NTT launches Chennai hyperscale data centre campus

Global IT infrastructure company NTT, said on Thursday, that it has launched its second hyperscale data centre campus in Chennai with the arrival of its subsea cable system - MIST in the city with an estimated investment of $300 million. The Chennai 2 campus is located in Ambattur, spread across 6 acres is a state-of-the-art project with a total planned capacity of 34.8 MW critical IT load from 2 data centre buildings. The first facility which goes live today has a 17.4 MW IT load capacity.

With the launch of the Chennai 2 Data Center campus, NTT’s data centre footprint in the country has grown to 16 facilities, with more than 3.1 million sq. ft. (288,104.09 m2) and 205 MW of IT power.

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 NTT group to directly provide connectivity to/from India. It spans 8,100 km and will connect Malaysia, India, Singapore, and Thailand. The MIST cable system also represents India's first cable landing of a 12-fiber pair capacity, capable of carrying more than 200 TBPS (terabits per second) of data.


Chennai’s strategic will address the demand for high-quality data centre infrastructure driven by Chennai’s digital ecosystem that includes traditional and new economy businesses. It will also position Chennai as a disaster recovery (DR) site for enterprises with primary IT infrastructure in other Indian cities.

“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 centre campuses, renewable energy plants, subsea cables, and more,” said Sharad Sanghi, chairman, NTT Global Data Centers & Cloud Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd.

“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 centre services in India and helped transform Chennai into the new destination for data centres in Southeast Asia,” Shekhar Sharma, CEO, NTT Global Data Centers and Cloud Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd & NTT Communications India Network Services Pvt. Ltd.said.