{"id":135956,"date":"2025-09-14T03:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T03:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/135956\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T03:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T03:25:07","slug":"indonesia-launches-new-satellite-to-expand-internet-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/135956\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia launches new satellite to expand internet access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By &#13;<br \/>\n                                VNA&#13;\n                            <\/p>\n<p>Sun, September 14, 2025 | 10:04 am  GMT+7<\/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, Xinhua reported. <\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/z7009623666333_15d30166cfdbfa0fc1070f43beabea03-0928.jpg\" alt=\" Merah Putih-2 satellite, formerly known as Telkomsat HTS 113BT, launched by State-owned Telkom Indonesia. Photo courtesy of Telkom Indonesia.\" width=\"808\" height=\"404\" data-id=\"\"\/>     Merah Putih-2 satellite, formerly known as Telkomsat HTS 113BT, launched by State-owned Telkom Indonesia. Photo courtesy of Telkom Indonesia.      <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said that internet networks will be more evenly distributed following the deployment of N5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The satellite was launched on Thursday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The minister said fast internet isn&#8217;t just about technology, but also about equal opportunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">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 style=\"text-align: left;\">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 &#13; VNA&#13; Sun, September 14, 2025 | 10:04 am GMT+7 Indonesia has successfully launched a new satellite,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[4850,2183,1638,9365,17271,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-135956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-access","9":"tag-indonesia","10":"tag-internet","11":"tag-satellite","12":"tag-southeast-asia","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}