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Trai recommends applying trusted source procurement rule on data centres

Telecom regulator Trai on Friday recommended trusted source procurement rule be applied on data centres to discourage the use of insecure equipment in the network. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) under its recommendation for "Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India" has suggested registration of content delivery networks, which includes entities like Google Cloud CDN, Amazon CloudFront, Azure CDN etc with the Department of Telecom. "The Authority recommends that trusted source procurement applicable for licensees under section 4 of India Telegraph Act 1885, should also be made applicable for DCs (data centres) for security sensitive equipment," Trai said. The trusted source norms bars telecom networks from procuring any equipment from entities that are not notified as trusted sources by the National Cyber Security Coordinator. Trai has recommended the centr

Blackstone launches platform to expand foray in Indian data centre segment

US private equity player Lumina CloudInfra's to add 600 megawatts of critical IT load

AdaniConneX launches 'Chennai 1', a 17 Mw data centre in Sipcot IT Park

The 'Chennai 1' campus hosts Tamil Nadu's first pre-certified IGBC Platinum Rated data centre, and will be powered with up to 100% renewable energy

Adani Group announces opening of data centre 'AdaniConneX' in Chennai

Richest Indian Gautam Adani-led group on Friday announced the opening of its Chennai hyperscale data centre as it looks to capture a share of one of the world's fastest-growing data centre markets. AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX, opened 'Chennai 1' hyperscale data centre campus that is powered by renewable energy, the company said in a statement. "In Phase 1, the campus offers 17 MW (IT Load) that will scale up to 33 MW (IT Load) at full capacity," it said. Data centres are one of the areas that the ports-to-energy Adani group has identified for expansion. Other areas being airports, cement, petrochemicals and copper. The 'Chennai 1' campus hosts Tamil Nadu's first pre-certified IGBC Platinum Rated data centre. The facility will also be powered with up to 100 per cent renewable energy, offering enterprises and hyperscale customers sustainable energy choices. "As one of the most advanced colocation campuses in the region, 'Chennai 1' is desig

UP to be data centre hub, Rs 20,000-crore investment target met: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state has achieved investment target of Rs 20,000 crore in the first year of implementing its data centre policy and assured investors that their investment will remain safe in the state. Speaking at the launch function of Hiranandani Group's data centre facility, Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh is going to become a hub of data centres. He said corporates like Adani, WebWerks, Sify, STT and NTT have also submitted their investment proposals which are under consideration. "UP is going to become a hub of data centre. State government's data centre policy has achieved total targeted investment of Rs 20,000 crore in its first year of commencement. We have received investment proposal from Indian and global data centre investors of over 600 megawatt data centres," the chief minister said. Data centre capacity is measured in terms of power it consumes. Adityanath further said when Uttar Pradesh came up with its policy, the to

Yotta Infra to invest Rs 39,000 cr in UP in 5-7 yr in data centre business

Data centre company Yotta Infrastructure will invest Rs 39,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh over the next 5-7 years, a top official of the company said on Monday. The Hiranandani Group firm has committed investment under a memorandum of agreement signed with the UP government. The investments will go towards constructing the data center campus, procuring IT equipment and other hardware by Yotta and its customers, Yotta Infrastructure, Co-founder and Chairman, Darshan Hiranandani told reporters at the launch event of Yotta D1 data centre. "We will see investment of Rs 39,000 crore in and around this campus. The first building has already been completed... We have started work for two other buildings which will be completed in 12-15 months. We will put up one building every 18 month," Hirandani said. The committed investment includes investment made for Yotta D1. "Each data centre will cost Rs 6,500 crore. The committed investment is for six data centres. We have already started work for

Uttar Pradesh govt bags Rs 16,000-crore deal for data centre projects

The state is planning to set up smaller capacity data centres in the hinterland across the state. The policy will aim to attract private sector investment to attain Rs 30,000 cr in the next five years

PhonePe investing $200 million on building data centres: Official

Walmart-owned payment services provider PhonePe on Thursday said it is investing USD 200 million (around Rs 1,661 crore) on building data centres in the country, a top official said on Thursday. The investments are driven by the regulatory insistence on data localisation, which prevents a financial sector entity from storing its data overseas, and other aspects, company's co-founder and chief technology officer Rahul Chari said. Speaking to reporters after the launch of a data centre facility at Navi Mumbai, Chari said PhonePe will be investing USD 200 million on data centres. He said the company has already invested USD 150 million but did not specify a timeline for investing the remaining USD 50 million. Chari said it is beneficial for a company like PhonePe to invest in captive data centres given the data localisation mandate from the regulators and also because of the ease or flexibility of operations it offers as compared to an operating expenses model. Company's co-founder a

Maharashtra to come out with a policy for data centres in a month: Official

The Maharashtra government will come out with a policy on the data centre business in a month's time, a senior official said on Thursday. The official said the state already has a comprehensive policy governing the information technology sector under which data centres currently operate, but given the very high growth in data centres and the policy lagging behind the industry, a need was felt to have a separate policy exclusively for the data centres business. When asked about the timeline for the launch of such a policy, the official said the industries department under Uday Samant is taking the lead in the formulation of the policy and added that the document will come out in 30 days. Speaking at an event hosted by industry lobby grouping CII, Kaustubh Dhavse, a joint secretary to the government, who also serves as the official on special duty for deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, said such a policy will be very helpful for an orderly growth of the industry. "This governme

Cisco launches India Webex infra, sees permanent shift to hybrid work model

Facility's dedicated data centre will enable Cisco to offer India-specific pricing for its customers, taking down costs by over 50%

Data centre business to double by 2024, demand to help real estate: Reports

Investments in data centres expected to surpass $20 billion by 2025, with smaller cities gaining too

Over 45 new data centres to come up in India by 2025, says report

Plans have been drawn up for over 45 DCs spanning 13 mn sq ft and 1,015 Mw of IT capacity that will come up in India by end-2025

45 data centres spanning around 13 million sq ft to come up by 2025

Over 69% of new IT capacity of 1,015 Mw will come up in Mumbai and Chennai, with 51% in Mumbai alone

Adani Group's firm plans to build 1,000-MW data centres in 10 years

Adani Group firm AdaniConneX is planning to build 1,000 megawatt data centres -- almost double the present size of the total industry -- over a period of 10 years, a senior company official said. AdaniConneX Senior Vice President and Head of Data Centre Business, Sanjay Bhutani said the the first seven data centres of the company will come up in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Bengaluru and Pune. "We are building 1,000 megawatt data centres. Today, the industry stands at 550 MW. Building 1,000 megawatt data centre in the next one decade is something which is our business plan," Bhutani said while speaking at 9.9 Group's CIO and Leader Conference on Saturday. Data centre capacity is measured in terms of power they consume. According to market research firm Arizton, India's data centre market size stood at 447 MW in 2021, valued at USD 10.9 billion. Bhutani said the six cities which will get first seven data centres will have total capacity of 450 MW over the next three years, whi

L&T Construction bags orders to build data centres in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said it has bagged significant contracts to build data centres of capacities totalling 10.8 MW at Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. The company will design, build and would be involved in supply work, among others for the data centres and allied buildings including fit-outs. The orders are bagged by the buildings and factories business of L&T Construction, a subsidiary of L&T. The company classifies contracts worth Rs 1,000-2,500 crore as significant orders. Further, the company has secured an order for the engineering, procurement and construction of the 'Statue of Oneness' The Statue of Adi Shankaracharya at Omkareshwar in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh from Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. The 108-feet high bronze statue is scheduled to be completed in 15 months.

Infosys selected to manage technology separation from Toll Holdings

"Global Express appoints Infosys to manage technology separation from Toll Holdings," the Bengaluru-headquartered IT services major said in a statement

Network change in data centres caused outage, not cyber attack: Cloudflare

Several popular platforms like Discord, DoorDash, NordVPN, Zerodha, Upstox and others that use Cloudflare services went down for users globally, including in India

Equinix Inc to invest $86 million for its 3rd data centre in Mumbai

This initial investment by Equinix Inc. for data centre in Mumbai includes an acquisition of a parcel of land, which provides a total space of nearly four acres

Data centre capacity to double by FY25 with Rs 40,000 cr investment: Report

The data centre capacity is set to double by FY25 to 1,700-1,800 mw from 870 mw with an investment of Rs 40,000 cr on the back of rising data uptake, coupled with the launch of 5G services

Adani Enterprises to set up data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley: Minister

Addressing a press conference at the state assembly, West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee said the cabinet gave its go-ahead to the company to set up the facility on 51.75 acres of land