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Smaller cities are stealing the show in data centre expansion

Economic Times · 1y

India's data centre industry is expanding beyond traditional metropolitan hubs like Mumbai and Chennai and moving towards emerging hotspots in cities such as Kochi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Patna, and Visakhapatnam. This shift is driven by the need to serve a growing and distributed user base across the country. Companies like Airtel's Nxtra, NTT, and CtrlS see opportunities in these locations due to improved infrastructure, strategic positioning, and cost advantages. The launch of 5G and the increasing demand for low-latency computing are expected to further boost growth in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.