It was established on September 28, 1990 by the Telkom Education Foundation, which is owned by PT Telkom, the semi-privatized government-owned telecommunication company of Indonesia.

The school with 480.000 m² area was in Dayeuhkolot, 3 km south of Bandung.

In August 2013, the institution was merged with Telkom Education Foundation's 3 other institutions, Telkom Institute of Management, Telkom Politechnics, and Telkom Creative Arts Schools to form Telkom University IT Telkom focused on a program to support the development of telecommunication technologies and industries by providing skilled professionals.

[1] In its early years of 1991 and 1992, PT Telkom provided scholarship to all students with job contracts at the company after graduation.

[2] In 2005, IT Telkom tied with China's largest telecommunication manufacturer and wireless provider, ZTE, to establish a telecommunication center at the school's campus.