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Analog TV phase out in progress, says ICT Minister
The migration from analog to digital TV is expected to be finished on schedule in November 2022.
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Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate during a meeting with the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Oct. 16, 2021. (Courtesy of Kominfo/-)
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he government has finished phase one of its plan to end analog television in Indonesia, a plan known as the analog switch-off (ASO), to free up more bandwidth for broadband internet connectivity in the country.
Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate said on Tuesday that the government had installed the infrastructure to enable 166 regions to migrate from analog to digital television, ahead of the phase one deadline of April 2022.
In the second phase, the government will build similar infrastructure in another 110 regions mainly in South Sumatra and South Sulawesi before August 2022, while in the third phase, in yet another 65 regions in parts of Java and Papua before November 2022.
“Infrastructure in areas in the ASO’s phase two and three will hopefully be done two months before the deadline for each phase, to ease ASO implementation,” Johnny said during a meeting with the House of Representatives.
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He said the ASO would free up 112-megahertz of bandwidth that could be used to widen 4G and 5G network coverage, demand for which is growing.
Telkomsel and Indosat, which are among the biggest telecommunication firms in Indonesia, launched commercial 5G connectivity services earlier this year. XL, another big telco, has similar plans in the pipeline.
