Luhut Calls BTS Not Necessary Because There Is Starlink, This Is The Response Of The Deputy Minister Of Communication And Information

JAKARTA - A few days ago, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that Starlink's presence was no longer needed.

"If we see yesterday, the BTS-BTS, now there doesn't need to be BTS-BTS, isn't there a starlink?" Luhut said in the Fun Chat: Chat with Patent Aja Together Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries which was broadcast on YouTube, quoted Friday, June 7th.

Luhut also said that there were no problems regarding the presence of Elon Musk's satellite-based internet service in the country. Because according to him, Indonesia opens up opportunities for any telecommunications companies to compete.

"I think we all make competitions to provide the best service to the public. So don't think anything is a monopoly," added Luhut further.

Responding to the statement, Deputy Minister of Communication and Information, Nezar Patria, said that BTS is still needed at certain points. However, it does not close the potential of new technology to come.

"BTS, one of the existing telco networks, is still being used in several places. But technology continues to change, and we see that the disruption of the new technology will change the overall landscape or maybe partly," Nezar said when met by media friends at the Kominfo Office on Friday, June 7.

Nezar also did not deny Luhut's statement regarding BTS which was no longer needed. "But the process is still being seen first, maybe Pak Luhut might come from a technology perspective if there is old technology replaced with new technology but we will see according to the process," he said.