Hexa appoints Triasmitra as Landing Party in Batam, Jakarta and Balikpapan, Indonesia
3rd November 2024, Jakarta, Indonesia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT (“Hexa”), owner of the Malaysia-U.S. (“MYUS”) cable based in Malaysia, appointed PT Ketrosden Triasmitra, as its Indonesian Landing Party for the MYUS cable system.
The MYUS cable is being planned with a ready for service date of mid-2028. MYUS will connect Malaysia and the U.S. directly for the first time with high-capacity fiberoptic connectivity, increasing access to reliable and affordable digital services across Southeast Asia. The cable backbone will extend between the Malaysian Peninsula near Sedili to Batam and Jakarta in Indonesia, Davao, Philippines, the U.S territory of Guam and then directly onward to Alaska Communications’ cable landing station in Florence, Oregon. Subsequent future phases would extend the network to Balikpapan, Hawaii and other locations through incremental cable builds and strategic partnerships.
“The MYUS cable is being designed specifically to provide trusted and reliable direct fiber connectivity between these locations for large hyperscaler, cloud, content, telecom carriers and government customers,” according to Dr. Azhari Abang Hadari, the Founder and CEO of Hexa.
“MYUS customers can be confident in the route design because it avoids the problems plagued by other existing undersea cables that transit contested waters in Southeast Asia. The MYUS Network provides efficient routing for lowest possible latency, and uses well-known, well-proven cable landing sites that have excellent up-time performance as well as widely-available backhaul options for Hexa’s fiber pair owners,” added Dr. Azhari. “Triasmitra is already proving to be a reliable and highly professional partner for us after evaluating alternatives in Indonesia and the Indo Pacific Region. Triasmitra has a vast depth of experience as one of the most experienced undersea cable layers in region. Triasmitra also operates their own undersea and terrestrial fiber networks in Indonesia that will provide access to the PoPs, major enterprises and data centers throughout the country.”
“We look forward to establishing a long-term partnership with MYUS at our premier landing stations in Batam and Jakarta. Our cable landing facilities offer diverse route connectivity to global and regional carriers. The access to customers utilizing our robust state of the art network should give confidence to operators that are looking to interconnect with domestic and international constituents. Jakarta is a critical hub for subsea fiberoptic cables which are the backbone of today’s global internet. Furthermore, with our expertise and 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, we are proud to serve as strategic partners in supporting the operation and maintenance of the MYUS submarine cable." stated Titus Dondi, President Director of PT Ketrosden Triasmitra Tbk.
MYUS will be an open cable with 16 fiber pairs along its backbone. Hexa’s business model is to sell fiber pairs to long-term owners that will demand reliability, resilience and high performance of the cable to support their business growth. Hexa’s selection of Triasmitra as a partner builds on its strategy of planning globally and locally with strong, proven capable and operators that can exceed the requirements of the most demanding customers.
The Hexa team met with many customers and partners at Submarine Networks World conference in Singapore (SNW 2024, 25-26 Sep.) and look forward to creating opportunities with many more in the coming months.
About Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT (“Hexa”)
Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT is a special-purpose start-up company led by a well-seasoned development team of telecom and submarine cable industry veterans for the purposes of planning, financing, constructing and operating the first high-speed undersea fiberoptic cable directly connecting Malaysia and the continental United States, called the Malaysia-U.S. (“MYUS”) Cable.
The Hexa Management Team includes a growing roster of Malaysia-based executives that has been established and being built upon as development progresses. External consultants and core development team members currently providing support include Boston-based T Soja & Associates, Inc. (“TSA”) and Stuart Florida-based Ocean Specialists, Inc. (“OSI”), Commercial Lead, among other leading industry experts being funded by a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (“USTDA”).
The Malaysia-U.S. (MYUS) Cable is a fiberoptic undersea cable network connecting Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines with the United States in Guam, Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest of the continental U.S. MYUS supports Malaysia's booming green energy-powered digital economy goals. MYUS is designed as a 16 fiber pairs Open Cable system, that will have a minimum 15 Tbps per Pair, 240 Tbps total capacity, and world class system architecture, design, manufacture, Installation and operation.
Sale of MYUS’s wholesale fiber pairs will be targeted to hyperscalers, cloud providers, global telcos and governments as a trusted cable network connecting trusted data center operators and their customers.
MYUS will also provide international on ramps for other ASEAN regional economies and connect with Major Regional Hubs (e.g. Guam). The MYUS Cable route avoids contested waters where permitting, construction and repairs are problematic.
Hexa expects to close on its financing for the MYUS Cable in mid-2025, at which time the System Supply Contract would come into force (“CIF”) and begin manufacturing and construction for a mid-2028 Ready For Service (“RFS”) date.
For further information, please visit www.hexamyus.com.
About Triasmitra
PT Ketrosden Triasmitra Tbk, known as "Triasmitra," is a publicly listed company with over 30 years of experience in developing telecommunications backbone infrastructure in Indonesia, serving more than 30 premier customers from both domestic and international. The company’s services include cable deployment, as well as the operation and maintenance of submarine and terrestrial networks. The company has successfully deployed over 10,000 kilometers of submarine and terrestrial fiber optic cables. Additionally, Triasmitra maintains approximately 5,600 kilometers of fiber optic networks, ensuring the reliability of both submarine and terrestrial connections. This reliability is achieved through comprehensive preventive maintenance services, which include monitoring, patrols, and corrective maintenance for any damaged cables. For more information, visit www.triasmitra.com.
Media Contacts:
Dr Azhari Abang Hadari, CEO
Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT
drazhari@hexamyus.com
Titus Dondi, President
Triasmitra
titus.dondi@triasmitra.com
