Indosat Sets 11-Hour TikTok Livestream Record During Eid Peak

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison earned an official record from Indonesia's World Records Museum (MURI) after two creators completed an uninterrupted 11-hour TikTok livestream during the Eid homecoming journey from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, with average internet speeds of 90 Mbps recorded throughout the trip.

Creators Stream Non-Stop Across Indonesia's Busiest Travel Corridor

Content creators Dave Hendrik and Iwet Ramadhan conducted the livestream as part of Indosat's #DVET programme, titled "The Journey to Become Better." The broadcast featured travel stories and guest appearances across the full Jakarta-to-Yogyakarta route.

"It was incredibly exciting to bring our followers along for a virtual Eid homecoming. From the start of the trip until we were approaching Jogja, everything felt very smooth. It felt like a long journey shared with millions of people," Dave Hendrik and Iwet Ramadhan said in a statement following the journey.

Indosat reported an average speed of 90 Mbps during the broadcast, with a minimum floor of approximately 15 Mbps maintained throughout. The MURI certification provided independent, third-party verification of the achievement.

Eid Migration Creates Extreme Pressure on Mobile Networks

Indonesia's annual Eid mudik season is one of the world's largest coordinated human movements. Tens of millions of Indonesians travel simultaneously, placing heavy demand on mobile networks across toll roads, rest areas, and transport hubs.

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Indosat optimized its network across more than 75 major Eid homecoming routes and monitored over 790 priority locations, including toll gates, train stations, and bus terminals.

CEO Vikram Sinha described the period as a practical stress test for connectivity, framing the mudik season as a strategic network validation opportunity rather than simply an operational challenge. The livestream was positioned internally as an "extreme network test" on high-mobility routes.

Network Investment Underpins Livestream Performance

The broadcast drew on a significantly expanded infrastructure base. Indosat's total network reached over 278,000 base transceiver stations by 2025, up 11.1% year-on-year, including more than 213,000 4G stations and over 6,800 5G stations, representing more than 60 times the prior year's 5G deployment.

The company also became the first operator in Southeast Asia to commercially deploy AI-RAN technology, in partnership with Nokia and NVIDIA, announced at Mobile World Congress 2025. This technology improves 5G network efficiency and service quality, directly supporting high-demand use cases such as continuous mobile livestreaming.

Indosat reported net profit growth of 12.2% year-on-year to IDR 5.5 trillion (US$338 million) in 2025, with revenue of IDR 56.5 trillion (US$3.47 billion) and an EBITDA margin of 47.1%.

Record Tied to Broader Brand and Network Strategy

The livestream was connected to Indosat's wider #LebihBaikIndosat initiative, which outlines four stated priorities: network reliability, technology relevance, digital protection, and social impact.

Indosat's postpaid customer base grew 19.7% in 2025, with average revenue per user rising 6.4% to IDR 44,000 (~US$2.70), reflecting growing demand for high-bandwidth mobile services. The company also reached 400,000 Home Broadband customers across 24 cities through its HiFi Air fixed wireless service.

The MURI-certified livestream record stands as a publicly documented benchmark of network performance during Indonesia's most demanding annual connectivity event.