Palapa Ring

Posts related to Palapa Ring project:

• Palapa Ring (8)
  
• Palapa Ring (7)
  
• Palapa Ring (6)
  

• Palapa Ring (5)
• Palapa Ring (4)
• Palapa Ring (3)

• Palapa Ring (2)

• Palapa Ring (1)

Submarine Cables

Posts related to submarine cables:

• Telkom's Batam Singapore Cable (BSCS?)
  
• BRCS(2)
  
• SCJ Plan
  
• PPC-1 (Pipe Pacific Cable-1)
  
• Palapa Ring (6)
  

• Intra-Asia and Transpacific Cables
• A (Possibly) New Competitor for Matrix and Jakabare

• Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Cable System
• Bandwidth "Under Water"
• Unity Cable System
• New Asian/Transpacific Submarine Cables
• Asia America Gateway AAG (2)
• Palapa Ring (5)
• First Generation Domestic Optical Cable Systems
• Jakasusi, Jasutra and SKKL-JS
• Jasuka
• TIS Cable
• Palapa Ring (4)
• Palapa Ring (3)
• DMCS
• Jakabare
• Currently Unknown/Unpublished Domestic Cable Systems

• Palapa Ring (2)
• MCS
• The Hengchun Earthquake: A Flashback to the Networking Disaster

• MIC-1
• BRCS: What's Wrong?
• Palapa Ring (1)
• AAG: Something New?

Links to All Posts

October 2008

• Tata Indicom Cable (TIC)
  
• GEANT2
  
• Trans Pacific Express (2)
  
• Asian Bandwidth Growth: Demands, Supplies and Facts
  
• Bandwidth Price (3)
• India: The Bandwidth Hotspot
  
• Tata's Cables
  
• Bandwidth Price (2)
  
• Biznet (PT Supra Primatama Nusantara)
  
• Peering Wars

September 2008

• Bandwidth Price (1)
  
• Telkom's Batam Singapore Cable (BSCS?)
  
• BRCS(2)
  
• SCJ Plan
  
• PPC-1 (Pipe Pacific Cable-1)
  
• Telkom's Backbone
  
• Palapa Ring (6)
  
• Intra-Asia and Transpacific Cables
• Jakarta (IP) Bandwidth Price
• A (Possibly) New Competitor for Matrix and Jakabare

August 2008

• Jakarta Metro Backbone
• Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Cable System
• Bandwidth "Under Water"
• How Much Bandwidth do Indonesian ISPs Have?
• Unity Cable System
• PT. Power Telecom (PowerTel)
• Mobile Network Coverage: Telkomsel
• PGASKOM (PGAS Telekomunikasi Nusantara)
• New Asian/Transpacific Submarine Cables
• National and Regional RENs
• Excelcomindo's Backbone
• Mobile Network Coverage
• Highlight ISAT (Indosat)
• Highlight BTEL (Bakrie Telecom)
  
• Highlight Three HCPT (Hutchison)
• Highlight Smart Telecom (formerly Sinar Mas)
  
• Highlight Telkom
  
• Highlight Axis (Natrindo - NTS)
• Highlight Mobile-8
  
• Indosat's Backbone (2)
• Asia America Gateway AAG (2)
• Palapa Ring (5)
• First Generation Domestic Optical Cable Systems
• Highlight TSEL (Telkomsel)
• Jakasusi, Jasutra and SKKL-JS
• Highlight XL (Excelcomindo)
• International IP Bandwidth
• Can Broadband Spread to the Masses?
• Wiring Kalimantan
• Jasuka
• TIS Cable
• Indosat's Backbone
• National Fiber Optic Backbone
• Palapa Ring (4)
• Wiring Sumatera
• Palapa Ring (3)
• High Performance Backbone (HPBB)
• Indonesian DSL Market
• DMCS
• Jakabare
• Currently Unknown/Unpublished Domestic Cable Systems

July 2008

• Indonesia's (ICT) Statistics
• Classical Photo Frame + Quickmask
• Classical Photo Frame
• Text/Logo (3)
• Text/Logo (2)
• Greenfoot Slides
• Vectorization
• Text/Logo (1)
• Brush and Selection Tools
• Rusty Metal Effect
• Mask Variations
• Color Migration
• Photo Frame : Heart

March 2008

• Palapa Ring (2)
• MCS
• P2P Internet Traffic: The Elephant
• The Hengchun Earthquake: A Flashback to the Networking Disaster

February 2008

• MIC-1
• SMS: A 23 Years Old Cash Cow
• Broadband: Penetration and Pricing
• Intra-Asia IP Traffic
• Intercontinental Internet Bandwidth
• BRCS: What's Wrong?
• Palapa Ring (1)
• Singapore: The Regional Teletraffic Junction
• Onnet vs. Offnet
• Indonesian Telcos: The Map (1)
• AAG: Something New?
• Indonesian Telcos' Customer Base (2006)
• Metro and Access Infrastructures

January 2008

• Indonesia's Domestic LD Infrastructure
• Greenfoot
• Network Recovery and Survivability
• Domestic Bandwidth Price

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.

Palapa Ring (8)

Actually, there is no significantly observable progress of this Palapa Ring project since my previous post. Only some minor issues can be found as public releases (as of middle January 2009) :

Palapa Ring (11)

Now, Palapa Ring consortium consists of only three telcos : XL/Excelcomindo has recently left, due to significant loss last year. It was a bit surprising, since XL is the third largest telco, which owns significant fiber infrastructure across the country. Previously, Powertek and Infokom Elektrindo have also cancelled their commitment for Palapa Ring project. Check for the entire story here.

Palapa Ring (1)

I remembered when I was a teenager, the government was proposing a national broadband network called Nusantara-21 (N21). In an official document of the goverment, this concept was issued in 1988 (Wow!), about three years after Singapore launched its national IT plan. But I didn't hear it before the time where Singapore began its initiative SingaporeONE and Malaysia initiated the MSC project (surely several time after the Al Gore's 'Information Superhighway' speech :-D )

Palapa Ring (3)

It seems that the project is delayed, just like several other submarine cable projects :-)

Below are several issues related to the project as of March 2008 (source KOMINFO - Ministry of Information and Communications) :

Palapa Ring (7)

*Update*
According to some local news at the end of October, Powertek Utama Internusa has indeed withdrawn its membership from the consortium. This is based on some statements quoted from the consortium spokesperson Rakhmat Junaedi. But what a bit strange is that the company (Powertek) has stated that "it should not be finalized yet" !!

Palapa Ring (2)

PII and IA-ITB have organized a one-day seminar on Next Generation Enterprise Network under a brand-name "Telecommunication Partnership Forum" (ShangriLa Hotel, 26th February 2008). This event was also supported by the Palapa-Ring consortium and by the government i.e. the Ministry of Communication and Information.

Several issues are revealed in this forum, especially those which are related to the Palapa Ring Project:

Palapa Ring (10)

I just want to quote and share two points which are addressed in this local media report :

• "Harga kabel jadi makin mahal. Padahal, lima puluh persen biaya operasional ditentukan harga submarine cable," keluh Ketua Konsorsium Palapa Ring, Tonda Priyanto kepada detikINET, Jumat (20/3/2009). Menurutnya, konsorsium keberatan dengan harga yang ditawarkan oleh vendor kabel optik peserta tender proyek. Tiga vendor NEC Corporation, NSW Fujitsu, dan Alcatel-Lucent, menawarkan harga US$ 50 ribu untuk harga serat optik per kilometer. Sedangkan konsorsium cuma menganggarkan dana US$ 20 ribu.

• Menkominfo Mohammad Nuh sebelumnya pernah mengatakan bakal mencari jalan keluar untuk masalah ini. Salah satunya, adalah dengan meminta bantuan dari negara lain. Kabar terakhir, menteri coba melobi Korea Selatan untuk menarik kabel laut dari Negeri Ginseng ke Sulawesi

Palapa Ring (6)

Below are some updates for the Palapa Ring project as of September 2008. It seems that there are some route adjustments; and that now the project schedule is more realistic, taking into account current market situations.

• 2 FP for repeatered system
• 12 FP for inland and repeaterless system
• Construction begin on April 2009;
  
• RFS final (all segments) on September 2011
• Section 1 Mataram - Parigi
  
• Section 2 Palu-Sorong
  
• Section 3 Makassar-Sorong
  
• Section 4 Makassar-Mataram/Kupang
  
• Section 5 Sorong-Jayapura
  
• Section 6 Fakfak-Merauke
  

Palapa Ring (9)

This post is dedicated for Palapa Ring fans :-D . Project's current state based on this report (12/03/2009) - citing the consortium's VIP Tonda Priyanto :

Palapa Ring (4)

By yesterday (7/8/2008) PT. Infokom Elektrindo has renounced its membership in the Palapa Ring consortium. Thus it now consists of only 5 companies. From several VIPs of the consortium in a press release, several things are revealed:

Palapa Ring (5)

The last non-incumbent member of Palapa Ring consortium, PT. Powertek Utama Internusa has indirectly cancelled its membership (update to this post) . Thus the consortium currently consists of the four-biggest telcos:

• PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom)
• PT. Indosat
• PT. Excelcomindo Pratama
• PT. Bakrie Telecom
  

Backbone/Networks

Posts related to terrestrial/mixed infrastructure:

• Telkom's Backbone
  

• Jakarta Metro Backbone
• How Much Bandwidth do Indonesian ISPs Have?
• PT. Power Telecom (PowerTel)
• Mobile Network Coverage: Telkomsel
• PGASKOM (PGAS Telekomunikasi Nusantara)
• National and Regional RENs
• Excelcomindo's Backbone
• Mobile Network Coverage
• Indosat's Backbone (2)
• Palapa Ring (5)
• First Generation Domestic Optical Cable Systems
• International IP Bandwidth
• Wiring Kalimantan
• Indosat's Backbone
• National Fiber Optic Backbone
• Wiring Sumatera
• High Performance Backbone (HPBB)

• Singapore: The Regional Teletraffic Junction
• Metro and Access Infrastructures

• Indonesia's Domestic LD Infrastructure

Wiring Sumatera

Looking at the telecommunication infrastructure in western Indonesia, Jawa-Bali and
Sumatera are counted among the bests. Long distance transmission across the island is mainly served by terrestrial fiber optic links, which are approximately described in the picture below. This is based on the infrastructure of the three largest telecom operators PT. Telkom, PT. Indosat and PT. Excelcomindo (both existing or under development). The cable owned by PGASKOM (PGN) and possibly that of other operator(s) are not displayed yet. Several links might be inaccurate e.g. the link Pekanbaru-Padang (ISAT?) or Pekanbaru-Pariaman (XL?). Looking at this, to my opinion :