- New cable with Ciena’s coherent optics builds foundation for Indonesia’s expanding digital economy
- Connecting over 250,000 families in Indonesia with high-performance connectivity
August 20, 2026 – ION Network (PT Parsaoran Global Datatrans), previously HSPnet, is deploying Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) on its newest submarine cable, ION Cable System 1 (ICS1), to boost network reliability for more than 250,000 homes across Bali, Java, and Sumatra in Indonesia.
Spanning more than 2,000 km from Jakarta to Singapore across submarine and protected Sumatra terrestrial routes, ICS1 will run on Ciena’s 6500 platform powered by WL6e coherent optics to deliver wavelength services up to 1.2 Tb/s and up to 24 Tb/s of end-to-end capacity. This will increase total capacity to 288 Tb/s across six cable segments using two fiber pairs. The ICS1 will also leverage Ciena’s advanced Layer 0 (L0) control plane capabilities to ensure high service availability and operational efficiency.
“ION Network is committed to accelerating digitalization in Indonesia, and ICS1 will help drive this vision with the help of Ciena’s market-leading optical technology,” said Daniel Simanjuntak, Chief Technology Officer, ION Network. “With a new transmission network in place, we will be better prepared to develop our Fiber-to-the Home network and expand our connectivity support to more islands in Indonesia.”
“ION Network has established a reputation as a trusted source of high-quality, reliable, and secure Internet connectivity,” said Alex Wong, Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Ciena. “With Ciena’s proven optical technology underpinning the new ICS1, ION Network is well-positioned to address the projected bandwidth demand driven by artificial intelligence and cloud applications.”
ICS1 is set to be live at the end of 2026, and the deployment of Ciena’s optical innovations is in collaboration with PT Lancs Arche Consumma (LANCS). ION Network already leverages Ciena’s optical technology to support the delivery of high-capacity services on its B3JS (Jakarta-Bangka-Bintan-Batam-Singapore) and BDMCS (Batam-Dumai-Medan) cable systems. The transmission routes, totaling around 2,000km across both underwater and land cables, are the foundation of ION Network’s backbone connectivity.
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About ION Network
ION Network, part of PT Parsaoran Global Datatrans, is a company operating in the multimedia field based on internet technology (IP Base) and internet networks. The rapid growth in IT and multimedia has made the internet very important in telecommunications and other industries. We realize the importance of internet networks in business and industry. Having an integrated internet network will ensure the business runs smoothly and the user experience is seamless. This underlies our vision and encourages the founders and management of HSPnet to move forward in this modern era by providing an internet network.
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