Optik Cable Surabaya-Hongkong

Indonesia in the near future will have Internet access and cheap supercepat. Development of this network after the optical cable under the sea along the Surabaya-Hong Kong 4300 km kelar. Network cable is built Fangbian PT Iskan Corporindo (FIC) of Indonesia in cooperation with the Pacific Telemedia Inc. (TPI) Hongkong.

Rated''investment of this project is USD 200 million (about Rp 2.3 trillion). Large indeed, but the benefits are also very big,''said Presdir FIC Linggar Mulyono after penekenan memorandum understanding (MoU) of Submarine Cable Network Asia Singapore to Hong Kong in the Graha Pena, Surabaya, Sabtu (28 / 3).

Consecutive penekenan witnessed the Menkominfo M. Noah, Konjen RI Adamhar Ferry in Hong Kong, and President & CEO of NEC Electronics Japan Toshio Nakajima.

Linggar said, laying the cable along the 4300 km is the sea cable network vendor NEC Electronics, Japan. ''We hope this project is completed in 2011,''he said. Therefore, after the signing is done, the technical survey carried out immediately so that the cable can be installed immediately begin mid 2009.

Commissioner FIC Dahlan Iskan says, is infrastructure development needs, particularly for the telecommunication network. But unfortunately, during the development of this infrastructure in the ground water takes place slowly. Chairman of Jawa Pos Group is providing an example of development of infrastructure that needs a long time. That is, the development of toll road along the 12 kilometers to the Juanda Airport to operate the new.

Road''was built in the time long enough, that is, 12 years old. Of the take longer to build a highway Surabaya-Jakarta. However, with seriousness we can build highway (sea cable network), Surabaya-Hong Kong in two years,''he said cheers greeted the invitation to attend.

Bos TPI Hady Hartanto said, after development is complete, the network is likely to be developed to some other countries. ''That is, Singapore, Philippines, and Vietnam,''augment him.

M. He added that the operation under sea cable that will create competition in the provision of services for internet service provider (ISP). Competition in addition to''make a rate down, of course there are also improvements to quality of service providers,''he said