Journal of Information Systems and Informatics
Vol 8 No 3 (2026): June

Customer Segmentation in an Internet Service Provider: A K-Means Case Study of Telecommunication Company

Merleen Januar (Telkom University)
Didi Supriyadi (Telkom University)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Jun 2026

Abstract

PT Lintas Jaringan Nusantara, an internet service provider, faces challenges in utilizing customer data, which is mainly used for administrative purposes such as billing and support, limiting deeper analysis. This study applies K-Means clustering under the CRISP-DM framework for customer segmentation-based service-oriented attributes: internet package, price, and NAS location, using 972 customer records. Categorical attributes were transformed using frequency encoding and manual mapping. Model evaluation using the Elbow Method suggested 3 clusters, while the Silhouette Coefficient indicated that 10 clusters were optimal, improving the score from 0.5471 to 0.7704. The resulting clusters show variations in customer characteristics and provide an exploratory overview of grouping patterns. However, the 10 clusters solution should not yet operationally validated, as stakeholder validation involving marketing and customer service teams is still required to assess interpretability, business relevance, and practical applicability. Further validation using additional customer data or alternative datasets is also recommended. Overall, the findings serve as an initial analytical step to support future data-driven decision-making.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

isi

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

Journal-ISI is a scientific article journal that is the result of ideas, great and original thoughts about the latest research and technological developments covering the fields of information systems, information technology, informatics engineering, and computer science, and industrial engineering ...