PT Telkom Indonesia and PT Indosat Tbk, two leading telecommunications firms in Indonesia, have announced a strategic alliance to strengthen digital infrastructure through the creation of an interconnected Internet Exchange (IX) ecosystem. This collaboration was initiated with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NeutraDC, a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia, and BDx Indonesia, a joint venture of BDx Data Centers, Indosat, and Lintasarta, during the Pacific Telecommunications Council event in January 2024. The partnership aims to enhance the capabilities and colocation capacities of their respective data center businesses, meeting the increasing demand for data centers in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia. The collaboration will focus on Tier 3 compliant, carrier-neutral locations distributed across key cities in Indonesia, hosting multiple independent IXs and providing a more streamlined and efficient national internet framework.