Bandwidth upgrades, First Media Allocate $ 2.5 Million

Providers of broadband Internet and pay-TV cable-based First Media to invest U.S. $ 2.5 million charge to increase the bandwidth capacity of standardization customers to 3 Mbps at 500 thousand home pass until the end of 2011.

"The investment of U.S. $ 2.5 million that we spend to buy the CMTS (cable modem termination systems) to increase throughput capacity and speed upgrades

through five points Handsome, "said Dicky Moechtar, First Media Sales Director, at Meradelima, Jakarta, Friday (19/08/2011) night.

Dicky explained that the upgrade will begin from August 24 and expected to be completed late this year as the addition of the home pass from 400 thousand to 500 thousand

at the end of the year. First Media itself targets to provide 1 million home pass in 2015.

"At present 400 thousand home pass is available, there are already 360 thousand that become our customers. And three thousand of whom already use the features HD (high

definition) for broadcast TV, which we targeted in recent years to increase 10 thousand to 13 thousand customers HD, "said Dicky.

With a standard capacity of 3 Mbps, Dicky confirmed, the customer will not incur additional costs in the subscription. "It's been our commitment to provide digital access to living in houses. And 3 Mbps is already a world standard," he said.

He adds, in terms of subscription fees, bandwidth offered by First Media has the capacity to match the internet provided by the state

neighbors. "Our tariff to 3 Mbps of Rp 335 thousand. This is the same with Singapore that offers cost 35 SGD to access 3 Mbps," Dicky asserted.

In the same occasion, First Media also renewed his cooperation with Fox International Channel to reinforce the content broadcast on cable TV

berbayarnya. Mentioned there are 15 channels that are HDTV ready for customers of the Fox HD First Media.

In Asia, including Indonesia, Fox operates 27 channels in various genres such as entertainment and news StarWorld, Fox, National Geographic, Star Movies,

V-Channel, and others.