I have heard that NAP Info is going to install a new submarine cable connecting Jakarta to Singapore. But it was a surprise for me that it will be ready on Q2/2008. So fast ?Actually they began the process since early 2007, where they selected Tyco Telecommunications to construct the system. Tyco completed the marine route survey in 08/2007 and then started the marine work. The MCS (Matrix Cable System) will be jointly operated by Matrix Networks Pte Ltd (SG) and PT. NAP Info Lintas Nusa (ID). Matrix Networks holds a Facility-Based Operator (FBO) license issued by the InfoComm Development Authority (IDA), operates a cable landing station in North Changi and owns a 20 km fiber optic backhaul to four major data exchanges. NAP Info is a network access provider established in 2000 which currently owns more than 100 km terrestrial optical cable within Jakarta, connecting more than 120 buildings.
Some details for the MCS:
- Length : 1055 km Changi-JKT
- Cable : 4 FP (64/10)
- Capacity : initially 60 Gbps lit (JKT-SG), 2.5 Tbps potential
- CAPEX : -
- Branching : 1 active to Batam, 2 planned (to Perth-AUS and to other Asian countries)
- Landing Points : JTC's North Changi Industrial State (CS), North ChangiMain Cable Corridor (Beach-Manhole), Pantai Mutiara Jakarta
*Update 01/09 - Wikipedia.org*
Matrix Cable System is jointly owned and operated by PT NAPInfo Lintas Nusa (www.nap.net.id) and Matrix Networks PTE LTD (www.matrixnetworks.sg).
Matrix Cable System is initially built with 4 fibre pairs between Singapore and Jakarta, and 4 fibre pairs between Singapore and Batam with a total distance of 1055 Km.
Total bandwidth capacity of MCS Cable System is 5.12 Tbit/s, made up of 8 pairs of optical fibres, each pair providing 640 Gbit/s by Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing of 10 Gbit/s wavelengths. The 1,000 km-long undersea fully buried cable system is built in a self-healing ring configuration. The cable system, will be operational starting mid 2008.
MCS also own and operate onward connectivity from its landing stations and terrestrial network to various major POP in both Singapore and Jakarta. In Singapore, MCS sells capacity via its POP in Global Switch and Equinix. In Jakarta, MCS connects to Cyber Building and NAPInfo's own Data Center in Kuningan Plaza.
Matrix Cable system start commercial services on 08-08-08.
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Matrix Networks and TYCO Telecommunications Complete Matrix Cable System Construction
August 14th, 2008 ·
By TYCO Telecom Press Release
Jakarta, Singapore and Morristown, NJ - 14 Aug, 2008 - Matrix Networks Pte Ltd and P.T. NAP Info Lintas Nusa, together with the supplier, Tyco Telecommunications, a business unit of Tyco Electronics and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology and marine services, today announced they have achieved the status of “Ready for Provisional Acceptance” (RFPA) under the terms of a multi-million dollar turnkey contract for the Matrix Cable System. The 1,000 km undersea fiber optic system, completed on schedule, will provide robust, high-bandwidth connectivity to the currently underserved and growing Indonesian
“Achieving the status of RFPA is a significant step toward facilitating direct communication between Indonesia, Singapore and the rest of the world,” said Jim Schweigert, general manager of Matrix Networks. “Through our alliance with Tyco Telecommunications, we are now able to provide Indonesia and the surrounding areas with a state-of-the-art system. We are extremely pleased with the status of the project and look forward to activating the system for international use.”
“The completion of the Matrix Cable system marks the elimination of the digital divide in Indonesia by providing the region with dependable, affordable Internet communications,” explained Gunawan Wicaksono, Director of PT NAP Info Lintas Nusa. “Our residential and business customers alike will now be able to realize the benefits of enhanced Internet speed and access to accommodate their personal and professional communications needs.”
The initial implementation of the network includes a four-fiber pair trunk between Singapore and Jakarta, with a branch to Batam in the Riau Islands Province. Between Singapore and Jakarta, the system’s capacity is nearly 2.6 Terabits, with an additional four-fiber pairs between Singapore and Batam providing another 2.6 Terabits of capacity. The system’s use of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology will support the transmittal of 64 10-Gigabit wavelengths on each fiber pair.
“This state-of-the-art infrastructure provides Matrix Networks’ customers with a much-needed capacity and bandwidth upgrade, essentially facilitating global communications,” said Rob Munier, managing director for global solutions at Tyco Telecommunications. “The system, which is comprised of the newest and most advanced generation of subsea equipment, will provide Indonesia and the surrounding areas with unsurpassed efficiency and reliability.”
Website Matrix Cable http://www.matrixnetworks.sg/
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