Internet exchange operator DE-CIX has announced its plans to establish a joint venture company called PT DE-CIX Indonesia with PT IDMarco Digital Solusi, a subsidiary of the Salim Group, a major Indonesian conglomerate. The new company will create a distributed internet exchange across multiple data centers in Jakarta using the DE-CIX Apollon platform.
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