Jakarta, September 30th 2019 – PT Erajaya Swasembada Tbk., Through its subsidiary, Erajaya Holding Pte. Ltd., today announced a corporate action in the form of Convertible Bond investment in Datapro Technologies Pte Ltd, a Singapore start-up company which provides WiFi on-the-go services for tourists. The strategic cooperation agreement between the two companies was held in Jakarta and attended by Budiarto Halim, President Director of Erajaya Group and Allen Tan, Director of Datapro.
This investment will be followed by strategic cooperation penetrate Indonesia Market. The number of Indonesian tourists at Singapore in 2018 was 3.02 million, the second highest after China, which amounted to 3.42 million people. The total number of tourists visiting Singapore in 2018 was 18.5 million, increase 6.2% from the previous year (source: Singapore Tourism Board).
Datapro is a startup company in Singapore that aims for high demand for internet connections via Wi-Fi by travelers in Singapore, all the business people and tourists. Datapro provides internet modems that can be rented during visits at very competitive prices. To ensure connection quality, Datapro is supported by Starhub as an internet data network provider.
"We see good prospects from this investment. The high number of tourist visits Singapore which is directly proportional to the high demand for internet connections during the visit is a great potential for Datapro's business development. At present, everyone needs internet for the device that they carry whenever and wherever, "said Hasan Aula, CEO of Erajaya Group who attended the signing of a strategic collaboration between the two companies.
While Allen Tan, Director of Datapro said "We are very happy that an Indonesian biggest handset distributor and retailer company like Erajaya Group placed investment in Datapro. But more than that, we are very enthusiastic to collaborate further to provide the best Wi-Fi on the go service and experience for travelers from Indonesia who visit Singapore. Because Indonesians are very communal, Datapro service will be very suitable because it can be a hotspot with up to 5 connection devices. "
Besides exclusive collaboration with Starhub as a provider of wi-fi networks, Datapro has also received support from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and has collaborated with Singapore Airlines to provide 2GB free Wi-fi Datapro packages for 3 days, to the passengers who landed in Singapore.
This hotspot modem with eSim from Starhub can be obtained through the Datapro self-service ticket counter at Changi airport or in several hotels with 3 very practical and easy steps, which are only by scanning a passport, swiping a credit card (0), and taking the modem. If the consumer does not return the modem, a fee of Sin $ 200 will be charged. The another package offered is 50GB for only Sin $ 12 (Rp. 120 thousand) for 7 days. This package can be shared with up to 5 device connections.
This investment and strategic collaboration between Erajaya Group and Datapro will provide comfort and experience for travelers, to always be connected to the internet during a visit to Singapore. Erajaya wants to expand the penetration of Datapro products and services through the Erajaya Retail Group network for Indonesian people who will go to Singapore.