What is the speed of Indonesian (cable) internet?

Indonesia will host the Asian Games, a major Asian sporting event, from August 18th to September 2nd, 2018. The government has undertaken infrastructure development to facilitate the 18th Asian Games, which will be held in Jakarta and Palembang. A crucial element is internet infrastructure to facilitate live broadcasts of the competitions to all participating countries and the world. As is known, internet speeds in Indonesia are currently still low.

According to a Hootsuite report from January 2018, Indonesia's (cable) internet speed currently only reaches 13.79 Mbps. This is significantly below the global average internet speed of 42.71 Mbps. Indonesia lags far behind countries like Singapore, Iceland, and Hong Kong in internet speed. These three countries have the highest fiber optic internet speeds, exceeding 100 Mbps.

Indonesia's vast and archipelagic geography presents significant challenges to building fiber optic network infrastructure. Geographical conditions and high costs are among the obstacles hindering Indonesia's progress compared to Singapore. However, the government is currently building a fiber optic backbone network (Palapa Ring) that will reach 34 provinces, with completion targeted for the end of 2019.