M edan, September 10th, 2020. PT XL Axiata, Tbk (XL Axiata) is greatly increasing and expanding its XL HOME services. Now available in Medan City, North Sumatra, the expansion in the capital city of North Sumatra Province continues to expand throughout the first half of this year in the East Java region, namely Surabaya, Gresik, Sidoarjo, and Malang. The decision to widen XL Home services in Medan was due to the local enthusiasm, asking for XL Home services since there is a fairly high level of visits to various websites and social media. Apart from business, this city has great potential to market high-speed internet services.
Director of Corporate Strategy and Business Development of XL Axiata, Abhijit Navalekar said, “We will continue to expand the reach of XL Home services, there are several more cities that we are aiming for as locations for further expansion. So far, we have prioritized building the quality of XL Home services and simultaneously also preparing network infrastructure in potential areas. Medan is a very potential area, as it is the largest city in Sumatra with a very dynamic population. Evidently, many Medan residents are asking whether XL Home will be present in this city”.
Since the XL Home service was announced available in Medan, many residents immediately submitted requests for installation, according to Abhijit Navalekar's following statement. In Medan, XL Home network services cover almost all sub-districts in Medan.
XL Home provides super fast and stable fiber optic home internet service at a very affordable price. The package is also equipped with an entertainment box with the latest Android technology. This technology can turn customers' ordinary TVs into smart TVs that can access high-quality entertainment shows such as Netflix, Catchplay+, iflix, as well as national and international channels via the Vidio application, to Youtube and various applications on the Google Playstore. Customers can also play games together through the AirConsole application, which uses the customer's smartphone as a control device.
Throughout September 2020, XL Home is holding a BUCIN Promo (Butuh Coneksi Internet), where new customers can experience internet connection at home of up to the speed of 100Mbps, allowing them to enjoy various entertainment applications such as Netflix, Vidio, iflix, Catchplay+, and play games on TV using smartphones via AirConsole, costing only Rp. 299,000 per month. This promo is valid until December 31st 2020.
Apart from the BUCIN promo, there are also two variations of the XL Home subscription packages, namely, the Family package at Rp. 349,000, the Super User package for Rp. 499,000, all with unlimited quota. This allows customers to access, send, or download large data sizes, stream music, videos, and movies, and even play online games without a hitch. Subscription registration can be done at this time
through the website w ww.xlhome.co.id or contact the nearest sales agent within a residential area in Medan.
Ever since its’ launch in December 2018, XL Home has received a good reception from the public. The number of Subscribers also continue to grow, currently reaching
70,000 (thousand) subscribers. Network-wise, the expansion of the network
coverage area will continue as planned. XL Home has built a fiber-optic network that can reach around 470 thousand homes (homes-passed). Apart from Medan, the cities that have already been reached by XL Home are Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Makassar, Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Denpasar, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Gresik, Sidoarjo, and Malang.