Chennai: The data center subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Nxtra, launched its new hyperscale data center park in Chennai. The state-of-the-art facility was virtually inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru. M.K. Stalin.
The new 38MW hyperscale data center (DC) is fully integrated with Airtel’s global submarine cable network, enabling it to offer end-to-end solutions to customers. The new 38MW facility is spread over 270,000 sq. ft.
With this launch, Nxtra by Airtel now operates the largest network of data centers in India with 11 hyperscalers and 120 edge data centers, and also manages submarine landing stations.
Nxtra said that it will invest Rs 5,000 crores by 2025 to increase its capacity by 3 times to over 400MW which will include setting up hyperscale data center parks in key metro cities.
Ajay Chitkara, Director and CEO, Airtel Business said “Chennai, with its strategic location and access to cable landing stations, has the potential to become a regional data center hub for South Asia. Nxtra by Airtel is already serving large Indian and global customers from the city and we will continue to invest to expand our operations here.”
