Responding to the accelerating global digital economy and the surge in demand for high-speed connectivity, PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, through its operating company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), officially completed the landing of the Nongsa-Changi Cable (NCC) in Batam, the Riau Islands, on Monday, July 20, 2026.This international fiber optic transmission infrastructure is the most crucial means of connecting Indonesia and Singapore via the shortest route across the Singapore Strait.
The submarine cable’s landing ceremony was attended by Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto and Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong.
Airlangga welcomed the inauguration of the NCC as a concrete step toward Indonesia's digital transformation under the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto, emphasizing the country’s status as one of the largest digital markets in Asia with 235.26 million internet users as well as the fourth-largest potential artificial intelligence market in Asia after China, India and Japan.
"Today, we are not just celebrating the landing of the submarine cable but also a stronger digital connection between two neighboring countries. Batam is growing rapidly as Indonesia's digital gateway, and this infrastructure forms the physical foundation of a new digital corridor," the senior minister said on Monday.
