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As the world ’ s second-most populous country , India presents a wealth of opportunities for data centre companies looking to utilise the country ’ s large population and rapidly expanding digital workforce .
Despite the historically very low availability of connectivity amongst its population – according to Cloudscene , India has an internet literacy rate of just 26 % – this underserved market is quickly being recognised for its exceptional scope .
Mumbai has the largest share of India ’ s data centres , and this trend is set to continue . In fact , according to JLL ’ s market report , around 60 % of the total additional capacity that is added in India over the next five years is predicted to be in Mumbai .
Amongst those leading the growth plans , the Adani group intends to invest around $ 10bn in its Indian data centre parks , and Colt DCS is working towards establishing one of India ’ s largest hyperscale sites , while Equinix also recently made its stake in the market .
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