Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed that Starlink, a satellite-based internet service, will launch in Indonesia in the next two weeks or mid-May 2024.
Starlink is Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet. The Starlink network trial will be conducted in Indonesia’s future capital, Nusantara in East Kalimantan, in mid-May 2024.
According to Luhut, the launch of Starlink will have a good impact on Indonesia. He says there are many blind spots or areas that are not covered by the internet in Indonesia, and these spots need internet access.
“I spoke to Elon (Elon Musk, owner of Starlink) today, three days ago. We will do something, but we haven’t officially announced it yet. I think we will announce it in Bali as soon as possible,” Luhut said at the ‘Jakarta Future Forum Blue Horizon, Green Growth’ event in Jakarta on Friday (3/5), as reported by Antara.
Starlink is a satellite constellation project developed by SpaceX in 2015. The project aims to provide internet access to the entire world community.
Starlink service price in Indonesia
According to the official website, the low-orbit satellite internet service owned by billionaire Elon Musk offers several subscription packages that can be customized to meet individual needs.
- Standard residential package: IDR 750,000 per month
- Regional mobile roaming plan: IDR 990,000 per month
- 40 GB priority fixed location plan: IDR 1,100,000 per month
- Mobile priority land mobility plan-50 GB: IDR 4,345,000 per month
Starlink offers many more packages. People interested in using Starlink’s internet services can place an order through the official website, https://www.starlink.com/id.
Please note that these prices are subject to change at any time.
