Jakarta, June 9 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to become the definitive "killer application" driving the widespread adoption of 5G networks across Indonesia, according to Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry.

The ministry's Director of Strategy and Policy for Digital Infrastructure, Denny Setiawan, noted that the telecommunications sector has long been searching for the catalyst that would justify and accelerate the shift to 5G technology.

"We are always wondering what the killer content of 5G is. Could AI be the killer content? It seems so," he said at the Selular Award 2026 here on Monday (June 8).

The surge in AI utilization marks a fundamental shift in how data moves across networks. He explained that while the 4G ...