NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies has announced an investment of INR 1300 Crore for setting up 10 new data centers and 236 edge centers across India. NxtGen, NxtGen Infinite Datacenter, which is primarily into the cloud storage and computing segment, currently operates four data centers in Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Faridabad, and Mumbai. It is planning to develop new facilities in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Visakhapatnam.
“For 10 more data centers, we are investing around Rs 500 crore. To complement these, another 236 Edge data centers are also being planned that may see another Rs 800-crore investment,” said A S Rajgopal, CEO & MD, NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies.
Datacenter landscape of India
After being reclassified into the infrastructure sector, data centers in India are expected to receive investments from investors in India and across the globe. Data centers – the large structures comprising servers and associated components for housing internet data, are necessary components for the functioning of the economy and will play a pivotal role in making internet accessible to the remote areas of India.
The current capacity of 400MW cannot satisfy the needs of a data-hungry Indian population. Reports suggest that by 2025 the market size of colocation data centers will reach 1078 MW with a CAGR of 21%. The digital development in India is at an ever-fast pace and data centers have become a necessary infrastructure to boost the digital economy of the country.
There’s a lot of interest in the multi-tenant data centers and edge data centers now- a-days with latter being the smaller units constructed close to the customer devices (edge) to enhance the speed and reduce latency in the network. With increased cloud adoption, proliferation of technologies like AR, VR, the growing digital dependency, 5G rollout in the pipeline and other digital initiatives of the Indian government, the data center landscape in India is set to evolve rapidly.
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