# Tata Communications invests $400-450m in India's data centre network

> Tata Communications plans $400-450m investment to build 10,000km fibre network for India's AI data centres.
- Title: Tata Communications invests $400-450m in India's data centre…
- Summary: Tata Communications plans $400-450m investment to build 10,000km fibre network for India's AI data centres. Tata Communications will invest $400-450 million…
- Keywords: tata communications, data centre connectivity, ai super highway, fibre network, india, data centres, ai deployment, cloud adoption, data localisation, high-speed fibre, mumbai-pune-hyderabad-chennai corridor, vizag
- Source: mint — https://livemint.com/companies/news/tata-communications-investment-ai-data-centre-connectivity-11792998942621.html
- Author: Jatin Grover
- Published: 2026-10-26T08:30:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tata communications, data centre connectivity, ai super highway, fibre network, india, data centres, ai deployment, cloud adoption, data localisation, high-speed fibre, mumbai-pune-hyderabad-chennai corridor, vizag
## Tata Communications investment
Tata Communications will invest $400-450 million over three to five years to build a 10,000-km high-speed fibre network across India.

> From a business case perspective, it (monetisation) would be any industry benchmark 15 to 20% return on investment
## India's data centre growth
India's operational data centre capacity reached nearly 1.8 GW in first half of 2026 with 3.86 GW under construction by 2030.
## Market opportunity
Data centre-to-data centre connectivity could represent a market opportunity of more than $1 billion over medium term.
## AI super highway
Tata Communications claims its network is one of India's largest AI-ready connectivity networks for cloud and AI applications.
## First phase network
First phase will connect Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad-Chennai corridor for AI and hyperscalers by next three years.
## Competing players
Lightstorm, Airtel's Nxtra, Google, Adani, Reliance Industries investing in India's data centre ecosystem.
## Investment commitments
Cumulative investment commitments in India's data centre sector since 2021 reached $173 billion by first half of 2026.
## Tata's network capacity
Tata has 1.25 petabits per second network capacity with 70-80% utilisation rate.
## Financial performance
Tata Communications revenue rose 9.6% year-on-year to ₹ 6,688 crore in September quarter.
## AI corridor expansion
Tata plans to link AI corridors with international cable landing stations for global AI connections.
## Supply chain concerns
Tata Communications says industry providers are increasing capacity to meet implementation timelines.
## Data centre connectivity need
Businesses need backup data copies and fast movement of data for AI applications to avoid delays.
## Key takeaway

Tata Communications will invest $400-450 million over three to five years to build a national high-speed fibre network connecting major data centre hubs in India.