YOGYAKARTA Not long ago, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) appointed the Minister of Communication and Information, Johnny G. Plate as a suspect in the corruption case of the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) 4G project and supporting infrastructure for the Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (Bakti) Kominfo. Johnny is suspected of being involved in the corruption incident in the 4G 1, 3, 4, 5 BTS infrastructure development project.

So, what exactly is the Base Transceiver Station 4G project? the following is the understanding, function, and type of 4G BTS tower in Indonesia.

Quoted from the Bakti Kominfo page, Base Transceiver Station or transmitter station is a form of telecommunications infrastructure that plays an important role in realizing wireless communication between operator networks and communication devices.

BTS Tower Function

The main function of the BTS tower is to send and receive radio signals to communication devices such as telephones, homes, cell phones, and other types of gadgets. Then the radio signal will be changed to a digital signal which is then sent to another terminal to a message or data.

Type Tower BTS

Tower BTS is one of the components of a BTS device made of iron or pipe. The shape of the BTS towe varies, some are quadrilateral legs, triangular feet, some are even only in the form of long pipes. Generally, the BTS tower has a length of between 40 and 75 meters. Each area has a different BTS tower length according to geographical conditions and the range of the targeted network.

In Indonesia, there are three types of BTS towers that are commonly found, including:

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