Palapa Ring (12)

Yesterday, some media reported a "minor" update regarding the Palapa Ring project. Telegeography (citing AsiaPulse) mentioned among other things that the project shall cost around USD 700 mn. Bisnis (citing one of the ministry VIP) said that Palapa Ring project shall be supported by the govt's ICT Fund (loan 0% interest).

Telegeography: A group of three Indonesian telecoms operators have reportedly postponed until the end of this year plans to deploy a USD700 million fibre-optic telecoms cable in eastern Indonesia, citing financial obstacles as the reason. AsiaPulse writes the three - PT Telkom, PT Indosat and PT Bakrie Telecom – have jointly agreed to begin construction work on the Palapa Ring project in December 2009, rather than the original August start date.



Bisnis: Proyek Palapa Ring yang dimaksudkan sebagai proyek pendistribusian jaringan serat optik nasional backbone NGN yang semula menargetkan 32 landing station dengan spesifikasi dua pasang fibre kabel bawah laut repeatered dan 12 pasang fibre kabel bawah laut repeaterless serta 12 pasang fibre kabel optik darat (inland). Proyek itu merencanakan panjang jaringan 4.450 km di antaranya mencakup 3.850 km kabel bawah laut dan 600 km kabel darat dengan 15 landing point dan rencananya akan melintas di 21 kabupaten/kota di Indonesia bagian timur.