The Indonesian government forecasts that the widespread adoption of 4G technology in the country could only take place by 2014 at the earliest, the Jakarta globe reported on Thursday.

"The ecosystem is not yet ready. The adoption of 4G is not easy and if we are not careful we may be blamed later. Maybe in two years, 4G (nationwide) will be possible," said Muhammad Budi Setia, director general for post and informatics resources and equipment at the ministry of communications and Information Technology.

The director said one of the issues was the matter of frequencies and the government needed to first study the application of the 4G system in other countries.

"The government is still studying which band would be more appropriate to use here. We also have to see which frequency is most used globally because the use of a different frequency will lead to roaming costs," he said.