Analisis Perkembangan Internet Broadband di Daerah Perbatasan Sulawesi Utara
Authors: Wahab Riva'atul Adaniah 
Published: December 2016

<p class="Body">Adopsi teknologi internet <em>broadband</em> dapat memberikan dampak ekonomi bagi masyarakat perbatasan. Karenanya pemerataan pembangunan internet <em>broadband </em>di wilayah ini harus segera diwujudkan. Penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif ini dilaksanakan di wilayah perbatasan Provinsi Sulawesi Utara untuk mengetahui kondisi aspek <em>supply </em>dan <em>demand</em> perkembangan internet <em>broadband</em> di wilayah tersebut. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa dari aspek <em>supply</em>, kondisi infrastruktur masih sangat kurang, ketersediaan layanan internet <em>broadband</em> berkualitas tinggi dengan tarif rendah juga masih sulit diwujudkan. Dari aspek <em>demand</em>, stigma atau persepsi masyarakat bahwa internet tidak penting menjadi salah satu faktor penyebab tidak memiliki akses internet. Adapun hambatan yang paling dominan adalah ketidakpahaman dalam penggunaan internet. Faktor ini juga menjadi mendasari literasi internet <em>broadband</em> masyarakat pada level 0 yaitu tidak peduli akan pentinya internet. Menanggapai kondisi ini, penyusunan dan penetapan kebijakan serta regulasi seperti QoS layanan, tarif interkoneksi, <em>infrastructure</em> <em>sharing</em> dibuat untuk menyediakan internet <em>broadband</em> berkualitas tinggi dengan harga murah. Selain itu distribusi perangkat <em>mobile</em> berharga murah (<em>smartphone</em>) juga perlu didorong dengan penerapan TKDN untuk produksi perangkat. Tidak kalah pentingnya adalah peningkatan literasi internet <em>broadband</em> masyarakat melalui sosialisasi atau pelatihan baik formal maupun nonformal.</p><p class="Body"><strong><br /></strong></p><p class="Body"><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Adoption of internet broadband internet can provide the economic impact for border communities. Hence equitable development of internet broadband in the region should be immediately implemented. This quantitative descriptive study was conducted in the border region of North Sulawesi to determine the condition of supply and demand aspects of the development of internet broadband. Based on the results, it can be concluded that from the aspect of supply, the condition of the infrastructure is still insufficient, the availability of high-quality internet broadband services with low rates are still difficult to realize. From the aspect of demand, stigma or the community perception that the internet is not important makes the people don't have internet access. The barriers is predominantly lack of knowledge in internet usage. This factor also causes community internet broadband literacy at level 0. As solutions, the preparation and establishment of policies and regulations such as the QoS service, interconnection, infrastructure sharing can provide high-quality internet broadband internet at a cheaper price. Besides the distribution of valuable mobile device (smartphone) should also be encouraged by the application of local content level for the production of the device. No less important is the increase of community lietracy in internet broadband through socialization or training, both formal and informal.</em><strong></strong></p>