Kominfo Ready To Guard The Surge In Telecommunication Services Ahead Of Eid Al-Fitr

Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi (photo: Capture of the YouTube mourner Commission I of the DPR RI)

JAKARTA - In a Working Meeting (Raker) of the Ministry of Communication and Information with Commission I of the DPR RI, Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi estimated an increase in data traffic of around 7-20 percent ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

For this reason, Budi revealed several efforts to anticipate the Ministry of Communication and Informatics in overcoming the surge in telecommunications service operations ahead of the holiday.

"The Directorate of Postal and Informatics Control of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics is collaborating with telecommunications operators and cellular operators to improve quality of service ahead and during Eid al-Fitr," Budi said at the Working Meeting on Tuesday, March 19.

First, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics will optimize the quality and capacity of the network at crowded points such as homecoming/toll roads, shopping centers, transportation centers, tourist attractions, mosques and residential areas with significant traffic-border growth.

"Secondly, increasing internet network capacity, and the third is the drive test measurement on the homecoming route, and the fourth is the procurement of homecoming posts or standby personnel for command centers and call centers 24/7," Budi continued.

Not to forget, Kominfo will also ensure telecommunications operators optimize the quality and capacity of their networks, including Telkom Indonesia, Telkomsel, XL Axiata, Indosat, and Smartfren.

"Then cooperate with telecommunications operators or operators to maintain network quality and supervise service quality regularly," he concluded.