TransJakarta Launches Free Wi-Fi Access to Jakarta’s Bus Passengers

KOMPAS.com – Workers have been spoiled with free Wi-Fi access since December 1 at 252 TransJakarta bus stations during their commute.

To ensure accessibility and user-friendly services, the Wi-Fi access in Jakarta’s main bus stations operated by PT Transportasi Jakarta does not require any username or passwords.

“Our Wi-Fi is now active in 252 Bus Rapid Transit stations at all of our corridors complete with high-speed service and a bandwidth of 5Gbps,” said Gidion Saritua, Executive Director of Digital Information Technology Transformation for TransJakarta.

Gidion said that each bus commuter will have an internet speed of up to 20 Mbps, free of charge and with an unlimited quota.

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“All of our bus passengers get the chance to surf the web and remain productive while waiting for their bus to arrive.”

The company has plans to improve its passenger service and experience by focusing on providing internet that is faster and more stable.

As such, commuters can expect faster Wi-Fi access as TransJakarta aims to increase the internet bandwidth to 10 Gbps in 2021.

“Wi-Fi access is available during each station’s operational hours.”

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The corporate decision to provide free internet access to the workers of the Indonesian capital city was warmly appreciated by Jakarta Transportation Agency Head, Syafrin Liputo.

He explained how TransJakarta’s Wi-Fi access is in line with the Jakarta Provincial Government’s program of also providing complimentary internet via its Jak WiFi.

“Jak WiFi was established to provide ease of access to the internet for our residents while moving towards the fulfillment of an IT and communication-oriented city,” said Syafrin.

(Writer: Wahyunanda Kusuma Pertiwi | Editor: Oik Yusuf)

Source: https://tekno.kompas.com/read/2020/12/02/13550047/ada-wi-fi-gratis-di-252-halte-bus-transjakarta