PT Indosat to operate new telecommunication gateways<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Indosat will operate its new
\ninternational telecommunications gateways and earth station early
\nnext month.<\/p>\n
Indosat's president, Tjahjono Soerjodibroto, said here
\nyesterday that the Rp 100 billion (US$43.6 million) facilities,
\nincluded three gateways in Batam, Riau, Pantai Cermin, North
\nSumatra, and Banyuurip in Gresik, East Java.<\/p>\n
The earth station, which will be used for International
\nMaritime Satellite (Inmarsat) services, is located in Jatiluhur,
\nWest Java.<\/p>\n
The new facilities, as well as the new building of the
\nMinistry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, are among the
\nservices and assets of the ministry to be inaugurated by
\nPresident Soeharto on Dec. 6.<\/p>\n
Indosat currently operates four international gateways, six
\nearth station antennas, four submarine cable landing terminals
\nand five microwave links.<\/p>\n
\"The gateway in Banyuurip is prepared to facilitate
\ntelecommunications in the country's eastern provinces, including
\ncommunications to and from Kalimantan and Sulawesi,\" Tjahjono
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said that by the end of 1996, the telecommunications
\nfacilities already having earth stations will be equipped with
\nsubmarine cables.<\/p>\n
\"So, the facilities can reach countries within the Asia-
\nPacific region,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said that Indosat will cooperate with telecommunications
\noperators from the United States, Brunei, Malaysia and Palau to
\nprepare the installation of the submarine cables from Surabaya in
\nEast Java to Brunei, Sarawak in Malaysia, Mindanao in the
\nPhilippines, Manado in North Sulawesi and Guam.<\/p>\n
The project may develop into a network starting from Japan and
\nreaching Malaysia, Singapore, Jakarta, Surabaya and then linking
\nup with Guam, he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the project will likely start in 1997 or 1998.
\n(icn)<\/p>",
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