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India’s Tata Communications to spend $450 million on AI connectivity infrastructure

By Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2026 | 3:32 AM

Oct 26 (Reuters) – Tata Communications, which offers data connections and ​cybersecurity to ‌enterprises, announced investments of close to $450 million on Monday to build ‌high-speed ​network cables ⁠connecting India’s ⁠AI data-centre corridors.

Here are some more details:

• The company will build ​around 10,000 kilometers of new long-haul ⁠fiber ⁠cables across India

• ​The project will connect cloud ​services firms, global capability ‌centres and other organisations such as banks to data-centre ⁠clusters

• Expansion will be in three phases: Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad-Chennai ⁠corridor, ‌the east coast ⁠and western ​India ‌data-centre ecosystems, including ​Vizag, Bhubaneswar, ⁠Jamnagar and GIFT City

(Reporting by Sai Ishwabharath B in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank ​Dhaniwala)