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GTN and LinkNet Connect Indonesia’s Digital Economy with Epsilon
Epsilon is supporting the growth of Indonesia’s digital economy by delivering global connectivity to some of the country’s fastest growing infrastructure providers
SINGAPORE, 05 April 2016 – Epsilon, a privately owned global communications service provider, has been selected to provide global network connectivity for both Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN), a leading Indonesian data centre provider, and LinkNet, a nationwide cable television and broadband internet service provider. The deal will enable these providers to connect their customers to destinations in more than 170 countries around the world.
GTN will add global connectivity to its portfolio of data centre services for the Indonesian market, advancing its 3-S strategy of delivering a Safe, Secure, and Substantial Service menu. LinkNet will expand its network coverage beyond its depth of metro connectivity across Indonesia to include Epsilon’s network footprint covering Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.
Jerzy Szlosarek
CEO at Epsilon
Indonesia is the fourth largest mobile market with 319 million subscribers, according to the CIA Factbook. It has more than 73 million internet users, which is an estimated 29% of its population, according to Indonesia’s Communications and Information Ministry. 58.4% of these users are between 12 and 34 years old. Indonesia’s Digital Economy will be the biggest in ASEAN in 2020 for US$130 billion as CAGR 40% growth in 2015 for US$18 billion.
Richard Kartawijaya
CEO at GTN
GTN offers co-location services, managed data centre services, as well as hosting services. Its Rate/Tier 4 ready data centre facility can accommodate 21,000 racks and has been built to be both environmentally friendly and energy efficient.
Joseph Lembayung
Enterprise Sales Director at LinkNet
LinkNet offers consumer internet services under its FastNet brand, and subscription based cable TV product under the HomeCable brand. It targets the business market under its DataComm brand.
ABOUT PT GRAHA TEKNOLOGI NUSANTARA (GTN)
PT Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN) is a company focused on data center management services, and is also a subsidiary of PT Multipolar Technology Tbk (MLPT). GTN Data Center is a joint venture project between MLPT, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) and Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd. (MKI). GTN is positioned to be the leading data center services provider in Indonesia.
ABOUT LINKNET
Link Net is a leading provider of high-speed next generation Dedicate broadband (“NGBB”) and cable TV in Indonesia, serving the residential and enterprise markets across Greater Jakarta, Greater Surabaya and Bandung. Link Net commands a 98% market share of Indonesia’s NGBB market and its technologically advanced Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial cable (“HFC”) and DOCSIS 3.0 network to provide high-speed internet access (up to 800 Mbps) and richly differentiated TV content with the largest HD channels available.
