Indonesia's Biznet Networks is investing $100 million to expand its fiber network in the market to help meet growing demand for broadband services.
The company has this year deployed a 2,000km long fiber route consisting of a total of 20,000km of cable covering more than 100 cities in Java, Bali, Sumatera and the Batam Islands and plans to expand its cable reach to 25,000km by the end of the year, DigitalNewsAsiareported.
Biznet offers both home and enterprise broadband services. The company's Biznet Fiber network can provide up to 100Gbps capacity anywhere in its coverage area. Pries for its home service start at 240,000 rupiah ($18) per month for 25Mbps, wile business services start at 800,000 rupiah per month for 25Mbps.
Biznet also has a joint venture with Internet Initiative Japan to provide the Biznet GIO Cloud enterprise cloud computing service. This venture recently became the first cloud company in Indonesia to be certified with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
The company was founded in 2000 and is owned by Indonesian tycoon Rudy Suliawan's Supra Primatama Nusantara.
Biznet recently announced it is building or expanding backbone fiber in the cities of Semarang, Kudus, Purwodadi, Bojonegoro, Gresik, Surabaya, Purwokerto, Kebumen, Purworejo, Yogyakarta, Probollingo, Paiton, Situbondo, Kepanjen and Lumajang.