Tata Communications Plans $450 Million AI Fiber Network in India

Oct 28, 2026
Tata Communications plans to invest $400 million to $450 million in around 10,000 kilometers of fiber connecting major data center and AI hubs across India.

Tata Communications announced in a press release plans to invest $400 million to $450 million in an AI connectivity network across India. The project will add around 10,000 kilometers of long haul fiber linking major data center and AI hubs.

The first phase will connect Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai. Later phases will expand to locations including Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Jamnagar and GIFT City in Gujarat.

The network will connect these locations with international cable landing stations and Tata Communications' global backbone. The company will also expand its existing national and metropolitan networks to support current data center and enterprise demand.

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