Telkom’s strategic objective is to accelerate international expansion. The arising issues of this situation are how a strong country such as Russia and its enterprise telecommunication market is seen as a potential new market for Telkom Indonesia and what preferable entry strategy is to be applied. Porter’s five forces analysis of Russian enterprise telecommunication market was used to examine competitive pressure and degree of profitability of the industry. Analysis of Porter’s Diamond of Russia has shown that the country has strong national competitive advantages which, in turn, give strong advantages to companies that conduct businesses in Russia. Analysis results have also revealed that Russian telecommunication industry is attractive to explore. Having chosen Russia as a new market, Telkom Indonesia has been recommended to enter the country’s market through equity investments. Preferable entry mode strategy, on the other hand, has shown that environmental and production factors of the Russian market, Indonesian people, and internal company (Telkom Indonesia) are more favourable than equity investment or production entry mode. Due to high political risks, joint venture is more preferable than wholly-ownedsubsidiaries.
Volume 11 | 03-Special Issue
Pages: 891-900