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Indonesia to Commence Satellite Project for Nationwide Internet Coverage

The Indonesian government has appointed Sejahtera. “We expect the Satria satellite to and telemetry stations, and the ground
a consortium of local companies to operate go to the launch pad in the fourth quarter mission segment. In addition, Thales will
a broadband telecommunication satellite of 2022,” Johnny said in a hearing with the put in place a complete training program
that will provide comprehensive internet House of Representatives’ Commission for PSN engineers. Some of them will join
access across the vast archipelago. I which oversees defense and foreign the project team in Cannes and Toulouse
Communication and Information affairs. Johnny said the financing of the during the built. Satria will use a Falcon 9
Technology Minister Johnny G. Plate said project will involve several countries. rocket supplied by SpaceX to bring it into
on Wednesday the financial agreement The consortium has appointed France- its orbit at 146°E for a 15-year lifetime.
would be concluded next month to allow based Thales Alenia Space to design Satria will have a data-transfer rate of
the consortium to commence the project and manufacture the satellite. According more than 150 gigabytes per second and
immediately. The project to build and to Thales’ website, Satria will be a Very will be used to expand internet access to
launch the Satelit Republik Indonesia, High Throughput (VHTS) satellite with a Indonesia’s remote areas. The satellite
or Satria, will be led by the Pasifik Satelit design based on Thales’ Spacebus NEO will connect more than 150,000 data
Nusantara (PSN) consortium, which full electric platform and fitted with a fifth- transmitters across the country to support
comprises the companies Pintar Nusantara generation digital processor (5G). Thales a new digital system for education, health
Sejahtera, Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, Dian will also build two satellite control centers services, government administration and
Semesta Sentosa and Nusantara Satelit (main and backup), the telecommand defense.

Satcoms to Support Foreign Aid Projects in Africa

The Belgian development agency Enabel Principles for Digital Development (a set installation, satellite bandwidth and end-
has partnered with SES, a supplier of global of guidelines intended to help practitioners to-end services to allow Enabel and its
content connectivity solutions, to connect succeed in applying digital technologies partners to upgrade the skills of African
foreign aid projects in Africa via satellite. to development programs), and the UN professionals, elevate the healthcare
Enabel and SES will deliver satellite- Sustainable Development Goals. As part system and improve people’s living
based communications for development of the solution, SES will provide antennae, conditions.
and foreign aid projects spearheaded by
Belgian and other European governments.
Under the multi-year framework contract
awarded following a public tender, SES
aims to bring managed end-to-end
connectivity infrastructure and services
to over 130 sites to support Enabel and
development projects in 20 countries
across Africa. The end-to-end connectivity
solution delivered by SES will be supporting
Enabel in its goal of providing partners with
the right digital solutions and the latest
technologies. The connectivity will power
Enabel’s projects and activities, further
reinforcing the agency’s commitment to
the Digital for Development policy (D4D)
of the Belgian Development Cooperation
and of the European Commission, the

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