Data Centres To Enable India’s Digital Economy Growth
According to Nxtra by Airtel and JLL analysis, much of the industry growth will centre on Mumbai and Chennai due to their business and infrastructure advantages, strategic location and cable landing stations that are well-positioned to support and enable the growth of data centres across India. Further, the study also shows that the convergence of data protection, strong demand from cloud players, migration from captive to cloud, industry-friendly regulations, government’s digital initiatives, and investments will spearhead the ongoing growth of the data centre industry in India. “India’s digital transformation is expected to create an economic value of US$1 trillion by 2025. Apart from existing sectors, new areas like agriculture, healthcare, logistics, jobs and skills market, e-governance and other areas, coupled with advanced technologies, will lead to significant growth of data storage and computing. The Indian data centre industry will act as the backbone, enabling India to emerge as a global hub. Owing to their locations and infrastructure, Mumbai and Chennai are expected to be the largest beneficiaries of potential growth in India’s data centre market,” said Rachit Mohan, Head, Data Centre Advisory, India, JLL. Rajesh Tapadia, CEO, Nxtra by Airtel said: “The data centre industry is witnessing exponential growth, given India’s strategic location in the region. Chennai with its host of infrastructure advantages like highest internet speeds in the country, availability of submarine cable landing infrastructure, land supply, green energy options, supportive government policies and skilled manpower will emerge as the next data centre hub after Mumbai. As the industry attains infrastructure status, data centre expansion will further accelerate and with it the inherent need for sustainable measures. Sustainability will be a huge focus for the industry and our efforts to reduce carbon footprint will play a big role in India becoming a preferred data centre hub in Asia Pacific.”
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