Pandemic pushes broadband demand for Telkom Indonesia Pandemic pushes broadband demand for Telkom Indonesia Telkom president director Ririek Adriansyah said that 2020 was a “very challenging year” during which pandemic-induced changes had shifted people's needs and lifestyles. Credit: Dreamstime Telkom Indonesia saw increases in revenue, earnings and net income during the year ending 31 December 2020, with broadband demand pushed to new heights due to the ongoing pandemic. In its financial results for the year ending 2020, the state-backed Indonesian multinational telecommunications provider reported consolidated revenue of IDR136.46 trillion, equating to a year-on-year increase of 0.7 per cent compared to 2019. The company's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the year, meanwhile, came to IDR72.08 trillion, with a net income of IDR20.80 trillion, the two tallies reaching double digit growth of 11.2 per cent and 11.5 per cent, year-on-year, respectively.