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Telecommunication systems Indonesia, in 35 editions.
The entry for Indonesia published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 23 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 23
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Telecommunications” (1990 to 1994), “Telephone system” (1995 to 2019) and “Telecommunication systems” (2020 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- interisland microwave system and HF police net;
- domestic service fair, international service good;
- radiobroadcast coverage good;
- 763,000 telephones (1986);
- stations--618 AM, 38 FM, 9 TV;
- satellite earth stations--1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station;
- and 1 domestic satellite communications system
interisland microwave system and HF police net; domestic service fair, international service good; radiobroadcast coverage good; 763,000 telephones (1986); stations--618 AM, 38 FM, 9 TV; satellite earth stations--1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station; and 1 domestic satellite communications system
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- interisland microwave system and HF police net;
- domestic service fair, international service good;
- radiobroadcast coverage good;
- 763,000 telephones (1986);
- broadcast stations - 618 AM, 38 FM, 9 TV;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station;
- and 1 domestic satellite communications system
interisland microwave system and HF police net; domestic service fair,
international service good; radiobroadcast coverage good; 763,000 telephones
(1986); stations--618 broadcast stations - 618 AM, 38 FM, 9 TV; satellite earth stations--1 stations -
1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth
station; and 1 domestic satellite communications system
Published as “Telecommunications”
- interisland microwave system and HF police net;
- domestic service fair, international service good;
- radiobroadcast coverage good;
- 763,000 telephones (1986);
- broadcast stations - 618 AM, 38 FM, 9 TV;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station;
- and 1 domestic satellite communications system
interisland microwave system and HF police net; domestic service fair,
international service good; radiobroadcast coverage good; 763,000 telephones
telephones (1986); broadcast stations - 618 AM, 38 FM, 9 TV; satellite
earth stations -
Ocean INTELSAT earth
system
Published as “Telephone system”
763,000 telephones (1986); domestic service fair, international service good
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- interisland microwave system and HF police net; 1 earth station for a domestic satellite
- international:
- 2 INTELSAT (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) earth stations
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
763,000 telephones (1986); domestic service fair,
international service good
local: NA
intercity: interisland microwave system and HF police net; 1 earth
station for a domestic satellite
international: 2 INTELSAT (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) earth
stations
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
Published as “Telephone system”
domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
763,000 telephones (1986); domestic service fair,local: NA domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net;
intercity:1 earthstation for a domestic satellite communications system
international: satellite earth stations - 2 INTELSAT Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean
and 1 Pacific Ocean) earth
stations
Published as “Telephone system”
domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system
- international:
- satellite earth stations-2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
domestic service fair, international service good
domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net;
domestic satellite communications system
international: satellite earth stations - 2 stations-2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean
1 Pacific Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system
- international:
- satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
domestic service fair, international service
good
domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net;
domestic satellite communications system
international: satellite earth stations-2 stations--2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and
and 1 Pacific Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
domestic service fair, international service
domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net;
international: satellite earth stations--2 stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service fair, international service good domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net;
- domestic satellite communications system international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
general assessment: domestic service fair, international service good
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
general assessment: domestic service fair, international service good
domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system
- international:
- country code - 62; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
general assessment: domestic service fair, international service good
domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system
international: country code - 62; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net;
- domestic satellite communications system;
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas
- international:
- country code - 62;
- landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 AND SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
general assessment: domestic service fair, international service good
domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system system; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas
international: country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 AND SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net;
- domestic satellite communications system;
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile cellular subscribership growing rapidly
- international:
- country code - 62;
- landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
general assessment: domestic service fair, international service good
domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas areas; mobile cellular subscribership growing rapidly
international: country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 AND and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service fair, international service good
- domestic:
- interisland microwave system and HF radio police net;
- domestic satellite communications system;
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile cellular subscribership growing rapidly
- international:
- country code - 62;
- landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
general assessment:
domestic service fair, international service good
domestic:
interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile cellular subscribership growing rapidly
international:
country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
The same text in 3 editions, 2010 to 2012.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
- domestic:
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
- international:
- country code - 62;
- landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
general assessment:
domestic service fair, international service goodincludes an interisland microwave
domestic:system and system, an HF radio police net; net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
domestic:
coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile cellular mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
international:
country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
- domestic:
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
- international:
- country code - 62;
- landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
domestic:
coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
international:
country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2011)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
- domestic:
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
- international:
- country code - 62;
- landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
- domestic:
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
- international:
- country code - 62;
- landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)
general assessment: domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
domestic: coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
international: country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2011) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system;
- international service good;Indonesia has very low fixed line and fixed broadband penetration, high mobile penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration (2017)
- domestic:
- fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 175 per 100 subscriptions;
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2017)
- international:
- country code - 62;
- landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)
general assessment: domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good good;Indonesia has very low fixed line and fixed broadband penetration, high mobile penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration (2017)
domestic: fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 175 per 100 subscriptions; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2017)
international: country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system;
- international service good;
- Indonesia has very low fixed line and fixed broadband penetration, high mobile penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration (2018)
- domestic:
- fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 175 per 100 persons;
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2018)
- international:
- country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good;Indonesia good; Indonesia has very low fixed line and fixed broadband penetration, high mobile penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration (2017) (2018)
domestic: fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 175 per 100 subscriptions; persons; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2017) (2018)
international: country code - 62; landing point points for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and SEA-ME-WE-4 Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015) (2019)
- general assessment:
- international service good;
- Indonesia has very low fixed line and fixed broadband penetration, high mobile penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration;
- 4G mobile services are relatively advanced, 7 operators compete for revenue in the Indonesian market;
- Chinese company Huawei working on the development of 5G technology in the country;
- mobile broadband market still in early stages of development;
- data center market has experienced significant growth;
- Kacific-1 satellite launched in 2019 to significantly improve telecommunications (2020)
- domestic:
- fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 127 per 100 persons;
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2019)
- international:
- country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
general assessment: domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good; Indonesia has very low fixed line and fixed broadband penetration, high mobile penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration (2018) penetration; 4G mobile services are relatively advanced, 7 operators compete for revenue in the Indonesian market; Chinese company Huawei working on the development of 5G technology in the country; mobile broadband market still in early stages of development; data center market has experienced significant growth; Kacific-1 satellite launched in 2019 to significantly improve telecommunications (2020)
domestic: fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 175 127 per 100 persons; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
- general assessment:
- Indonesia’s telecom sector is based on 3G/LTE mobile infrastructure and inadequate fixed-line capacity;
- large population and disbursed island geography make upgrades difficult;
- market is attracting foreign investment, especially in data center and cloud based services;
- tests of 5G challenged by lack of spectrum;
- satellite improvements in 2020 (2020)
- domestic:
- fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 127 per 100 persons;
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas;
- mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2019)
- international:
- country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
general assessment: international service good; Indonesia has very low fixed line and fixed broadband penetration, high mobile penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration; 4G mobile services are relatively advanced, 7 operators compete for revenue in the Indonesian market; Chinese company Huawei working Indonesia’s telecom sector is based on the development of 5G technology in the country; 3G/LTE mobile broadband infrastructure and inadequate fixed-line capacity; large population and disbursed island geography make upgrades difficult; market still is attracting foreign investment, especially in early stages of development; data center market has experienced significant growth; Kacific-1 and cloud based services; tests of 5G challenged by lack of spectrum; satellite launched improvements in 2019 to significantly improve telecommunications 2020 (2020)
domestic: fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 127 per 100 persons; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2019)
international: country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect consequent restriction on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable services as a tool for work and satellite - has moderated school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
- general assessment:
- Indonesia faces more than the usual number of obstacles in terms of enabling widespread access to quality telecommunications services for its population of more than 270 million;
- the geographical challenges have been further compounded by a variety of social, political, and economic problems over the years that have kept the country’s wealth distributed very thinly;
- the fixed-line (fiber) and mobile operators have continued to expand and upgrade their networks across the country;
- Indonesia’s 18,000 islands (many of which, however, are sparsely populated) makes the deployment of fixed-line infrastructure on a broad scale difficult;
- there has been renewed activity in fiber optic cable, but the bundling of fixed-line telephony with TV and internet services will see the country’s teledensity stabilize;
- mobile subscriptions have reached more than 130% and is projected to exceed 150% by 2026;
- with 4G LTE universally available, the major mobile companies have been busy launching 5G services in selected areas;
- the rollout of 5G will be hampered by the lack of availability of suitable frequencies;
- the 4G had to be reallocated from broadcasting services, and indications are that the same process is going to have to be followed in order to allow the expansion of 5G into its core frequency bands (3.3 to 4.2GHz) (2022)
- domestic:
- fixed-line subscribership roughly 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 130 per 100 persons (2020)
- international:
- country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
general assessment: Indonesia’s telecom sector is based on 3G/LTE mobile infrastructure Indonesia faces more than the usual number of obstacles in terms of enabling widespread access to quality telecommunications services for its population of more than 270 million; the geographical challenges have been further compounded by a variety of social, political, and inadequate economic problems over the years that have kept the country’s wealth distributed very thinly; the fixed-line capacity; large population (fiber) and disbursed island geography make upgrades mobile operators have continued to expand and upgrade their networks across the country; Indonesia’s 18,000 islands (many of which, however, are sparsely populated) makes the deployment of fixed-line infrastructure on a broad scale difficult; market is attracting foreign investment, especially there has been renewed activity in data center fiber optic cable, but the bundling of fixed-line telephony with TV and cloud based services; tests internet services will see the country’s teledensity stabilize; mobile subscriptions have reached more than 130% and is projected to exceed 150% by 2026; with 4G LTE universally available, the major mobile companies have been busy launching 5G services in selected areas; the rollout of 5G challenged will be hampered by the lack of spectrum; satellite improvements availability of suitable frequencies; the 4G had to be reallocated from broadcasting services, and indications are that the same process is going to have to be followed in 2020 (2020) order to allow the expansion of 5G into its core frequency bands (3.3 to 4.2GHz) (2022)
domestic: fixed-line subscribership roughly 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 127 130 per 100 persons; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2019) persons (2020)
international: country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards toward 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and has increased due to the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became is still evident, and received some support from governments the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
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- general assessment:
- Indonesia faces more than the usual number of obstacles in terms of enabling widespread access to quality telecommunications services for its population of more than 270 million;
- the geographical challenges have been further compounded by a variety of social, political, and economic problems over the years that have kept the country’s wealth distributed very thinly;
- the fixed-line (fiber) and mobile operators have continued to expand and upgrade their networks across the country;
- Indonesia’s 18,000 islands (many of which, however, are sparsely populated) makes the deployment of fixed-line infrastructure on a broad scale difficult;
- there has been renewed activity in fiber optic cable, but the bundling of fixed-line telephony with TV and internet services will see the country’s teledensity stabilize;
- mobile subscriptions have reached more than 130% and is projected to exceed 150% by 2026;
- with 4G LTE universally available, the major mobile companies have been busy launching 5G services in selected areas;
- the rollout of 5G will be hampered by the lack of availability of suitable frequencies;
- the 4G had to be reallocated from broadcasting services, and indications are that the same process is going to have to be followed in order to allow the expansion of 5G into its core frequency bands (3.3 to 4.2GHz) (2022)
- domestic:
- fixed-line subscribership roughly 3 per 100 and mobile-cellular 134 per 100 persons (2021)
- international:
- country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: Indonesia faces more than the usual number of obstacles in terms of enabling widespread access to quality telecommunications services for its population of more than 270 million; the geographical challenges have been further compounded by a variety of social, political, and economic problems over the years that have kept the country’s wealth distributed very thinly; the fixed-line (fiber) and mobile operators have continued to expand and upgrade their networks across the country; Indonesia’s 18,000 islands (many of which, however, are sparsely populated) makes the deployment of fixed-line infrastructure on a broad scale difficult; there has been renewed activity in fiber optic cable, but the bundling of fixed-line telephony with TV and internet services will see the country’s teledensity stabilize; mobile subscriptions have reached more than 130% and is projected to exceed 150% by 2026; with 4G LTE universally available, the major mobile companies have been busy launching 5G services in selected areas; the rollout of 5G will be hampered by the lack of availability of suitable frequencies; the 4G had to be reallocated from broadcasting services, and indications are that the same process is going to have to be followed in order to allow the expansion of 5G into its core frequency bands (3.3 to 4.2GHz) (2022)
domestic: fixed-line subscribership roughly 4 3 per 100 and mobile-cellular 130 134 per 100 persons (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4, & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Indonesia: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/indonesia/telecommunication-systems.