Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Group and Google Cloud announced on August 9, 2024, an expanded partnership to deliver next-generation sovereign cloud and edge cloud services in Indonesia. The services will meet the country's stringent data residency, security, and privacy requirements. Indosat Group plans to offer Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) to organizations in Indonesia, helping them run AI and data-intensive workloads at their preferred location. This will empower Indonesian organizations in the public sector and critical industries to accelerate digital transformation while ensuring complete control and protection of their sensitive data. The data will remain under the customer's control and within Indonesia's borders, adhering to all legal and sovereignty frameworks.