JAKARTA -- Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group has recently begun construction of a 2,000-sq.-meter data center in the
\nsuburbs of Jakarta, targeting companies in the financial and industrial sectors.<\/p>\n
The business will be run by Graha Teknologi Nusantara, a joint venture between Lippo subsidiary Multipolar
\nTechnology, which has a 65% stake, and Japan's Mitsui & Co. and subsidiary Mitsui Knowledge Industry, which holds
\nrespective stakes of 10% and 25%. Graha Teknologi will initially spend $25 million to $30 million on a two-story
\nfacility with 1,000 server racks. It is expected begin operation by April 2016.<\/p>\n
Eventually the company plans to put up three buildings with a total floor space of about 40,000 sq. meters and
\n20,000 racks, which would make it one of the largest data centers in the world.<\/p>\n
Local telecommunication companies such as Telekomunikasi Indonesia already operate data centers in the country,
\nbut Lippo says it has higher security standards than its competitors, including a monitoring system from Secom, a
\nJapanese security company. It also offers lower prices by using 20% less electricity than conventional facilities.<\/p>\n
The data center will be built in the Cikarang district, about 30km east of Jakarta, where many industrial parks
\nare being developed. Jakarta-based financial institutions can also use the data center as a disaster-recovery facility.
\nAt the moment, companies with safety concerns use data centers in Singapore, where the market is more developed.<\/p>\n
The data center will be a part of Orange County, a 322 hectare satellite city being developed by Lippo's property
\nunit, which hopes to create a hub for local and foreign companies as Jakarta becomes increasingly congested.<\/p>\n
The move is the latest effort by Lippo and Mitsui to expand in the information technology sector. In 2013, they
\njointly launched the country's first high-speed 4G wireless communication service.<\/p>",
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