{"id":142137,"date":"2025-09-13T23:56:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T23:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/142137\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T23:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T23:56:16","slug":"indonesia-launches-new-satellite-to-expand-internet-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/142137\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia launches new satellite to expand internet access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/e.vnexpress.net\/news\/tech\/tech-news\/javascript:void(0)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VNA<\/a>\u00a0 &amp;nbspSeptember 12, 2025 | 08:51 pm PT\t<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AAFP2024021034J49AJv1HighResIn-3399-6886-1757728260.png\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AAFP2024021034J49AJv1HighResIn-3399-6886-1757728260.png\" class=\"vne_lazy_image\" alt=\"Indonesia launches new satellite to expand internet access\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThis aerial picture shows commercial and residential buildings as the sun sets in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Feb. 10, 2024. Photo by AFP\t<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia has successfully launched a new satellite, Nusantara 5 (N5), which is expected to improve equal access to the internet across the country.\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\">Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said that <a href=\"https:\/\/e.vnexpress.net\/news\/tech\/challenge-hub\/quiz-can-you-guess-which-country-has-the-fastest-mobile-network-4925522.html\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">internet networks<\/a> will be more evenly distributed following the deployment of N5, as reported by Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\">The satellite was launched on Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\">The minister said fast internet is not just about technology, but also about equal opportunity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\">The satellite is expected to strengthen connectivity in Indonesia&#8217;s eastern region, supporting distance learning, digital health care, and providing access to information and entertainment for remote communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\">This satellite launch not only strengthens Indonesia&#8217;s digital infrastructure but also demonstrates the government&#8217;s determination to build an inclusive digital society where no one is left behind in the technology era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By VNA\u00a0 &amp;nbspSeptember 12, 2025 | 08:51 pm PT This aerial picture shows commercial and residential buildings as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[49,48,76280,244,61],"class_list":["post-142137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-internet","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-indonesia-launches-new-satellite-to-expand-internet-access-vnexpress-international","tag-internet","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}