Equinix Opens First AI-Ready Data Center in Chennai, India

Equinix, Inc. has opened its first International Business Exchange (IBX®) data center in Chennai, India, dubbed CN1. Located on a nearly six-acre plot of land in Siruseri, Tamil Nadu, the new facility will be interconnected with Equinix’s Mumbai campus, which consists of three IBX data centers. The new facility will support local and global businesses by providing direct access to one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies that is driving innovation and AI adoption.

As India 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, helping to pave the way for India to increase its global competitiveness in digital services and AI development. These advancements demand substantial computing power and data processing resources, driving India to rapidly expand its high-performance data center capacity. The launch of CN1 in Chennai marks a pivotal milestone in bolstering the digital infrastructure required to support these technologies.  

Exterior of Equinix’s CN1 International Business Exchange (IBX®) data center in India

With an initial investment of $69 million, CN1 will provide 800 cabinets of capacity in its first phase. This facility will eventually support 4,250 cabinets. As with all Equinix facilities, the data center is engineered for a 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. 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.

Equinix currently works with more than 300 companies in India, including network service providers and five internet exchanges. Its Mumbai campus consists of three high-performance data centers and hosts a robust cloud ecosystem for customers in India, including native on-ramps to key cloud service providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. With the launch of CN1, customers in Chennai can gain low-latency access to this key digital ecosystem, enabling seamless and secure connectivity with their business partners, customers and providers.

“We are delighted to announce the launch of our high-performance IBX data center, CN1, in Chennai, marking Equinix’s expansion in India and a pivotal step in advancing the nation’s digitalization journey,” said Manoj Paul, Managing Director, India, Equinix. “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. 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. With CN1’s cutting-edge capabilities, we look forward to enabling businesses in Chennai and across India to build future-ready, scalable digital infrastructure that supports sustainability to expand their business in Tamil Nadu and globally.”

Globally, Equinix operates more than 270 data centers across 77 markets in 36 countries, serving over 10,000 customers and enabling their digital transformation. In the Asia-Pacific region, Equinix’s portfolio includes more than 60 data centers across key metros in Australia, China¹, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore, providing interconnection and digital infrastructure solutions to support regional economies. 

¹ Equinix operates five data centers in Shanghai through a strategic partnership.

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