Efforts by regulators and operators in Indonesia are bearing fruit as the archipelago nation shows drastically improved data speeds since 2022. The results show the success of network upgrade plans, but the widespread appeal of 4G leaves little appetite for nationwide 5G. Indonesia’s vast topography of 19,000 islands and population of 280 million make it a challenging environment for building mobile networks, but efforts led by the Indonesian government have resulted in performance gains, according to Ookla analyst Affandy Johan. Speedtest Intelligence data shows that nationwide median download speeds in Indonesia increased from 17.54 Mbps to 30.5 Mbps from Q2 2022 to Q2 2025. The improvement was felt across all communities, including rural and remote areas. In the lower 10th…