Tata Communications plans up to $450M for 10,000 km of AI-ready fiber linking India's data-center hubs
Tata Communications announced planned investments of close to USD 450 million (USD 400-450 million range in the text) to build about 10,000 km of long-haul fiber, the 'AI super highway', connecting India's data-center and AI hubs. The first phase targets the Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad-Chennai corridor, with later phases extending to East Coast and Western India locations including Vizag, Bhubaneswar, Jamnagar and GIFT City. The network will integrate with Tata's global backbone and link to international cable landing stations.
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Tata Communications announced planned investments of close to USD 450 million (USD 400-450 million range in the text) to build about 10,000 km of long-haul fiber, the 'AI super highway', connecting India's data-center and AI hubs. The first phase targets the Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad-Chennai corridor, with later phases extending to East Coast and Western India locations including Vizag, Bhubaneswar, Jamnagar and GIFT City. The network will integrate with Tata's global backbone and link to international cable landing stations.
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- Planned investment of close to USD 450 million, stated as USD 400-450 million, for about 10,000 km of AI-ready connectivity.
- First phase focuses on the Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad-Chennai corridor.
- Later phases expand to Vizag, Bhubaneswar, Jamnagar, GIFT City and other locations.
- The network integrates with Tata's global backbone and international cable landing stations.
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Tata Communications announced a planned USD 400-450 million investment to lay about 10,000 km of new long-haul fiber connecting India's main data-center and AI corridors, integrated with its global backbone, aimed at hyperscalers, neoclouds and enterprises running AI workloads. The figures and timing are the company's plans.
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Connectivity between data-center clusters and global cable landings is presented as a constraint alongside compute and energy for AI growth in India, making this a notable infrastructure commitment for hyperscalers and enterprises.
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