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Equinix expands to Indonesia with US $ 74m data center investment
with plans for an approximately US $ 74 million International Business Exchange ( IBX ) data center in the heart of Jakarta .
Equinix will enable Indonesian businesses , as well as multinationals with a presence in Indonesia , to leverage its trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure to power their businesses . Driven by rapid business digitalization and a substantial digital-savvy population , Indonesia has emerged as Southeast Asia ’ s largest digital economy in value and is expected to be a key hub of interconnection in the region .
With major cloud service providers , such as Google Cloud , Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), Microsoft Azure and Alibaba Cloud , launching cloud regions in Indonesia , the country is forecast to become the second-largest public cloud market in Southeast Asia . These trends collectively raise the need for increased digital services and data center services capacity in Indonesia .
To support increasing demand for the digital services essential to powering businesses , Equinix , one of the world ’ s digital infrastructure companies , has announced its expansion to Indonesia
Jeremy Deutsch , President , Asia-Pacific , Equinix said : “ Our IBX data center in Jakarta will add a strategically important , high-growth market to Equinix ’ s extensive network of interconnected data centers across the world .”
Tasmania Police find success with Motorola Solutions and Telstra radio network trial
Tasmania Police were able to successfully test a new encrypted radio system earlier this year , after being granted an early access trial of the Tasmanian Government Radio Network ( TasGRN ) at the T20 Cricket World Cup event in Hobart .
The TasGRN is a collaborative project between the Tasmanian Government , Motorola Solutions and Telstra to transition Tasmania ’ s emergency services , land managers and electricity operators onto one unified , digital , secure and interoperable radio network .
“ The TasGRN will strengthen our ability to keep Tasmanians safe because the world-class digitally encrypted radio communications network will significantly improve our voice communication and security . It will also simplify and strengthen our ability to communicate with other emergency services and emergency management stakeholders .”
In December 2020 , the Tasmanian Government signed a AU $ 567M contract with Telstra in partnership with Motorola Solutions to build and deliver the TasGRN .
Adrian Bodnar , Acting Deputy Commissioner , said the early access trial allowed police to test the TasGRN infrastructure and equipment in a full operational response : “ Tasmania Police is committed to delivering the highest quality of service to the Tasmanian community , and we look forward to transitioning on to the TasGRN late next year .
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