Boeing and SpaceX lose out. Ministry is betting 70 million people without internet access won't
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"The BAKTI Kominfo Task Force has reviewed the proposal and approved the early termination of the HBS contract. After considering the aspects of urgency, budget, contract progress, and operational risks of the successfully launched SATRIA 1,"The HBS was designed to provide backup support for the SATRIA-1 in case the latter were to experience an outage or fail to meet capacity.
“We must focus on SATRIA-1 which will consume a lot of energy and cannot fail in its implementation. We will be very busy with how to utilize it optimally, both for space segment and ground segment capacity. Don't let us lose focus," declared Atmosutarno.HBS was a $326 million project that began in 2021. Boeing was chosen as the satellite’s manufacturer, SpaceX won launch duties and Hughes Network System provided the broadband bits.
“The Indonesian government is fully committed to optimizing the growth of the digital ecosystem by taking various initiatives, including improving internet connection and expanding its coverage, which has become our priority,” the minister reportedly proclaimed.