News - Indonet Expands Underground Fiber Network, Targets Karawang Industrial Area

Indonet Expands Underground Fiber Network, Targets Karawang Industrial Area

Jul, 09 2026

PT Indointernet Tbk. (Indonet) has launched the third route of its underground fiber optic network to strengthen connectivity reliability for industrial facilities and data centers across the Bekasi–Karawang corridor.

With the addition of the third route, the total length of Indonet's underground fiber optic network has increased by approximately 141% compared with its pre-2024 network infrastructure.

Indonet Operations Director Agus Ariyanto said the additional fiber optic infrastructure enhances the performance and resilience of the company's existing transmission system. Ensuring high service availability remains a key priority in supporting today's increasingly hybrid business operations.

"Both underground fiber routes that have been operational since 2025 have maintained 100% Ready for Service (RFS), indicating that there have been no fiber cable disruptions or outages to date," Agus told Bisnis on Wednesday (July 8, 2026).

According to Agus, the network expansion broadens Indonet's coverage while improving overall service reliability. For business-to-business (B2B) customers, the expanded and more resilient network enables the company to deliver more dependable connectivity to support growing business demands, particularly in industrial estates, data centers, and enterprise operations.

Installing the entire fiber optic infrastructure underground is a core component of Indonet's strategy to minimize the risk of physical damage. The approach has proven effective in maintaining stable data transmission since the initial network corridor was introduced.

Agus added that implementing route diversity through three separate fiber routes with adequate physical separation allows data traffic to be automatically rerouted if one route experiences a disruption. All fiber optic cables are buried at depths ranging from 1.5 to 2 meters and are monitored through routine patrols conducted by the company's operational teams.

In addition to improving physical network resilience, Indonet has designed its infrastructure with substantial capacity to accommodate future growth in digital demand. The company has upgraded its backbone network capacity to 100 Gbps, enabling higher bandwidth to support data-intensive business applications in the Karawang Mitra Industrial Estate (Kawasan Industri Mitra Karawang/KIM).

The company believes significant opportunities remain for digital infrastructure expansion as Indonesia continues to accelerate technology transformation, cloud adoption, and artificial intelligence implementation.

"The deployment of 2 × 576-core fiber is part of Indonet's long-term strategy to anticipate the growing demand for connectivity across industrial estates and data center clusters," Agus said.

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With 416 Community Organizations in Subang, Deputy Regent Encourages Active Role in Supporting Development and Investment

KOTASUBANG.com, Subang – Deputy Regent of Subang, H. Agus Masykur Rosyadi, S.Si., M.M., attended the Coordination Meeting on Community Organizations at the Subang Regional Government Hall on Wednesday (August 20, 2025). This coordination meeting was organized by the Directorate General of Politics and General Government of the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Subang Regency National Unity and Politics Agency (Kesbangpol) with the theme “Increasing the Participation of Community Organizations in Supporting Sustainable Economic Development to Strengthen National Resilience”. On this occasion, Kang Akur—the nickname of the Deputy Regent of Subang—said that from 2016 to April 2025, there were 416 community organizations (ormas) in Subang Regency. According to him, this number represents a huge potential as well as an important responsibility in supporting regional and national development. “Community organizations have a strategic role in creating a peaceful, conducive, and productive climate. Therefore, there needs to be guidance, supervision, and strengthening of the role of community organizations so that they truly become partners of the government and the community,” he said. Kang Akur also emphasized that community organizations in Subang must be able to make a real contribution in supporting a healthy investment climate, especially since Subang is now the gateway for global investment in Indonesia. “We encourage investment to be easy and friendly. Anyone who wants to invest in Subang should not face any obstacles,” he said. Previously, Abdul Ghofur, S.STP., M.Si., Acting Head of the Community Organization Empowerment and Partnership Working Team at the Directorate General of Community Organizations, Ministry of Home Affairs, stated that Law Number 17 of 2013 serves as the legal basis for the formation and activities of community organizations in Indonesia. He emphasized that the contribution of community organizations is crucial in maintaining a conducive economic climate. “Subang is the gateway to global investment in Indonesia. The role of mass organizations is very important in supporting business actors to create a healthy investment climate,” he said. Meanwhile, Director of Community Organizations at the Directorate General of Politics and Public Administration of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Budi Arwan, S.STP., M.Si., emphasized in his keynote speech that this coordination meeting serves as a means to align understanding, synchronize programs, and plan joint steps in the guidance, supervision, and empowerment of mass organizations. “In this context, CSOs are part of civil society with three predetermined pillars. The involvement of CSOs cannot be separated from national development,” he explained. This coordination meeting was attended by 20 community organizations representing Subang Regency. The event also featured presentations from a number of speakers, including: Dr. Winardi, M.Si. (Director of Industrial Regionalization at the Ministry of Industry), Hirzi S. Kom., M.TI. (BKPM), AKP Tedi Triyono, S.Pd. (Head of Intelligence and Security at the Subang Police), and Ani Caharani, ST., MT. (Head of Development Administration at the Subang Regional Secretariat). Also present were the Media Policy Analyst for General Crimes at the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Indonesian National Police, BKPM officials, the First Assistant to the Subang Regional Secretariat, the Head of Bakesbangpol, the Head of Intelligence at the Subang Police, and other invited guests. With 416 registered civil society organizations in Subang, this forum is expected to generate ideas, strategies, and concrete steps to strengthen the contribution of civil society organizations in development and maintain a healthy investment climate in Subang Regency. [SOURCE]

Dec, 02 2025

West Java Prepares Five Regions for Semiconductor and Data Center Development

The West Java Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Agency (DPMPTSP) is developing investment clusters across 27 regencies and cities to attract capital-intensive investments in leading sectors, particularly semiconductors and data centers. Head of West Java DPMPTSP, Dedi Taufik, stated that the agency has observed a shift in global investment trends in recent years—from infrastructure-focused investments toward high-technology sectors. “We are implementing a thematic regional investment approach in West Java,” Dedi said on Monday (February 23, 2026). Global Trends: AI and CHIPS Policies Drive Semiconductor Growth By 2025, global investment trends are expected to be dominated by the data center and semiconductor sectors, both of which are experiencing significant growth. Data centers alone are projected to account for approximately one-fifth of the total value of new global investment projects. According to Dedi, the surge in semiconductor project value—often disproportionate to the number of projects—is driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chip sovereignty policies such as the CHIPS and Science Act in the United States, as well as similar initiatives in Europe and Asia. He added that global capital flows are becoming increasingly selective, prioritizing high-value strategic projects rather than conventional factory expansions. Meanwhile, several sectors—including infrastructure, renewable energy, and tariff-sensitive industries such as textiles, electronics, and machinery—have experienced declining investment. Five Regions Prepared Based on investment cluster mapping, five regions in West Java are being prepared as hubs for the development of downstream electronics and semiconductor industries, namely: Bekasi Regency Karawang Regency Subang Regency Purwakarta Regency Sukabumi Regency In addition, West Java is projected to become a national hub for digital economy development and data center investment. Currently, more than 30 companies have already invested in data center projects across the province. The primary locations for data center investments are located in the industrial areas of Bekasi Regency, Karawang Regency, and Purwakarta Regency. By 2025, the Bodekarpur region is expected to record approximately Rp26 trillion in investment in the information and communications sector, while the Greater Bandung region is projected to attract around Rp3.40 trillion. [Source]

Mar, 11 2026

Entrepreneurs Owning 50 Ha of Land Are Encouraged to Build Industrial Estates

Purwakarta: The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Development/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) is encouraging businesses with 50 hectares (ha) of land available and close to toll road access to develop industrial estates. "If the land is sufficient, not far from the toll road and with an area of more than 50 hectares, entrepreneurs in that area can be directed to establish industrial estates," said Abdul Qodir, Director of Region III of the Ministry of Investment and Downstream Development/BKPM, at the inauguration of Tata Metal Lestari's Kirin Project in Purwakarta, as quoted by Antara, Monday, January 26, 2026. The development of the 50-hectare industrial estate is based on the National Industrial Development Master Plan (RIPIN) until 2035 through the establishment of Industrial Growth Center Areas (WPPI), Industrial Designation Areas (KPI), and the development of Industrial Estates and Small and Medium Industry (SMI) Centers. Several conditions allow for the development of a 50-hectare industrial estate, including the need for thematic development areas, such as tobacco, marine and fisheries products, textiles, and digital industries, which are divided according to the development areas of the Java and non-Java WPPI (Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board) (WPPI). In addition, due to the limited land available for KPIs within a single district/city, as well as the policy of accelerating industrial development in strategic areas such as Special Economic Zones (KEK) or Free Port and Free Trade Zones (KPBPB), He stated that the government is actively facilitating and overseeing the resolution of various problems and obstacles faced by business actors, particularly in the licensing and investment project implementation stages. According to him, this support is provided from the time business actors submit permit applications through the Online Single Submission (OSS) system, especially for projects with large investment values, which generally exceed hundreds of billions of rupiah, even reaching trillions of rupiah. Encouraging Accelerated Investment Realization Abdul Qodir said that the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) proactively contacts company managers via email and instant messaging to ensure the progress and timeliness of investment realization. He emphasized that accelerating investment realization will have a direct impact on the accelerated completion of development projects. This will ultimately create a significant multiplier effect on the economy surrounding the project sites, from job creation to growth in local economic activity. Abdul Qodir also revealed that the achievement of national investment realization in 2025 showed very positive performance. Based on his office's records, investment realization in 2025 reached IDR 1,931.2 trillion, equivalent to 101.3 percent of the target of IDR 1,905.6 trillion. At the regional level, West Java Province has again recorded the highest investment realization for three consecutive years. Despite often being cited for having relatively high regional minimum wages (UMR), Bekasi, Bogor, and Karawang regencies consistently rank among the top three investment contributors in West Java. [SOURCE]

Jan, 28 2026

Government Focuses on Maintaining Investment Flow for Future Development

In the last decade, the Indonesian economy has continued to perform well, demonstrated by the success of maintaining economic growth at a good level, especially after the pandemic ended. In fact, based on World Bank projections, Indonesia is expected to grow in the range of 5%-5.2% in the 2024-2025 period or return to the same or higher growth rate as before the pandemic. Inflation developments are also under control within the target range, where until September 2024 it will be at the level of 1.84% (yoy), which can be said to be maintained at around 2.5% ± 1%. The low and stable inflation rate is in line with increasing growth in shopping volumes. This shows that people's purchasing power remains strong, thus supporting the momentum of economic growth. The deflation phenomenon that occurred for five consecutive months was also more influenced by the decline in prices of a number of food commodities. "Core inflation is in line with the trend, but volatile foods have been reduced to low levels. The government meets every week, because we have a different way than other countries, to regulate inflation levels throughout Indonesia. "We also provide fiscal incentives for them to maintain food prices," explained Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto when giving a keynote speech at HSBC's 140th Anniversary Celebration in Indonesia, in Jakarta, Tuesday (15/10). The condition of the Indonesian financial market is relatively stable. The performance of the Rupiah exchange rate is relatively better than a number of other Asian countries, namely -1.05% (ytd). The Indonesian stock price index also grew positively, namely 3.94% (ytd) and reached its highest position or all-time high at the level of 7,905.39 on September 19 2024. "No one thought that Indonesia could maintain the value of the Rupiah below IDR 16 thousand per 1 USD compared to (perception) three months ago, and this is an achievement for the Indonesian economic team," explained Coordinating Minister Airlangga. With these various good achievements, investors still see Indonesia as an attractive country. Latest, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) affirmed the Republic of Indonesia's Sovereign Credit Rating (SCR) at BBB+, two levels above investment grade with a positive outlook. Indonesia's competitiveness ranking continues to increase to its highest position in 10 years (27th in 2024 based on the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking). Indonesia focuses on providing easy investment in 22 Special Economic Zones (KEK) spread throughout Indonesia. Apart from that, there is promising potential for investment in the Carbon Capture Storage (CCS), semiconductor, green hydrogen and Small-Modular Reactors (SMRs) sectors in Indonesia. To accelerate growth in the medium to long term, the government has prepared a new engine of growth strategy such as digitalization, energy transition and semiconductors. Apart from that, social resilience and community empowerment are also priorities. The banking industry, especially banks with international networks such as HSBC, plays an important role in supporting efforts to encourage the flow of foreign investment into the country. The good program that HSBC has carried out, namely creating investor connectivity with domestic business actors, must continue to be maintained. “The conditions (conflicts in) the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine make everything (international trade) not easy because they are interrelated. And also this is a different situation today, especially because there is technological disruption, it is more complex so you need the help of 'friends' to navigate into the future. (That friend) is like HSBC, so I want HSBC to be in Indonesia in the next 140 years too," concluded Coordinating Minister Airlangga. Also present at this event were Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc Mark Tucker, Co-chief Executive of Asia Pacific HSBC Surendra Rosha, President Director of PT Bank HSBC Indonesia Francois de Maricourt, and Ambassadors of friendly countries. (SOURCE)

Oct, 17 2024

From 1978 to January 2024, Indonesia already has 2,816 km of operational toll roads

KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Toll roads are one of the massive connectivity infrastructures built during the era of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s administration. The presence of this paid toll road is considered to be able to improve the economy, facilitate community mobility, and provide connecting access between regions spread across 5 Indonesian islands, namely Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Bali. Quoted from the official website of the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) on Tuesday (16/01/2024), from 1978 to mid-January 2024, the total length of toll roads operating in Indonesia has reached 2,816 Km. Spread across Java Island 1,782.47 Km, Sumatra Island 865.43 Km, Kalimantan Island 97.27 Km, Sulawesi Island 61.64 Km, and Bali Island 10.07 Km. All toll roads that are in operation are managed by 59 Toll Road Business Entities (BUJT) on 73 toll road sections in which there are 132 Rest and Service Places (TIP) or rest areas. Previously, in 2023, toll roads that had been operating were 217.77 km long. Here's the list: The Sayung-Demak toll road is 16.01 km long The Jakasampurna-Marga Jaya toll road is 4.88 km long The Kukusan-Krukut toll road is 3.5 km long The Blang Bintang-Baitussalam toll road is 12.71 km long The Taruma Jaya-Cilincing toll road is 7,285 km long The Jatikarya-Cikeas toll road is 3.78 km long The East Probolinggo-Gending toll road is 9.08 km long Toll Sp. Indralaya-Prabumulih is 63.5 km long The Cimalaka-Dawuan toll road is 29,165 km long The Cigombong-Cibadak toll road is 11.05 km long The Stabat-Kuala Bingai toll road is 7.55 km long The Krukut-Cinere (Limo) toll road is 2,186 km long The Indrapura-Limapuluh toll road is 15.15 km long The Pamulang-Cinere toll road is 3,631 km long The Tebing Tinggi-Indrapura toll road is 22.85 km long The Indrapura-SS Indrapura toll road is 5.45 km long (SOURCE)

Jan, 22 2024

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