How Is The Government Ensures Telecommunication Traffic During Eid Al-Fitr Homecoming?

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Communication and Information anticipates an increase in telecommunication traffic during this year's Eid homecoming. They coordinate with cellular telecommunications service providers or cellular operators.

"With the surge in homecoming traffic, it means that it will be in line with the surge in telecommunication traffic. So from the world of communication and all stakeholders, they really have to prepare themselves well due to the surge in homecoming flow," said Plt. Director General of Post and Information Administration of the Ministry of Communication and Information Ismail in an official statement received, Wednesday, April 19, quoted from Antara.

The Ministry of Communication and Information has received reports from cellular operators regarding services prepared during the homecoming flow, namely ensuring telecommunication traffic and the establishment of telecommunications service posts.

According to him, the increase in traffic in the homecoming season this year is estimated to reach 11-36 percent from normal, higher than the previous year which jumped around 10-20 percent.

"This is not a small number, if 36 percent means more than a quarter capacity, then the capacity must really be increased. So all large telecommunications operators in Indonesia increase their capacity with a quite fantastic amount," said Ismail.

He explained that Telkom Group had prepared telecommunications service capacity of 395,000 Gbps and 69 telecommunication service posts. Meanwhile, Telkomsel handles internet traffic services in the range of 12,590 Gbps and 127 posts.

Indosat will also anticipate a surge of up to a capacity of 7,273 Gbps and prepare national posts with a digital operation model, including the use of artificial intelligence and automation in various posts.

Meanwhile, the capacity prepared by XL Axiata is reported to have reached 6,200 Gbps with a thousand personnel on standby. Meanwhile, Smartfren will prepare up to 400 Gbps with four homecoming posts spread throughout Indonesia.

Ismail said the Ministry of Communication and Information had also coordinated with cellular operators to anticipate coverage of areas or coverage in crowded locations when going home.

"So it's not the stationary BTS that already exists, but specifically for spikes in areas that spike for a moment we need to prepare mobile combed including tourist areas, rest areas on toll roads, then areas that stop visits to mall transportation centers and so on," said Ismail.