Digital TV Migration in Indonesia is Late, Johnny: Even though it's Late But We Made It

Minister of Communications and Informatics Johnny G. Plate (photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

JAKARTA - Indonesia, especially in the Greater Jakarta area, has finally migrated from Analog TV to Digital TV on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 24.00 WIB in the morning.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud Md revealed how Digital TV can provide more benefits than Analog GV.

"Migration to digital TV will provide more benefits. Digital broadcasting will provide better audio-visual broadcasts," he said at the Jabodetabek Analog Switch Off Countdown event in Jakarta, Wednesday, November 2.

In addition, Digital TV broadcasting will also promote the growth of local content, and encourage the domestic electronics industry through the distribution of Set Top Boxes.

Mahfud continued, that Indonesia is one of the countries that can be called lagging behind in stopping broadcasts.

"Brunei has migrated since 2017, Malaysia and Singapore since 2019. Then Thailand and Vietnam have been since 2020. Even in the Asia-Africa region such as Algeria, they have migrated since 2014," he added.

However, the government and multiplexing parties have oscillated massively in 2020. Either directly to the public or through other broadcast media.

"Although it is late, through strong legislation, we have succeeded in digitizing our television today. I ask for support from all parties," said Minister of Communications and Informatics, Johnny G. Plate.