Welcoming The Cap Go Meh Celebration, XL Adds Network Capacity

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JAKARTA - Telecommunication provider Xl Axiata, guarantees network connection and data during the 2571th Cap Go Meh celebration. Moreover, the highlight of the event is often held lively in Pontianak and Singkawang, West Kalimantan.

XL also added network capacity to anticipate spikes in communication and data traffic during the Cap Go Meh celebration. Network optimization was also carried out in a number of other areas.

"Therefore, for the sake of this celebration, we are providing a 4G data network with an enlarged capacity. So that anyone who is present at this celebration can freely share their photos and videos everywhere, thus their popularity can continue to increase," said Group Head of XL Axiata for Jabodetabek and Kalimantan Regional, Francky Rinaldo Pakpahan in his statement, Saturday, February 8.

According to him, the Cap Go Meh celebration is a mainstay of West Kalimantan's tourism asset which has great potential to be developed. One of the effective ways is to continuously promote it through internet networks and social media.

In Pontianak City, XL Axiata already has more than 450 BTS, including 350 BTS 3G / 4G. Meanwhile, Singkawang City is served by more than 100 BTS, more than 80% of which are 3G / 4G BTS.

Meanwhile, at the provincial level, West Kalimantan has more than 1,500 BTS, and 1,200 of them are 3G / 4G BTS. XL Axiata has optimized the network to anticipate traffic spikes in all services, including voice, SMS, and especially data.

The Cap Go Meh celebration in Singkawang City is one of the events included in the Ministry of Tourism 2020 calendar. There will be various cultural arts performances, such as the Tatung parade which is the main show awaited by tourists, local culinary tours, and a lantern festival.

The city government together with the organizing committee also held regional cultural events, dragon dance attractions, decorative car carnivals, development exhibitions, the selection of Hakka Ako and Amoi Singkawang City to breaking the MURI record for a 20.2 meter replica pagoda.