The growing penetration of over-the-top (OTT) streaming and online gaming in tier-2 and tier-3 locations, along with 5G adoption and artificial intelligence usage, is driving demand for data centres beyond the big cities.
Data Centres: According to reports by real estate consultancy CBRE, the Indian data centre industry attracted investment commitments of about $ 35 billion between 2018 and 2023 and is expected to reach a market size of $4.5 billion by 2025.
Data Centers: This is serious business with execution, planning, and RoI-driven all success mantras alongside. The launches and expansions are now just numbers and show no signs of a pause. Experts say the actual growth may be yet to begin. India accounts for roughly 14 to 15% of global internet users, whereas data center is only 6% leaving a huge gap there. As the number of Internet users goes up, the young population of India is likely to drive the demand for OTT platforms, mobile usage, payment gateways, and gaming and entertainment.
Digital infrastructure company Equinix is investing US$42 million for its fourth international business exchange data centre in Mumbai called MB4 as p.
/PRNewswire/ To support India s growing digital economy, which is expected to reach $1 trillion by 20261, Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world s digital.