The new facility ST Telemedia GDC, named STT Jakarta 1, is part of a 72MW capacity data center campus being developed in Bekasi Regency, near Jakarta’s eastern border.
Heaptalk, Jakarta — A data center service provider company based in Singapore, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC Indonesia), announced the completion of its first data center building structure in Indonesia, namely STT Jakarta 1 (12/06).
Co-developed with Triputra Group and Temasek, STT Jakarta 1 will carry a capacity of 19.5 megawatts when it is fully operated in Q2 2023. This facility is the first building of the data center campus which is planned to support critical IT power capacity of up to 72 megawatts.
STT Jakarta 1 is located in Bekasi Regency, to the east of Jakarta, with a gross floor area of 18,000 square meters. The development of this data center aims to answer the needs of hyperscalers, Indonesian, and multinational companies in various fields, spanning banking and finance, content, games, and e-commerce.
Therefore, STT Jakarta 1 provides a digital infrastructure to meet the ever-increasing need for digital and cloud services. Aligned with the ongoing development plan, ST Telemedia GDC Indonesia has signed a land purchase process for the construction of a second data center on the campus.
Based on research conducted by ST Telemedia GDC and Oxford Economics, data center facilities with a capacity of 20 megawatts and a life cycle of 30 years can contribute to an increase in GDP of up to US$5.3 billion and create 28,000 jobs within a period of several job years. This data center is expected to provide a platform to advance digital innovation in Indonesia, which will then help drive economic growth.
Chief Executive Officer ST Telemedia GDC Southeast Asia Lionel Yeo delivered that the achievement is a strategic milestone for the company to enter the Indonesian data center market, as well as an essential step to strengthen its position as a data center provider in Asia Pacific.
“I am confident that our expertise in designing, building, and operating data centers for the largest and most complex markets in Asia can answer the needs of Indonesia’s growing digital economy and accelerate digitalization in the country with the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia,” said Lionel.
STT Jakarta 1 data center operations will comply with carbon-neutral requirements from day one aligned with ST Telemedia GDC’s global focus and commitment to achieving carbon-neutral data center operational performance.
Collaborating with Moratelindo as a network provider
ST Telemedia GDC Indonesia also signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with telecommunication infrastructure and network provider PT Mora Telematika Indonesia (Moratelindo). As part of the MoU, Moratelindo will establish a point-of-presence (PoP) at STT Jakarta 1 to serve domestic, regional, and international connectivity needs at the data center campus.
PoP is a physical location, where multiple networks and communication devices are connected and are generally equipped with network interfaces, including network switches, routers, and servers, which help users connect to the internet, business partners, branch offices, and public cloud services.
According to the Country Head of ST Telemedia GDC Indonesia Hendrikus Hendra Gozali, as a carrier-neutral data center, STT Jakarta 1 will collaborate with more network providers such as Moratelindo to support domestic and international customer needs. Hendra is optimistic that the growth of Indonesia’s digital economy will spur various businesses to digitalize to meet the growing demand for digital consumers.
Research by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company revealed that Indonesia’s digital economy is valued at around US$77 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach US$130 billion in 2025. The large digital economy growth has also contributed to the growth of data centers, which are worth US$1.67 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach US$3.43 billion in 2027. This growth is largely driven by the demand for colocation services from cloud service providers, aligned with the growth of internet users in Indonesia which reached 200 million people in 2022.
“STT GDC already has a track record of implementing global operational standards that place us in a position of the market leader in various countries. We hope to raise the bar for data centers in Indonesia and provide more satisfaction for our customers through the high-quality services that are known in several places where we are present,” concluded Hendra.
