30 January 2024
Telkom Indonesia has partnered with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) to establish an interconnected Internet Exchange (IX) ecosystem..jpg?lu=860)
The move was established with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Telkom Indonesia’s data centre unit NeutraDC and BDx Indonesia, a joint venture of BDx Data Centers (BDx), Indosat, and Lintasarta.
"With an expanded portfolio, BDx Indonesia is now the largest carrier-neutral data centre provider in the country. This collaboration is a very big step towards creating the most interconnected Digital Infrastructure Mesh for Indonesia - a vision shared by both BDx Indonesia and NeutraDC,” said Mayank Srivastava, CEO of BDx.
Demand for data centres is escalating in southeast Asia. Rapid expansion in the e-commerce sector and the adoption of technology in business processes have also boosted the need for reliable data centre infrastructure. The strategic partnership aims to enhance capabilities and colocation capacities, ensuring the interconnected IX ecosystem provides end-users with the flexibility of consuming multiple services over a single port and deploy a distributed security architecture.
As part of this collaboration, all parties have identified key focal points of the IX ecosystem, focusing on Tier 3 compliant, carrier-neutral locations distributed across key cities in Indonesia. NeutraDC and BDx Indonesia will host multiple, independent IXs, providing mutual assistance and technical support to create a robust interconnected IX ecosystem, enhancing the resilience of the internet infrastructure and creating a more streamlined and efficient national internet framework.
