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TIP ON 2024 SPEECH

Dr. ISMAIL

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RESOURCES
AND EQUIPMENT OF POST AND

INFORMATICS, MCI

INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT

OF INDONESIA’S DIGITAL

TECHNOLOGY

n 2020, the Ministry of This initiative aims to be utilize by and mobile operators.”
Communication and Information telecommunications operators, vendors, The TIP Community Lab has
I (MCI) received a collaboration offer system integrators, academics, software also become a vital testing ground
from the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) developers, and other stakeholders in for domestic RAN development,
to establish a TIP Community Lab in advancing Open Network technology, allowing both academics and
Indonesia, marking the first of its kind in including Open RAN in Indonesia. telecommunications operators to
Southeast Asia. The Directorate General In line with this development, the collaborate. It is hoped that academics
of Resources and Equipment for Post annual event Telecom Infra Project (TIP from other universities can also leverage
and Informatics (SDPPI) saw this as ON) was launched as a platform for this resource to further research in
a strategic opportunity for fostering technological innovation to advanced telecommunications technology, with
Indonesia’s digital ecosystem and the Indonesian telecommunications the goal of producing innovations that
industry. industry. Organized by TIP CL Tel-U can make a significant impact on the
“The Directorate General of SDPPI (Telecom Infra Project Community Lab global stage.
believes that the TIP Community Lab at Telkom University), the event connects “We deeply appreciate the Telecom
will thrive and gain broader acceptance representatives from government, MNO Infra Project for choosing Indonesia
from all stakeholders if operated within industry, vendor, academia, and various to host the TIP Community Lab. We
a university setting. Given that Telkom associations. hope this collaboration will continue to
University focuses on innovation and Ismail highlighted, “Since the expand alongside the growth of digital
research in telecommunications establishment of the TIP Community technology. For the TIP Community
technology, SDPPI proposed the Lab at Telkom University, we have Lab at Telkom University, we aspire
university as the ideal location for the TIP seen considerable advancements in for it to become a driving force for
Community Lab in Indonesia,” said Dr. Ir. digital ecosystem research, especially innovation and growth in the domestic
Ismail MT, Director General of Resources in the development of OpenRAN in telecommunications technology
and Equipment for Post and Informatics Indonesia. The lab has also played a key industry. By aligning academic research
(SDPPI). role in formulating a roadmap for the with industrial application, we aim
As a result of the collaboration development of OpenRAN, including a to transform research outputs into
between Telkom University’s Strategic feasibility study on the implementation real world products that can enhance
Partnership and International Office of Open RAN for rural areas, conducted Indonesia’s telecommunications
and TIP, the TIP Community Lab was in collaboration with researchers from infrastructure and compete on the
established at Telkom University. TIP Community Lab Telkom University international stage,” Ismail added. (Elly)

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