"Telkom Indonesia through its subsidiary Telecommunication Satellite Indonesia or Telkomsat launched its ""Merah Putih 2"" satellite using a space-x rocket. Merah Putih satellite is the first ever ""high-throughput satellite"" owned by telkom Indonesia. This satellite which was launched from cape canaveral in florida is part of telkom's commitment to ensuring equitable internet access throughout Indonesia.
Watch our dialogue with Anggoro K. Widiawan, Telkomsat Chief Development Officer earn more about the Telkomgroup's ""Merah Putih 2"" satellite.
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Watch our dialogue with Anggoro K. Widiawan, Telkomsat Chief Development Officer earn more about the Telkomgroup's ""Merah Putih 2"" satellite.
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00:00 Hello, welcome back to C2A Business.
00:04 And in this segment, we need to let you know that Telkom Indonesia, through its subsidiary
00:09 Telecommunication and Satellite Indonesia, or TelkomSat, launched its Meraputi 2 satellite
00:15 using a SpaceX rocket.
00:18 This satellite, which was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, is part of Telkom's
00:22 commitment to ensuring equitable internet access throughout Indonesia.
00:27 The Meraputi satellite is the first ever high-throughput satellite owned by Telkom Indonesia.
00:34 Ignition and liftoff.
00:40 Liftoff of Meraputi 2 on its way to geostationary transfer orbit.
00:46 And it is on its way.
00:49 The Meraputi 2 satellite, owned by Indonesian Satellite Telecommunication, or TelkomSat,
00:53 successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States on Wednesday, February
00:58 21st.
00:59 The 11 satellite, owned by a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia, uses high-throughput satellite
01:05 technology using the Falcon 9 rocket owned by SpaceX.
01:10 The Meraputi 2 satellite will operate at an orbital position of 113 degrees east for 15
01:16 years covering data surfaces all over Indonesia.
01:23 After launching, the Meraputi 2 satellite will go through various tests and is targeted
01:28 to start operating in April 2024.
01:31 Telkom Chief Executive Officer Ririk Adrian Sass said that the launch of this satellite
01:35 is a form of Telkom's commitment to support equitable connectivity in Indonesia.
01:40 And there it is.
01:44 We have Miko.
01:45 We believe that the satellite will be developed because we believe that we need a large number
01:53 of satellites in Indonesia because the consumption of data per capita has also increased.
01:57 We will need to relight the engine to put it into a sort of transfer orbit.
02:03 Previously, Telkom had launched the Meraputi satellite in 2018, which operates at a 108
02:09 east longitude orbital slot.
02:11 As of now, TelkomSat has actively operated two satellites, namely Telkom 3S and Telkom
02:16 Meraputi.
02:17 Baharian Bahari also outlaying Golan for C2Day.
02:22 And now, to learn more about Telkom Group's Meraputi 2 satellite, joining us in the studio
02:40 is TelkomSat Chief Development Officer, Mr. Anggoro Widiawan.
02:45 Good afternoon, Mr. Widiawan.
02:46 Thank you so much for joining us today in C2Day Business.
02:50 Now, following the predecessor of the satellite in 2018, the Meraputi 2 satellite has been
02:56 launched on February 20 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
03:01 So what is Telkom Group's mission in launching this satellite?
03:05 Okay.
03:06 First of all, thanks for having me here.
03:09 I'm very happy to have it here.
03:12 And in line with our purpose of our company, Telkom Group, in delivering meaningful and
03:20 better connectivity across Indonesia, Meraputi 2 satellite, the main objective is to bring
03:32 additional capacity, coverage, as well as capability for Telkom Group in providing better
03:41 and meaningful connectivity across Indonesia.
03:44 Not only in the area where mainly most of the people are there, but also mostly in the
03:51 remote areas, including in the sea, like maritime.
03:56 Ah, I see.
03:57 So it is actually very much awaited, sir, to see even more connectivity being put throughout
04:04 Indonesia.
04:05 But you were saying that this satellite has been launched with the purpose of reaching
04:10 all people all the way even to the sea, to the maritime area.
04:16 But how powerful is this would be, the satellite, to cover the lowest, foremost, and outside
04:24 regions in Indonesia?
04:26 So unlike the previous satellite that we have, we have two additional satellites that we
04:33 are currently operating, Telkom 3S as well as Meraputi satellite.
04:40 Those two satellites are traditional single beam satellite.
04:44 This one is very unique.
04:46 This is a high throughput satellite.
04:50 This is the first high throughput technology satellite that we own for us to be able to
04:58 give more powerful and more capacity for the people.
05:03 With this satellite, with Meraputi satellite, Meraputi 2 satellite, we do hope that it will
05:12 give better experience multiple times, up to 10 times better than the previous satellite.
05:20 So that way, we will be able to expand our coverage and to reach remote areas, the users
05:27 in the remote areas, including the areas where 3T is.
05:34 So all the islands, all the borders of Indonesia can be beneficial with this.
05:42 And the experience will be closer and closer to the experience in the city.
05:47 So even these days after the pandemic, thank God we could actually go past that, learning
05:55 from that experience, a lot of people are actually in the remote area.
05:59 They learn to have even more connected to the world as they could not really get out
06:08 of their homes.
06:09 And also all the studying experience for the students were actually done at home.
06:16 Hence, they need a better connectivity.
06:20 And also I heard this is actually the 11th satellite that the group has.
06:24 That's correct.
06:25 That's amazing.
06:26 And when is the satellite set to operate?
06:30 So currently the satellite, lately after the launch, after a series of maneuvers, the satellite
06:38 a few days ago has already reached the orbit in 113 East.
06:45 And currently the satellite has undergone the so-called in-orbit testing for all the
06:52 subsystems, including the transmission, which is going to be directly felt by the community
07:00 later on.
07:01 Answering your question, the satellite will be ready by the end of this month.
07:08 So wait for us in early April, everything is ready for the people to experience it.
07:17 That should be a good present and gift during the month of Ramadan.
07:21 And also through the profession of the satellite-based backhaul services, who are the target customers?
07:31 If you could actually provide us with even more detail.
07:35 So at the moment, prior to the launch, normally the satellite is being booked by the so-called
07:42 FISAT operator, very small aperture terminal operators, who are directly consuming or utilizing
07:51 our capacity to provide the end users, like enterprises, banking systems, ATMs, and also
08:00 mining, for instance.
08:04 So the first phase is going to be targeted for, will be helpful for FISAT operators to
08:13 deploy and to expand their service coverage, as well as to extend their applications to
08:21 the users.
08:22 Well, aside of that, also one of the missions of the group is actually to strengthen the
08:28 satellite business portfolio.
08:31 And can we actually also have the knowledge on how has the business competition been so
08:40 far?
08:41 Yeah, that's a very good question.
08:42 So we need to look back because connectivity or digital connectivity is very highly competitive
08:52 and satellite is part of the connectivity.
08:56 And we are not only competing within the satellite industry, but also with the non-satellite
09:03 industry like fiber optic provider, telco provider, and mobile provider.
09:08 So in that way, but remember, one of the key characteristics of the satellite is that satellite
09:16 is distance insensitive, which means that the cost of connectivity between two buildings
09:23 in Jakarta is going to be the same as the connection between Jakarta to Jakarta.
09:30 So which means that we will always, with this unique archipelagic mountainous country, we
09:40 believe that the demand of our satellite is going to be increasing.
09:45 However, our challenge is need to be able to provide the close to terrestrial experience
09:55 because we cannot afford to lose it.
09:58 So that's why we launched Merah Putih 2 satellite is to provide close to terrestrial experience
10:09 in the remote areas.
10:10 Okay.
10:11 So before we say goodbye, Mr. Widiawan, can you put in a much more simpler words for our
10:20 viewers who are watching at the moment, probably after the satellite is operating, what can
10:26 we expect in our daily lives?
10:32 We will be able to see our friends, our families in remote areas to see us and to be communicating
10:43 like what we did in the city.
10:45 Amazing.
10:46 Takom Sat, Chief Development Officer, Mr. Anggoro Widiawan, thank you so much for being
10:50 with us today and see today's business and we will be waiting for much more exciting
10:56 news from the group.
10:57 Thank you.
10:58 Thank you so much.
10:59 We are going for a break but we will return with more business and economic updates so
11:03 you don't want to miss that.
11:04 So stay tuned.
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