01 July 2021

Indonesia’s Telkomsel has switched on 5G networks in three cities and said there will be further roll-outs in the not too distant future.  

Customers in Balikpapan, Medan and Surakarta can now access the operator’s 5G network. While coverage is currently only available in certain districts, Telkomsel said this would be “gradually expanded.”

The scope of the launch falls well short of the list of cities named in late May by communication and information minister Johnny G Plate. He stated that the network would be accessible in six residential areas of Jakarta and areas of Denpasar, Batam, Surabaya, Makassar and Bandung, in addition to Balikpapan, Medan and Surakarta.

The operator’s president director Hendri Mulya Syam said that as the first 5G operator in Indonesia, “Telkomsel continues to make gradual and measurable efforts in expanding the availability of Telkomsel 5G services in Indonesia so that in the future anyone can experience the best 5G experience with the support of a reliable 5G network”.