Alcatel-Lucent and Telkom Akses to Modernise Broadband Network Across Indonesia

Details: James Barton; Category: Optical & Fixed Networks; 13 March 2014; 12589 views

Fibre to the premises (FTTx) ultra-broadband access will soon be a reality for millions of subscribers in Indonesia following the announcement of plans for a national broadband infrastructure by Telkom Indonesia subsidiary Telkom Akses.

The expansion is part of the Indonesian government’s program to provide ultra-broadband access across the country.

The deployment will use equipment provided by Alcatel-Lucent. Telkom Indonesia, the largest telecommunications services company in Indonesia and majority owned by the government has, through Telkom Akses, the responsibility for expanding the national broadband infrastructure to 15 million subscribers by 2015 as part of the TITO (Trade In Trade Off) Access Modernisation Project which is replacing legacy copper cabling with optical fibre.

Once deployed in Indonesia, Alcatel-Lucent’s technology will allow the delivery of a range of consumer and business services including IPTV, video on demand, voice over IP (VoIP) and more at speeds of up to 100 Megabits per second. Telkom Akses has responsibility for taking broadband penetration in Indonesia from about 2% to 30% by the end of 2015.

Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its industry-leading Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) product family, which supports GPON enabling fibre-to-the-premises. The vendor’s work in Indonesia’s Eastern Region aligns with its recently announced Shift Plan which significantly focuses the company on providing high-speed broadband.

Badriyanto, Chief Executive Oficer of Telkom Akses, said: “Deployment of Alcatel-Lucent’s GPON technology in Indonesia’s eastern region will contribute greatly to achieving our country’s goal of closing the digital divide and giving all of our people access to broadband whether they are living closely together in our cities or widely dispersed in our rural areas. We believe that providing reliable and affordable ultra-broadband on a national level will positively and significantly impact Indonesia’s citizens in the areas of economics, education and healthcare by providing a richer, more interactive experience.”