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The cable is expected to be ready for service by the end of next year
Indonesian telco Telin and infrastructure developer BW Digital have announced a strategic partnership to build the Nongsa-Changi submarine cable, which will connect Singapore and Batam, Indonesia.
The announcement follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two companies at International Telecoms Week in Washington, USA, this May.
The cable system will be 50km long and be compromised of a minimum of 24 fibre pairs. The cable, say the companies, will help to meet the “unprecedented demand for connectivity” between the two countries, as “data traffic moving between these two prime locations for data center development continues to grow exponentially.”
“The Nongsa-Changi cable represents a key component of the digital ecosystem we are building in NDP [Nongsa Digital Park],” said Ludovic Hutier, CEO of BW Digital.
“With a landing at the doorstep of the data center (DC) campus, it will provide DC operators with fully diverse and secured connectivity, and enable them to further address the spillover demand from Singapore,” he continued.
It was only in May that Telin announced a similar partnership with Singtel, for the joint development and construction of the Hawaiki Nui 1 submarine cable system between Singapore and Batam. This system will be 100km long, again with 24 fibre pairs, and aims to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2026.
Ooi Seng Keat, Vice President of Digital Infrastructure & Services at Singtel noted that “Batam is emerging as a prime location for data centres due to its close proximity to Singapore.”
“We are proud to continue our successful partnership with BW Digital, as we work together to develop Indonesia’s digital industry at Nongsa Digital Park and establish the Hawaiki Nui 1 submarine cable system,” said Budi Satria Dharma Purba, CEO of Telin.
Both of these developments are part of Telin’s Indonesian Cable Express (ICE) programme, a submarine cable communication system consisting of seven segments, which was first announced in September last year. The initiative is aimed at enhancing digital connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region, and seeks to solidify Indonesia’s position as a hub for digital connectivity.
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