Heaptalk, Jakarta — Bersama Digital Data Centres (BDDC) conducted a topping-off ceremony in completing BDDC JST 1 (Jakarta – South – East) development as a tier IV data center in Jakarta.
In its operation, this data center will focus on increasing capacity, efficiency, and reliability in strengthening digital infrastructure as a critical element for the digital ecosystem in various industries in the archipelago. The establishment of BDDC JST 1 is claimed to be the most significant data center with a capacity of 32 megawatts (MW), becoming the city’s first Tier IV data center.
During the ceremony, Minister of Communication and Technology Informatics Budi Arie Setiadi, revealed that Indonesia’s data centers possessed enormous potential, with an estimated value of around US$47 billion. With this tremendous opportunity, he looks forward to the data center managers can serve the community, specifically in the digital ecosystem, as a critical element in digital transformation.
“I appreciate each private sector initiative fostering the potential for digital economic growth and accelerating national digital transformation. For this reason, I congratulate this company on completing the construction of BDDC JST 1.” Minister Budi added.
With Indonesia’s internet penetration attaining 78.19% in 2023, BDDC company perceived the utilization of data centers in cities has become a primary priority in diverse industries, particularly global and local companies that provide cloud service, technology companies, and various industries penetrating the digital sector such as finance, banking, insurance, logistics, manufacturing, oil and gas.
“We perceived a surge in internet traffic and high data, impacting the significant demand for city data center capacity. BDDC can drive interconnectivity with low latency, high levels of security, and a complete ecosystem. This interconnectivity is the leading value of the company that data center service users can use optimally.” The President Director of Bersama Digital Data Centres, Angelo Syailendra, affirmed.
With its outstanding values, BDDC JST is expected to be a data center hub devoted to digital enablers in Indonesia, creating a center of high interconnectivity to meet the needs of various business sectors according to their business scale. Meanwhile, several digital enablers who have collaborated with BDDC cover Tower Bersama, Moratelindo, Biznet, MVNet, Fiberstar, IDI, Linknet, Synergy Networks, Xenith, Wifiku, Magnet, FMI, Defast, Telkom, HSP, JLM, and Weave.
As a critical necessity for numerous Indonesia’s industries, BDDC continues to reinforce its digital infrastructure after its official launch in May 2023. This data center company emerged through the strategic acquisition of two data centers in the city, which are projected to contain a 60 megawatts capacity to expedite interconnectivity in Jakarta.
