Chennai, a city known as a go-to destination for launching data centers, has another one from NTT. It is NTTs’ second hyperscale data center in Chennai. Located 9km from the company’s Chennai 1 Data Center, the new Chennai 2 Data Center campus will boast two 9-storey buildings. Building A and B will offer a maximum IT load of 17.4MW in each building once fully built out. With redundant power and cooling, client facilities, and extensive security, Chennai 2 can provide complete solutions for housing IT and network systems in a secure, high-availability environment. This project has subsea cable systems at an investment of $300 million. MIST subsea cable, constructed by consortium members including NTT Communications India Network Service Pte. Ltd. and Orient Link Pte. Ltd., is the first cable system for the NTT group to provide connectivity to/from India directly.
Sharad Sanghi, Chairman, NTT Global Data Centers & Cloud Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd. mentioned that “India is an important market for us and home to a significant part of this global capacity. Going forward, our investment roadmap in India includes multiple data center campuses, renewable energy plants, subsea cables, and more. We are dedicated to empowering India’s digital landscape and are excited to embark on this transformative journey.”
Adding further, Shekhar Sharma, CEO & Managing Director, NTT Global Data Centers & Cloud Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd & NTT Communications India Network Services Pvt. Ltd. said, “The launch of the state-of-the-art data center campus along with the MIST cable system in Chennai marks major milestones in our journey in India. These projects are perfect examples of Japanese design quality and global expertise, tailored to the Indian market. They have reinforced our position as the leader for data center services in India and helped transform Chennai into the new destination for data centers in Southeast Asia. We’re glad to be able to play a part in making Chennai the gateway connecting digital businesses across India, Southeast Asia, and the world. With our capabilities, we’re eager to help our clients unlock greater value from their digital transformation efforts.”
With the Chennai 2 campus commissioning, NTT’s data center footprint in the country has grown to 16 facilities, with over 3.1 million sq ft and 205 MW of IT power, further strengthening its position as the market leader in this segment. Chennai 2A will be operational in 2023.
