BDx Indonesia, a joint venture of BDx Data Centers, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), and Lintasarta, together with NeutraDC, a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia, has officially launched the first phase of their interconnected Internet Exchange (IX) ecosystem in Indonesia. The initiative, first revealed during a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) 2024 conference in January, aims to establish a portfolio of 108 interconnected colocation and edge sites throughout Indonesia, the joint statement said.
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Key Sites and Launch Details
NeutraDC and BDx Indonesia will operate independent Internet Exchanges (IXs) that are interconnected to each other's data center ecosystem. The initial phase marks the operational launch of BDx’s CGK3 and 3A campus in Jakarta and NeutraDC’s Cikarang facility. These sites will serve as internet aggregation points, creating a hyperconnected and resilient internet backbone crucial for Indonesia’s digital transformation.
Expansion Plans
As part of the rollout, the BDx IX Point of Presence (PoP) is now live at CGK3A, with the NeutraDC IX set to go live at the Cikarang facility in September 2024. The IXs will be connected through a high-capacity, multi-terabit fiber ecosystem, leveraging IOH and Telkom networks.
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Enhanced Connectivity and AI Infrastructure
The 108 interconnected sites will offer improved resilience, faster access, scalability, and disaster recovery. BDx’s specialised AI data centers are designed to meet the demanding needs of AI training, while the interconnected infrastructure supports edge inference, creating a future-proof distributed AI model, the statement said.
Customers not hosted at BDx or NeutraDC facilities will also have access to the ecosystem by establishing a backhaul to the nearest BDx or NeutraDC telco-neutral site, ensuring seamless regional integration.
Looking ahead, Phase 2 of the expansion will include key cities such as Batam, Surabaya, Medan, Makassar, Bandung, and Semarang, BDx Indonesia said.
