JAKARTA – Bersama Digital Data Centres (BDDC), a subsidiary of Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia Pte Ltd (BDIA) in the data centre industry, has transformed into Digital Realty Bersama (DRB) following the entry of a global investor from the United States (US), Digital Realty.

As part of this collaboration, DRB is now a joint venture with BDIA and Digital Realty each holding 50% ownership.

It is worth noting that Digital Realty is the world's largest provider of data centre services and solutions, colocation, and interconnection, with more than 5,000 global customers.

"The key point [from this collaboration] is the strength of being part of a network," said Alex Teo, SEA General Manager of Digital Realty.

By partnering with Digital Realty, DRB will become part of Digital Realty's global network and ecosystem, including PlatformDIGITAL®, a data centre platform consisting of 300+ facilities in over 25 countries and six continents.

DRB also gains access to ServiceFabric™, a Digital Realty service enabling cross-border digital interaction through Digital Realty's colocation sites, including DRB.

In the future, with its new strategic partner, DRB will increase the capacity of its existing data centre, JST1, now referred to as CGK11, from 5 MW to 32 MW.

"I think it will take about 1.5 to 2 years for the construction," added Angelo Syailendra, President Director of DRB, during the Digital Realty Bersama Launch Press Conference today (18/3) in the Senayan area of Jakarta.

Although the investment value was not disclosed, Setyanto Hantoro, Vice President Commissioner of Digital Realty Bersama, mentioned that increasing capacity by 1 MW requires around USD 11 million. In other words, adding 27 MW will require approximately USD 287 million.

"Our current [funding] source is a combination of equity and loans. From Digital Realty, because they are so large globally, they have access to bond markets that are almost unbeatable," said Angelo. (ZH)