Jakarta: Telkomsel said infrastructure readiness is at the top of the series of activities of the G20 presidency, the 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit, to be held on November 15-16, 2022 in Bali .

The Nugroho Network Director explained that the series of G20 Presidency activities throughout 2022 in Indonesia is a great opportunity to showcase how Indonesia can play a leading role and contribute to global economic recovery.

Telkomsel hopes to support Indonesia’s commitment to show the great potential for transformation of the industrial ecosystem and its best digital capabilities,” Nugroho said.

Since the first deployment of 5G networks and services in Indonesia in 2021, Telkomsel has expanded its network coverage by deploying additional infrastructure of 88 4G/LTE BTS and 39 5G BTS which reach the business series points of the Presidency of the G20, completing the total BTS which reached 7,801 units across Indonesia, Bali Province.

Furthermore, Telkomsel claims to anticipate the potential for high communication traffic peaks in a number of areas, such as accommodation areas, major event venues, airports, ports and tourist destinations, ensuring the availability of adequate network capacity for all delegates during the flagship event of the G20 Presidency series of activities, 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit, 15-16 November 2022 in Bali.

Nugroho further added that there is a special post and has made a number of preparations for the past few months to ensure the optimization of network quality and broadband services during the event.

They also installed 5G networks at a number of key points which would later become the main areas to support the activities of the 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit, such as the I Gusti International Airport area. Ngurah Rai, the Nusa Dua area, the Garuda Wisnu The Kencana tourist area including the Media Center area which is located at the Bali International Convention Center (BICC) and is ready to meet the telecommunications access needs of more than 1,000 media teams from various countries.

In addition, there is also a prepaid tourist starter card which is supported by 5G services. This card gives access to the digital experience of foreign tourists thanks to a bonus data/internet quota of 25 GB, a quota of local calls of 25 minutes and a quota of international calls (IDD) of 25 minutes.

In coordination with the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information and the Indonesian Ministry of Commerce, Telkomsel also provides support services at a number of points to facilitate the process of registering smart devices IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) which will be used by delegated representatives during the series of G20 activities.

Currently, Telkomsel has cooperated with 382 cellular telecommunications companies from 180 countries around the world, and these 48 telecommunications companies are from all the G20 delegation countries that will be present in Indonesia.

The cooperation includes 4G roaming partnership with at least one mobile carrier from each country, as well as 5G roaming partnership with 12 mobile carriers from USA, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Korea South, France and the People’s Republic of China. , Russia and Turkey.

“We are hopeful that this international forum can open up opportunities for economic growth and strategic collaboration for the change towards the future that we all aspire to, especially in the three priority issues of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency, namely the architecture of health services, energy transition and economic inclusion through digitalization.” closed Nugroho.

(MMI)