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No . of Data Centres : 14 Subsea Cable Landing Stations : 4 Major Operators : Tata Communications , STT Global Data Centres , NTT

The Indian data centre market is booming , as numerous megatrends collide with near-seismic force . The country possesses a massive population ( so big that the government is reportedly considering a two-child policy - because that sort of thing worked out so well for China ) that remains largely underserved with digital services , a rapidly expanding IT sector , and a current dearth of data centre capacity . Chennai is poised to be one of the Indian cities most heavily-affected by the boom , with a regional data centre capacity expected to more than double in the next three years , hitting 174 MW by 2023 .