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        "msgid": "not-during-eid-this-is-actually-the-peak-of-indonesian-internet-activity-1772164849",
        "date": "2026-02-27 08:25:00",
        "title": "Not During Eid, This Is Actually the Peak of Indonesian Internet Activity",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison projects a significant 18% surge in data traffic during the 2026 Eid period, with peak traffic expected on Day 2 after Eid rather than on the holiday itself. The telecommunications operator is preparing for approximately 14 million customers to travel during the exodus period by reinforcing networks across 797 points of interest and deploying over 2,500 engineers on standby.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Tbk (ISAT) is projecting a\nsignificant surge in data traffic during the exodus and Eid 2026\nperiod.<\/p>\n<p>Internally, Indosat projects a data traffic increase of approximately\n18% during the Eid period, with a baseline daily traffic of\napproximately 55,499 TB. Meanwhile, the forecast peak traffic (D+2) is\nestimated to reach 65,000 TB or rise 22.3% year on year.<\/p>\n<p>Raden Tofan, SVP Head of Network Operations at Indosat, explained\nthat the traffic surge does not actually occur on Eid Day itself. \u201cOn\nEid Day itself, we will see an increase of around 18%, but usually the\npeak occurs on Day 1 or 2 after Eid. So it is not on Eid Day itself.\nBecause on Eid Day, the focus is on worship and visiting relatives\nwhilst taking photographs which they upload,\u201d Tofan said during a press\nconference in Jakarta on Friday (20 February 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Indosat also predicts that approximately 14 million of its customers\nwill travel for the exodus this year. Several regions have become a\nprimary focus due to their potential for recording the highest traffic\ngrowth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAreas such as Bogor and Garut in the Jabotabek region, as well as\nLampung-Central Lampung are destinations for exodus travellers. We\npredict there will be approximately 14 million Indosat customers who\nwill travel. This is a very significant responsibility for us,\u201d Tofan\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that Indosat has chosen to invest in building permanent\nbase stations at several locations that consistently record traffic\nsurges during the exodus and Eid periods. Previously, such locations\nwere only strengthened through mobile base station deployments.<\/p>\n<p>To anticipate the surge, Indosat is strengthening networks at points\nof interest (POI). In detail, there are 797 POIs being secured, an\nincrease of 157 points compared to previously. For land exodus routes,\nthe company is preparing 77 routes covering 36 toll roads, 31 non-toll\nroads, and 10 railway lines, with total coverage of approximately 8,121\nkilometres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn total, there are 8,000 kilometres. We will ensure that our\nnetwork capacity is sufficient and stable,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n<p>From an operational perspective, Indosat is placing more than 2,500\nengineers on standby for 24-hour operations.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Indosat currently operates approximately 55,000 physical\nsites across 416 districts, with internet traffic capacity reaching\n56,000 TB per day.<\/p>",
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