Communications and Informatics Minister Johnny Gerard Plate confirmed on Thursday that every 4G and 5G device had to meet the 35-percent requirement for local content (TKDN), a five-percent increase from the earlier regulation.
“It is one of the requirements to get the equipment certificate issued by the ministry before the device is allowed to be sold in Indonesia,” the minister stated at a virtual press conference.
Plate informed that the policy was in accordance with the Communication and Informatics Minister’s Regulation Number 13 of 2021 issued on October 12, 2021, on Technical Standards for 4G and 5G Subscriber Station Telecommunication Equipment and/or Mobile Cellular Telecommunication Device.
In addition, it regulates the 4G and 5G base station devices that work in the spectrum bands of 850 megahertz (MHz), 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 gigahertz (GHz), and 2.3 GHz.
Furthermore, in determining the TKDN value, the ministry had received the Industry Ministry’s suggestion that resulted from consultations held with the telecommunications equipment vendors.
Plate expects the policy to be able to encourage growth of the domestic telecommunications device industry, thereby contributing more to the development of 4G- and 5G-based communication technology infrastructure in Indonesia.
“The regulation is a form of real support for the domestic production of 4G and 5G telecommunications components and equipment,” he affirmed.
The minister noted that the rule also aligned with President Joko Widodo’s directives to make Indonesia a smart player in the development of 4G and 5G networks.
The regulation will come into effect six months after its date of issuance.
“Thus, we expect telecommunications equipment vendors to immediately adapt to the new rule within the given amount of time,” he added.
Source: Antara News