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Akamai: Indonesia’s Internet Quality Has Improved Significantly

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Akamai’s State of the Internet report has always been a scourge for Indonesia. No wonder, the report, which is published every three months, always describes Indonesia as a joke in APAC due to its poor internet quality. However, the latest published report by the institution surprisingly put Indonesia on a respectable position in term of internet connection speed and quality, letting the country to enjoy a wonderful leap from the previous version. Continue reading Akamai: Indonesia’s Internet Quality Has Improved Significantly →

After the Standard of WiMAX Technology being Freed

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As we know, the government – The Ministry of Communication and Information, and Board of Indonesian Telecommunication Regulation, finally become softer on the standard of technology used for WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) network as one of wireless methods to access high speed internet. Quoted from detikInet, The Broadband Wireless Access (BWA—including WiMAX) in frequency 2.3 Ghz is free to choose the standard of used technology.

WiMAX which usually called as “Wi-Fi on steroids” in which the Internet network can be transmitted by wireless system with a wider coverage area. First, we need to trace the classification in WiMAX. The first is IEEE 802.16d that commonly called as Fixed WiMAX. The next is IEEE 802.16e that support mobility as known as Mobile WiMAX. In many parts of the world, Mobile Wimax is the most popular standard WiMAX used. If you want to read the further technical details, you may consider some sources, including its Wikipedia page.

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Setelah Standar Teknologi WiMAX di Indonesia Dibebaskan

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Seperti kita ketahui, pemerintah — dalam hal ini Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informasi  (Kementerian Kominfo) dan Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI) — akhirnya melunak soal standar teknologi yang digunakan untuk jaringan WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) yang merupakan salah satu metode nirkabel untuk akses Internet berkecepatan tinggi. Dikutip dari detikInet, penyelenggara  Broadband Wireless Access (BWA — istilah di sini yang termasuk mencakup WiMAX) di pita frekuensi 2.3 GHz bebas untuk memilih standar teknologi yang ingin digunakan.

WiMAX sendiri seringkali disebut “Wi-Fi on steroids”, di mana jaringan Internet dipancarkan secara nirkabel tapi memiliki coverage area yang jauh lebih luas. Pertama-tama kita telisik dulu pembagian klarifikasi yang ada di WiMAX. Yang pertama adalah IEEE 802.16d yang lazim disebut sebagai Fixed WiMAX, sementara berikutnya adalah IEEE 802.16e yang mendukung mobilitas, juga dikenal sebagai Mobile WiMAX. Di berbagai belahan dunia yang mengimplementasikan WiMAX, standar yang populer adalah versi Mobile WiMAX. Jika Anda ingin membaca spesifikasi teknis lebih lanjut tentang ini bisa dibaca di berbagai sumber, termasuk di laman Wikipedianya.

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