (XL Axiata) is now available in several areas in Greater Bandung, including Bandung City, Bandung Regency, West Bandung Regency, Cimahi City, and Sumedang Regency. Since its introduction in mid-June 2020, XL Home services have continued to increase by around 200%. The public's need for fast and stable internet services has continued to increase since the implementation of work and study from home activities during the pandemic. In addition, the increase in subscribers in Greater Bandung is also driven by the need for fast, stable, and affordable home internet.

Director & Chief Commercial Officer - Home and Enterprise of XL Axiata, Abhijit Navaleka said, "From the beginning we have predicted that the Greater Bandung area has great business potential considering that before XL Home available, there had been many requests from the people of Bandung. People asked when XL Home will enter Bandung were even quite high because they need quality home internet. This became one of the considerations when a year ago we actually inaugurated XL Home in Bandung. As a result, within one year the subscriber growth is quite high, up to almost 200%, and we are sure that it will continue to increase given the high level of customer satisfaction as well.”

To date, XL Home service in Greater Bandung area has served more than 43 thousand homepasses, an increase from around 14 thousand homepasses a year ago. In terms of service coverage, XL Home in Bandung Raya area has served subscribers in more than 200 urban villages/villages, in 70 districts. This coverage will continue to be increased by XL Axiata to provide opportunities for other people of Greater Bandung area to access fast and stable home internet services, plus quality entertainment programs in one XL Home package.     

The growth in the number of XL Home subscribers in Greater Bandung area is likely to continue to increase in line with the increasing public demand for a stable and fast home internet network to support community activities and productivity in the midst of the pandemic. In addition, in terms of products, XL Axiata recently launched an innovative product called “XL SATU Fiber”, which combines XL HOME and XL Prepaid services. With this new service, subscribers can enjoy super fast home internet with fiber optic technology and get a shared quota, which can be managed and distributed to family members. In addition, through XL ONE Fiber, all family members can also enjoy the prepaid quota sharing service feature that can be used when all family members are doing activities outside the home. More complete information about XL SATU Fiber can be checked at satu.xl.co.id.

XL Home itself provides super fast and stable fiber optic home internet services at very affordable prices. The XL Home internet package is also equipped with an entertainment box with the latest Android technology. This technology can turn subscribers' ordinary TVs into smart TVs that can access high-quality entertainment shows such as Netflix, Catchplay+, WeTV, iflix, as well as national and international channels through Vidio application up to Youtube and various applications on the Google Play Store. Subscribers can also play games together through the Air Console application, which uses the subscriber's smartphone as a controlling device.

In July 2021, XL Home through XL SATU Fiber offers five choices of home internet packages. The package price also includes installation costs and equipment rental fee, so there are no additional costs.

• Value Package, IDR 274 thousand, subscribers will get unlimited data access without FUP Internet Fiber with speeds up to 30Mbps, and 15GB quota for shared mobile phones that can be shared up to 2 numbers.
• Smart Package, IDR 334 thousand, unlimited without FUP Internet Fiber up to 50Mbps, and 25GB quota for shared mobile phones that can be shared up to 2 numbers.
• Family Package, IDR 409 thousand, unlimited without FUP Internet Fiber up to 100Mbps, and 50GB quota for shared mobile phones that can be shared with up to 3 numbers.
• Superuser Package, IDR 599 thousand, unlimited without FUP Internet Fiber up to 300Mbps, and 100GB quota for shared mobile phones that can be shared up to 4 numbers.
• Ultimate Package, IDR 999 thousand, unlimited without FUP Internet Fiber up to 1Gbps, and 300GB quota for shared mobile phones that can be shared up to 5 numbers.

Since its launch in December 2018, XL Home has received a good response from people who need quality home internet. In the last one year period, the number of homepass increased by 100% to 540 thousand. From the network side, the expansion of the network coverage area will continue as planned. Besides Bandung, cities that have been covered by XL Home services are Greater Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Makassar, Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Banjarbaru, Medan, Palembang, Cirebon, Semarang, Surabaya, Gresik, and Sidoarjo.