Equinix is opening its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Chennai, CN1. Located in Siruseri on a nearly six-acre plot of land, this new facility will be interconnected with Equinix’s Mumbai campus, which consists of three IBX data centres, to support business digitisation and resilience, as well as AI development in India.
With an initial investment of $69 million to provide 800 cabinets of capacity, this state-of-the-art facility will eventually support 4,250 cabinets. The data centre is engineered for a high reliability of 99.999% uptime and features a full suite of Equinix interconnection services, including Equinix Fabric, which enables enterprises to leverage the full benefits of hybrid multicloud services. Its advanced design also enables support for liquid cooling technology, which is essential for handling the high-density, compute-intensive workloads that are driving AI and other transformative technologies. As Tamil Nadu strengthens its position as a key hub for innovation, research and AI investment, Chennai is emerging as the country’s focal point for this technological evolution, paving the way for India to increase its global competitiveness in digital services and AI development.
Manoj Paul, Managing Director, India, Equinix, said, “We are delighted to announce the launch of our state-of-the-art IBX data centre, CN1, in Chennai, marking Equinix’s expansion in India and a pivotal step in advancing the nation’s digitalisation journey. Our success in building the most interconnected ecosystem for cloud, carrier, content and enterprises in Mumbai will now be extended to customers in Tamil Nadu. Similarly, global enterprises planning to come closer to their customers in southern India now can leverage Equinix’s IBX facility in Chennai. This milestone highlights our commitment to empowering India’s position as a global technology hub while ensuring sustainability and innovation remain at the core of our operations. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Tamil Nadu Government in general and Industries Department, Guidance and SIPCOT for their unwavering support throughout our planning and construction period, making this vision a reality. With CN1’s cutting-edge capabilities, we look forward to enabling businesses in Chennai and across India to leverage future-ready, scalable and digital infrastructure that supports sustainability to expand their business in Tamil Nadu and globally.”
