It is the largest telecommunications satellite to date in Indonesia. Currently, two-thirds of the country's 280 million people have access to the Internet, but connectivity is limited in the country's remote, less developed eastern islands.
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“Satellite technology will help speed up the delivery of Internet access to remote villages that are still 10 years away from fiber optic cables,” said a senior Indonesian minister.
Specifically, this telecommunications satellite named SATRIA-1 weighs 4.5 tons, manufactured by Thales Alenia Space and launched into orbit by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Florida. SATRIA-1 is expected to fly over the Papua region in eastern Indonesia.
The Indonesian government also said that when operational, the satellite will provide Internet access to 50,000 public service points with a capacity of 150 gigabytes per second. The project is a public-private partnership between the government and Indonesian satellite service provider PT Satelit Nusantara Tiga.
Earlier this year, Elon Musk’s company also officially provided satellite internet service in the Philippines. SpaceX’s website said that countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Cambodia plan to launch the service in 2023, and Laos in 2024. Vietnam and Thailand have not yet shown specific times.
Satellite Internet service is considered as a solution to provide high-speed bandwidth to end users in remote areas. The system uses low-orbit satellite connection instead of traditional fiber optic cable, so it is often much more expensive.
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