TelkomGroup, Nongsa Digital Park, and BW Digital Strengthen Indonesia's Digital Gateway via NCC Submarine Cable System

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), an operating company of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), together with BW Digital and with the support of Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) as a strategic partner, successfully landed the Nongsa Changi Cable (NCC) submarine cable system at NDP, Batam, on Monday (20/7). This achievement marks an important milestone in strengthening Indonesia’s digital connectivity with the regional area while supporting the development of increasingly reliable and competitive digital infrastructure capabilities. The cable landing ceremony was attended by Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore Hotmangaraja Panjaitan, Managing Director of Business-2 Danantara Indonesia Setyanto Hantoro, and the Board of Directors of Telkom, Telin, BW Digital, and Nongsa Digital Park. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that Indonesia’s digital transformation needs to be supported by tangible infrastructure and stronger connectivity. He noted that the NCC forms the physical foundation for a new digital corridor connecting Indonesia and Singapore, while further strengthening Batam’s position as Indonesia’s digital gateway. Managing Director of Business-2 Danantara Indonesia Setyanto Hantoro added that strategic investments like the NCC are important because strengthening digital sovereignty and infrastructure can act as a catalyst for innovation, competitiveness, and growth across various industrial sectors. He expressed hope that the presence of this infrastructure would create an economic multiplier effect by encouraging the growth of various industries in Batam and Indonesia as a whole, ultimately strengthening national economic growth and resilience.