Data Center

NTT Com plans JKT3 data center in Indonesia

July 2, 2019

The Indonesia Jakarta 3 Data Center (JKT3) will be able to support up to 18,000 square meters (7,800 racks) of IT space and 45 MW IT load once fully developed, the company expects.

Stephen Hardy

The four-story Indonesia Jakarta 3 Data Center” (JKT3) will target the needs of financial institutions and OTT service providers in particular.

NTT Communications Corp. (NTT Com, now part of NTT Ltd.) says it will build a new data center campus at Bekasi, Indonesia. The Indonesia Jakarta 3 Data Center (JKT3) will be able to support up to 18,000 square meters (7,800 racks) of IT space and 45 MW IT load once fully developed, the company expects. The data center serves as the first project of NTT Global Data Centers (GDC), which NTT established to strengthen its data center business. NTT Com expects the facility to become operational next year.

The four-story data center facility will be located in an industrial area 30 km east of central Jakarta. NTT Com says the facility will be designed to enable customers to customize their server rooms as well as to provide colocation space by the rack. NTT Com adds it will follow its Nexcenter Data Center Standards as the facility is constructed.

The facility will feature two power plants that will supply electricity via different routes to enable redundancy. The company plans to provide redundant connectivity as well, including links to major internet exchanges via the JKT2 facility.

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About the Author

Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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