Dropped Signals in Remote Areas
Contractors are still completing the construction of 4G BTS towers in remote villages. They face technical challenges, from distant work sites to security disturbances.
Aisha Shaidra
June 13, 2022
RATHER than being a blessing, a telecommunication tower makes things more difficult. This is the experience of residents of Nonotbatan village, Biboki Anleu subistrict, North Timor Tengah Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The 4G base transceiver station (BTS) tower which should have improved Internet access there has instead made the signal drop. “The signal was stable before there was a BTS (tower),” said Theresia Buna, a reside
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