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Indosat's launches 5G in Balikpapan to support industry, smart cities
Indosat Ooredoo has deployed its 5G services in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, the fifth city so far, in a gradual rollout targeting cities with high industrial and smart development demand for the technology.
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Indosat Ooredoo director and COO Vikram Sinha (left) beats a ceremonial drum at an event on Dec. 16, 2020 to launch the telecommunications company's 5G services in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. Accompanying him at the event were (from second left) East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor, Deputy Coordinating Economic Minister Mohammad Rudy Salahuddin and Nokia Indonesia mobile network head Frederic Chapelard. (JP//Eiysa Eloksari)
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ndosat Ooredoo on Thursday launched its 5G services in the East Kalimantan port city of Balikpapan to provide infrastructure for industrial development and smart cities.
Indosat Ooredoo director and COO Vikram Sinha said that the 5G rollout in the province would also support the proposed site of the new capital city in North Penajam Paser, around 70 kilometers from Balikpapan.
Sinha said the telecommunications company hoped to see greater use of its 5G technology in the manufacturing and oil and gas industries.
“Balikpapan is the gateway to the new capital city,” said East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor. “It is a good opportunity for Indosat to develop its business here,” he said, referring to the planned site of the nation’s new capital.
President Joko Widodo said in September that the new capital would be up and running in 15-20 years, with some basic services to be operational by 2024.
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East Kalimantan’s 2020 gross regional product (GRP) reached Rp 607.3 trillion (US$42.31 billion) with the mining industry contributing the largest share (41.43 percent) according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
