SEVERAL big-name companies are amongst those with their eyes on the sale of the government's 41.94 percent share in Indosat. Here are short profiles and track records of some of them:

Lippo Telecom
Lippo Telecom's shareholders include Hutchison Whampoa, China Resources, Softbank and the Lippo Group. As a new player in Indonesia telecommunications sector, Lippo has already tried to enter the cellular business by becoming the DCS 1800 region