TELKOMSEL becomes the first 5G in Indonesia
Telkomsel became the first 5G after getting the blessing of the Government of Indonesia. Through the Operational Certificate from the Directorate General of PPI, Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) this week. Telkomsel became the first to start doing 5G services in Indonesia.
So, it is to feel how TELKOMSEL presents the speed of the internet in 5G. There is some vital information, including the scope of the area and the frequency used. And smartphones that already support the first commercial 5G network in Indonesia. As well as the price of the data package to be launched by the Telkomsel provider
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LIMITED AREA COVERAGE
Because of the uneven bits for 5G in Indonesia owned by TELKOMSEL, the coverage of the first area of 5G only exists in certain areas. Still, the mobile network over 4G is currently only in 6 residential locations in the DKI Jakarta and South Tangerang areas, including:
Kelapa Gading and Pantai Indah Kapuk in North Jakarta, Pondok Indah, and Widya Chandra, in South Jakarta. As well as Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) and and Alam Sutera in South Tangerang. In addition to the six residential locations, internet access at the Bandung Institute of Technology can also use this latest-generation network. Telkom University, West Java, and Telkomsel Smart Office, Jakarta. Other cities include Batam, Medan, Solo, Bandung, Surabaya, Makassar, Denpasar, and Balikpapan. It will be informed that it will follow; however, the exact schedule has not been revealed.
This 5G network can be tried at Telkomsel Grapari outlets. As follows: Grapari GTG Medan, North Sumatra. Grapari Batam Centre Kepri, Grapari Terminal 3 Soekarno Hatta DKI Jakarta, Grapari Solo, Central Java, Grapari Pemuda Surabaya, East Java.Grapari Renon Denpasar, Bali, Grapari Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Grapari Pettarani Makassar, South Sulawesi
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF TELKOMSEL 5G
Customers whose area has been reached by 5G signals can directly use the network without replacing the physical SIM card as long as they have used a 4G card, aka USIM. That is if the customer has used a SIM card that supports 4G. They don't need to register or activate to enjoy 5G. However, users whose SIM cards are still 3G still have to replace them with 4G first.
If the device already supports 5G, the 5G signal indicator will be displayed directly on the screen. In addition to the signal, your phone must also support 5G. However, not all 5G phones circulating in Indonesia already support Telkomsel 5G. If it is already supportive, you must ensure the phone is unlocked to get a 5G signal. This unlock process is usually enough to update the software via OTA. For more details, you can contact the smartphone brand service center.
List of phones that support 5G
Not all 5G phones circulating in Indonesia can be connected to the Telkomsel network. The main requirement is to support using the 2,300 MHz (n40 band) frequency band. The 5G service operates the n40 bar at a frequency of 2.3 GHz.
Then, the main requirement of smartphones that can be used on Telkomsel 5G is to support the n40 band. In Indonesia, 5G smartphones that have been confirmed ready to support 5G networks (as of May 27, 2021) are as follows:
Oppo Reno5 Smartphone
Oppo A47 5G phone
Oppo Find X2 Pro phone
Vivo X60 5G smartphone
Vivo V21 5G phone
Several vendors, such as Realme and Xiaomi, have not confirmed whether the device can be connected to Telkomsel's 5G internet service.
Telkomsel 5G data plan price
Telkomsel also promotes an Early Bird 5G internet data package for Rp 26,000 with a data quota of 126 GB; only users with an invitation system are required.
Telkomsel Marketing Director Rachel Goh said invited customers can already buy an Early Bird 5G data package for Rp 26 thousand with a data city of 126 GB through the MyTelkomsel application. Even so, Telkomsel explained the criteria of customers who can get early bird 5G invitations or the availability of other 5G packages.
Using the internet on 5G networks can reduce existing internet package quotas. Telkomsel's Early Bird 5G program promises internet data transfer speeds reaching the range of 700 Mbps. In addition to data plans for customers invited to the Early Bird 5G program, it also provides price information for 5G data plans specifically for customers with Orbit Modem (Huawei 5G CPE Pro 2) devices. The price of the data plan is as follows:
Data plan for the first three months:
Rp 130,000, 100 GB quota, 30-day active period, Rp 500,000, 500 GB quota, 30-day active period, Rp 900,000, 1000 GB quota, 30-day active period
Data plan price after three months:
Rp 130,000, quota 60 GB, active period 30 days, Rp 500,000, quota 350 GB, busy period 30 days, Rp 900,000, quota 650 GB, dynamic period of 30 days Wah want to try how to speed 5G network from this 😄😄😄😄😄 red provider
