[2] The company offers wireless services for mobile phones, and to a lesser extent, broadband internet lines for homes.

Indosat expanded into becoming the first international company that was acquired and 100% owned by the Indonesian Government.

They also established PT Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3) to provide and operate a nationwide GPRS network, a first for the country.

In 2009, Qtel bought 24.19% of series B shares from the public and became Indosat's majority shareholder with a 65% ownership.

The service was first rolled out in the major cities, with planned expansions to rural areas.