The COVID-19 has fundamentally changed PT Telkom Indonesia to be a digital telecommunication company.

Towards the end of 2019, then communications and information minister Rudiantara stated that the country's spending on ICT accounted for 0.1% of Indonesia's Rp 15,833.9 trillion GDP for 2019, or roughly Rp 1,583.39 trillion. Despite the seemingly large figure, Rudiantara stated that there was still plenty more to be done, particularly on widening the internet infrastructure more universally across the archipelago. The government's latest internet fiber optics investment, Palapa Ring, is said to be able to only reach 514 cities and regencies. PT Metrodata Electronics is one of Indonesia's largest IT distribution and solution companies. The company distributes IT hardware