Journal of ICT Research and Applications
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012)

Feasibility of LTE 700 MHz Digital Dividend for Broadband Development Acceleration in Rural Areas

Denny Setiawan (Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia)
Djamhari Sirat (Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia)
Dadang Gunawan (Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Sep 2013

Abstract

The need of broadband services to reduce digital divide in rural areas had increased in the recent years. The government of the Republic Indonesia shared similar intention and had set guidance of ICT development in its "economic master plan" and "medium term development plan". This paper addressed feasibility and suitability of its implementation in Indonesia, by conducting assessment of possible solutions. Using mixed method, the study was started with qualitative approach to identify possible options, conducted benchmarking and case study analysis to narrow down the options and finally conducted quantitative calculation for the two remaining options and measure performance of the solutions. The results of analysis concluded that early implementation of LTE in 700 MHz Digital Dividend would be feasible in certain geographical areas to fasten the broadband plan development in Indonesia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jictra

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

Journal of ICT Research and Applications welcomes full research articles in the area of Information and Communication Technology from the following subject areas: Information Theory, Signal Processing, Electronics, Computer Network, Telecommunication, Wireless & Mobile Computing, Internet ...