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PremiumVIVAnews -Frost & Sullivan notes the level of broadband penetration in Indonesia is one of the lowest in Southeast Asia. Indonesia lags behind about 3 years behind the Philippines and Thailand.
"Indonesia left behind about 3 years behind the Philippines and Thailand in terms of broadband penetration rate," explains Frost & Sullivan's Country Director for Indonesia, Eugene van de Weerd in electronic mail to VIVAnews.com, Wednesday night, April 27, 2011.
Because that's the Frost & Sullivan predicts broadband penetration in Indonesia until 2012 is still low. "In 2012, the rate of broadband penetration in the household industry is predicted to grow just 3 percent to 5 percent from 2 percent in the year 2010," says Eugene.
Senior Consultant Information & Communication Technologies Frost & Sullivan Indonesia, Iwan Rachmat add low pentrasi broadband still constrained high prices. According to Iwan pricing to 2MBPS in Indonesia is the highest compared with the rates applied in the markets of other countries.
In comparison, the price package 2 MBPS in Indonesia worth US $ 87.03 right per month with an average of 5 per cent discount offer. If compared with other countries such as Malaysia it costs only US $ 51,64 per month by bundling the modem free.
Meanwhile the price of a package of 2 MBPS in the Philippines only US $ 43,27 per month with the offer of a free preview of IP TV and international phone calls with the discount. The most expensive in Thailand at a price of US $ 21,32 per month plus the discounted price of 2-5 percent.
"With a wider distribution of fiber and increased competition, the high price offered through packets available is expected to experience a decrease in the future," Iwan concluded.
Meanwhile, in the report of the Frost & Sullivan entitled "The Emergence of a New Wireless Broadband Service Provider", noted China and Peru will show great growth potential for the penetration of broadband.
"With a population of 1.35 billion and, penetrating China is the obvious choice," says Senior Consultant of Information and Communication Technologies Frost & Sullivan James Brehm.
"China was ranked second in the us in terms of nominal GDP at the end of 2010, while China's broadband penetration rankings still below other countries." He Said.
Peru also positioned as a center of the wireless broadband market booming where internet usage increased 10 per cent of the total population in 2003 was 25 per cent of the total population at the end of 2008, according to statistics from the World Bank. (umi)
Indonesia's Lowest Broadband Penetration
