Jakarta ( WNAM MONITORING ): Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid has emphasized the Indonesian government’s commitment to building and strengthening the 5G infrastructure and ecosystem nationally and in the Asia-Pacific region.
She conveyed this during a meeting with the head of Asia-Pacific of mobile ecosystem organization GSMA, Julian Gorman, in Jakarta on Thursday.
“We are not only focusing on building networks, but also building trust,” she said in a press release issued in Jakarta on Friday.
Hafid informed that her ministry is currently working to simplify the industry and preparing a spectrum auction to accelerate 5G connectivity in Indonesia.
The auction is targeted to take place this year so that 5G connectivity can be accelerated more quickly.
She said that the protection of children, eradication of online scams, and industry simplification are her priorities in the first year of her term.
Indonesia is expected to take quick steps to boost 5G connectivity, considering that Vietnam, which is also part of the Asia-Pacific, is now starting to take the lead by providing fiscal incentives and cutting spectrum costs.
Meanwhile, Gorman said that his association views Indonesia as one of the priority countries that can push the progress of 5G connectivity in Asia-Pacific.
According to GSMA, a country’s 5G success is not just measured by the use of technology, but also related to its regulator’s steps to unite the industrial ecosystem, telecommunications providers, and the community.
He underscored that Indonesia’s role in building the 5G ecosystem would determine the future of the Asia-Pacific.
He further said that the success of 5G in Asia is not merely about building infrastructure, but having the courage to achieve a big vision.
