Syahrial Ali's Blog

The Indonesian ministry of communication and information technology offers additional bandwidth for all 3G operators. For your information according to 3G tender 3 years ago, all 3 winners just owned 5 MHz. Previous 3G license holder, HCPT (3) and NTS (Axis) also received the equal bandwidth. The additional bandwidth offered is 5MHz for each operator at the lowest price of the tender winner (IDR 160b, around $15m).

Owning just 5MHz creates difficulties for operators to design their network. This will create impact on costing. Additional bandwidth (5MHz) will make life easier for operators as they will have several freedom in designing their network.  With a wider spectrum, operators can provide a better services for its customers. (more…)

Today, Telkomsel the biggest GSM and 3G operator in Indonesia has been appointed by Ministry of Information and communication as the winner of USO (Universal Service Obligation) for 2 packets, packet no 2 and packet no 7. The packet-2 value is around $30m, while the packet-7 is only around $20m, so the total value for both packets is around $50m.

As a winner, Telkomsel shall provide telecommunication and information access services for villages in both regions. The packet-2 consists of Jambi ( 751 villages ), Riau mainland (701 villages), Riau islands ( 90 villages), Bangka Belitung Islands (141 villages), Bengkulu (969 villages), South Sumatera (1752 villages), Lampung (793 villages). Meanwhile, the packet-7 consists of Banten (530 villages), Jawa Barat (1038 villages), Central Java (1551 villages), DIY (19 villages), East Java(1436 villages).

Winning this tender will be beneficial for Telkomsel as it supports Telkomsel internal program to cover all villages in Indonesia. Congratulation to Telkomsel.