Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Not long ago the Hot Back-up Satellite (HBS) project was officially stopped. The Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (Bakti) Kominfo has opened its voice regarding the fate of the satellite’s orbital slot.
Bakti Infrastructure Director Danny Januar Ismawan explained that the HBS scheme is the provision of goods and services. The concept is one satellite for various uses.
“So at that time we agreed that the government would reserve 50 percent of the capacity, so 80 Gbps out of a total of 160 Gbps,” said Danny during a Media Briefing at the Bakti office, Tuesday (24/10/2023).
The satellite orbit slots are owned by the Nusantara Jaya Consortium, namely PT Satelit Nusantara Lima, PT DSST Mas Gemilang, PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, and PT Palapa Satelit Nusa Sejahtera. So, the termination of the contract will not affect the use of the orbital slot.
Danny explained that the satellite would still be completed by the consortium. Because they already have their own business plan.
“So with the termination, the consortium has its own business plan, so it continues to complete the satellite,” he said.
Danny also revealed that the consortium is still working on a refund scheme. That way, there will be no state losses due to the HBS project being stopped.
In an official statement on Bakti’s official website, the HBS project is worth IDR 5.2 trillion. The IDR 3.5 trillion that has been spent will be returned by the consortium.
“However, we are trying so that it doesn’t become a loss to the state, so the fund refund scheme, etc. will certainly be fulfilled by the consortium,” he explained.
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Originally posted 2023-10-24 12:10:00.