Over the next few years, we’re hoping Loon can partner with local providers to put high-speed LTE Internet connections within reach of more than 100 million currently unconnected people—that’s enough speed to read websites, watch videos, or make purchases. From Sabang all the way to Merauke, many of these people live in areas without any existing Internet infrastructure, so we hope balloon-powered Internet could someday help give them access to the information and opportunity of the web.

But it’s not the only step Google is taking toward making the Internet both accessible and useful for people in Indonesia. Android One phones are helping to make high-quality smartphones more accessible in a country where most people first access the Internet on a mobile device. And along with that, we’re working to ease the use of data with features sure as Search Lite, which streamlines search so pages load more quickly, or by optimizing web pages so that they require less data to load. Indonesia is also one of the first countries where YouTube users can take videos offline to watch later during periods of low or no Internet connectivity.

We’re also doing what we can to ensure that language isn’t a barrier to the opportunities of the web. Google Translate was introduced for Bahasa in 2008, and more recently we’ve expanded it to Sundanese, a language that’s spoken by nearly 40 million people living on the island of Java.

Soon we hope many more millions of people in Indonesia will be able to use the full Internet to bring their culture and businesses online and explore the world even without leaving home. And for those of you who’ve never been to this country of rich culture and natural beauty, we invite you to head over to Google Street View to explore the famous temples at Borobudur and Prambanan.

Menghadirkan akses internet ke 100 juta penduduk Indonesia dari ketinggian 20 km di atas Bumi

Saat ini, perbandingan jumlah penduduk Indonesia yang bisa mengakses internet adalah satu banding tiga. Dan sebagian besar koneksi Internetnya pun sangat lambat, namun, mereka tetap dapat melakukan berbagai hal mengagumkan. Perusahaan startup seperti Go-Jek berhasil menyesuaikan diri dengan tantangan unik yang ada di Indonesia, dan perusahaan kecil yang bergerak pada bidang busana hijab seperti HiJup juga menggunakan Internet untuk mendefinisikan kembali pangsa pasarnya.Bagaimana pun, mayoritas penduduk Indonesia masih belum memiliki akses Internet terutama kesempatan di bidang pendidikan, budaya, dan ekonomi. Itulah mengapa kami bangga mengumumkan bahwa tiga operator seluler di Indonesia—Indosat, Telkomsel, and XL Axiata—telah menyepakati memulai pengujian Project Loon - Internet bertenaga balon di Indonesia pada tahun 2016. Pelaksanaan pengujian ini adalah sebuah langkah penting membawa seluruh Indonesia menjadi online.