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Telkom defends itself over data center issue
State-run telecommunications giant PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) clarified on Saturday that its new data centers in Singapore were built for global corporate clients, brushing off suspicions that the technology was used to host Indonesiaâs secret data
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tate-run telecommunications giant PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) clarified on Saturday that its new data centers in Singapore were built for global corporate clients, brushing off suspicions that the technology was used to host Indonesia's secret data.
Telkom's vice president of corporate communications, Arif Prabowo, explained that the currently under-construction data center, dubbed Telin-3, and his firm's other two existing data centers in the city-state were not meant for Indonesia's e-government system.
"Telin-3 and the other two data centers built in Singapore are only targeting Singaporean companies and multinational companies based in Singapore," he said in a statement.
He explained that Telkom used its Indonesia-based data centers to serve its government clients.
Telkom runs its data center business in Indonesia through its subsidiary PT Telkomsigma, which currently operates three data centers in Serpong, Surabaya and Sentul.
Telkomsigma is also now building a new data center in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.
Sukamta, a member of the House of Representatives with the Prosperous Justice Pasty (PKS), previously questioned Telkom's decision to build a new US$115 million data center in the neighboring country through its subsidiary Telin Singapore.
Telin Singtel was established in 2007, with Telkom controlling 100 percent of the company through its Jakarta-based PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin).
Telin-3, which is based in Jurong and is scheduled to start operating in the third quarter next year, will be Telin Singapore's third data center after those in Changi and Tai Seng. (ika)(+++)
