Komdigi: SATRIA-1 Backbone of Internet Connectivity in 3T Regions

The SATRIA-1 satellite employs High Throughput Satellite (HTS) technology with Ka-band frequency, operating at the orbital position of 146 degrees East longitude, thereby providing service coverage that reaches all regions of Indonesia.

Banjarmasin (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) states that the SATRIA-1 satellite serves as the ultimate solution for the backbone of internet access provision in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions not reached by terrestrial networks within the national digital connectivity strategy.

Acting Director of Telecommunications and Information Services for State-Owned Enterprises at Komdigi, Tri Haryanto, explained that the provision of this satellite service is implemented through a Government Cooperation with Business Entities (KPBU) scheme to sustainably expand internet service coverage in 3T regions.

“SATRIA-1 uses High Throughput Satellite (HTS) technology with Ka-band frequency operating at the orbital position of 146 degrees East longitude, thus having service coverage that reaches all regions of Indonesia,” he said during the Coordination Meeting for Synchronising Blank Spot Handling Programmes across South Kalimantan in Banjarmasin on Wednesday.

“Weather factors such as heavy rain can affect signal quality in Ka-band based systems, making it one of the technical challenges that must be anticipated in satellite service operations,” he added.

He conveyed that earth stations also form an important part of the national satellite control system, distributed across 11 strategic locations, including Cikarang, Batam, Pontianak, Banjarmasin, and Jayapura.

“The satellite system and earth stations are part of the backbone infrastructure for national digital connectivity to ensure internet access throughout Indonesia without exception,” Tri stated.