Lightstorm, a global AI connectivity platform, has launched India’s ‘AI superhighway’ – a utility-grade, deep trenched, high-capacity fiber network spanning domestically across the southern corridor connecting India’s AI zones, and extending internationally to Singapore and Malaysia via I-2SEA subsea cable system. To support this next phase of growth, the company has secured a ₹2,500 crore (~US$ 261 million) debt facility led by IndusInd Bank.
In a press release, Lightstorm said that this investment in digital infrastructure is designed to position India at the center of Asia Pacific’s AI connectivity landscape. The facility carries a 10-year tenor and is on a fully underwritten basis.
“The AI superhighway we are creating spans the length and breadth of India and reaches internationally into Southeast Asia, giving hyperscalers and enterprises a single, high-performance connectivity layer from the subcontinent to the region’s major AI hubs. This facility gives us the capital to accelerate that build with conviction,” said Scott McGibbony, Group CFO, Lightstorm.
“As India accelerates its investments in AI, cloud computing, and hyperscale data centers, robust and future-ready connectivity infrastructure will be critical to supporting this transformation,” said Niraj Shah, Head, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Gems & Jewellery, IndusInd Bank. “Through our Rs. 2,500 crore fully underwritten long-term debt facility, we are proud to support the development of infrastructure that will enable seamless data flows, foster innovation, and enhance India’s competitiveness in the global digital economy.”
Lightstorm’s network already serves as the connectivity layer for global hyperscalers operating in India, spanning over 30,000 km of terrestrial fiber, more than 21,000 km of subsea fiber, and over 100 connected data centers globally. This investment aims to accelerate the next phase of that buildout, scaling domestically and extending the network’s reach across the region to meet demand where it is growing fastest.
