Indosat and Arsari Group Launch 86,000-Kilometer RAIA Grid in Indonesia

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Arsari Group have launched an 86,000-kilometer digital network across Indonesia through their joint venture PT Infra Fiber Teknologi. The open-access platform, named RAIA Grid, links data centers, 5G sites, and home broadband lines to handle computational workloads and cloud traffic.

The network operates on an open-access model, allowing third-party telecom operators, hyperscalers, data center operators, and cloud service providers to lease capacity. Built-in machine learning models manage route optimization, demand forecasting, automated deployment, and predictive maintenance across the nationwide fiber footprint.

Connecting Data Centers and Fiber

Former Telkomsel chief executive Hendri Mulya Syam leads the venture as president director of RAIA Grid. The platform handles data center-to-data center connections alongside fiber-to-the-home and cellular backhaul, aiming to lower data transfer latency across the Indonesian archipelago.

Indosat president director Vikram Sinha noted that the system integrates with Indosat and technology partner Zankore to provide a foundation for full-stack artificial intelligence services. By linking wholesale transport infrastructure directly to server hubs, the operators plan to capture enterprise data processing demand that traditional carrier networks struggle to route efficiently.

Ambitions for Computing Power

Indonesian telecommunications groups are shifting capital expenditure away from pure consumer mobile coverage toward wholesale fiber, enterprise cloud links, and data center interconnects. With international cloud providers building facilities in Greater Jakarta and Batam, carrier revenue growth now hinges on carrying high-density computational traffic between these server campuses.

Arsari Group deputy chief executive Aryo Djojohadikusumo indicated the partnership intends to expand beyond basic transmission into high-performance computing, including exploratory plans for domestic supercomputer assembly. The joint venture now faces the operational rollout of its route links as data center operators bring new capacity online in West Java and secondary island hubs.