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Joint venture agrees to acquire a portfolio of carrier-neutral colocation and edge sites in key cities to support the Indonesian government ’ s Digital Roadmap and digital infrastructure objectives .
This IDR 2,625 billion transaction further expands the partnership between Indosat and BDx initiated in 2022 , cementing their shared vision of establishing Indonesia ’ s premier data center operation to support the Government ’ s Digital Roadmap and digital infrastructure objectives .
Furthermore , the transaction emphasizes mutual commitment to empowering Indonesia through technological advancement .
FTI Capital Advisors acted as the financial advisor to Indosat in this transaction .
The new portfolio will further add to the interconnected ecosystem BDx Indonesia is building .
This ecosystem across the network of BDx Indonesia data centers will enable interconnection between enterprises and several cloud providers , content delivery networks and digital finance companies over Internet Exchanges ( IXs ), cloud onramps and private interconnects involving multiple telco providers leading to distributed digitalization enablement across Indonesia .
In a move poised to revolutionize Indonesia ’ s digital landscape , Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison ( Indosat or IOH ) announces that BDx Indonesia , a joint venture of Indosat , BDx Data centers ( BDx ), and Lintasarta , has agreed to acquire a portfolio of carrier-neutral colocation and edge sites in key cities such as Jakarta , Surabaya , Batam , Medan , Makassar , Bandung and Semarang – including ten strategic sites connected to six domestic and five international subsea cables .
This will help accelerate hybrid Digital Transformations and significantly enhance the digital experience of enterprises , technology companies and Internet users .
BDx Indonesia has already significantly expanded and upgraded the four data centers in Jakarta and West Java that were transferred in 2022 , with one site ready for high-density AI workloads powered by green hydropower and equipped with sustainable liquid cooling technology .
Three Indonesian banks – BCA , Bank Permata and Bank BUKopin – are providing debt to BDx Indonesia to optimize its capital structure and support its rapid growth trajectory .
Most sites have significant expansion potential in existing buildings and adjacent land parcels and the Batam site can be developed to cater for spillover demand from Singapore .
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and BDx Indonesia advance Indonesia ’ s digital future with landmark data center deal
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