NTT DATA Announces Big AI, Infra Investments In India: Submarine Cable System, Largest Data Centre, More

NTT DATA, a technology services provider, has announced a series of initiatives reinforcing its commitment to the Indian market. The company announced the commissioning of its Malaysia, India, Singapore Transit (MIST) submarine cable system by June 2025. MIST is an 8,100-kilometre cable that can carry over 200 terabits per second (Tbps).

This will be NTT DATA’s first cable system to establish direct connectivity to and from India, enhancing global connectivity and adding critical infrastructure for the country’s rapidly growing digital economy. MIST was connected to NTT DATA's Mumbai landing station in February 2023 and its Chennai landing station in May 2023.

“We are proud to accelerate India's digital future with the commissioning of MIST—the latest milestone in strengthening global digital highways that connect new markets and power AI innovation. Our MIST cable landing at the Gateway of India, Mumbai truly serves as India's gateway to the world,” said Abhijit Dubey, CEO, NTT DATA, Inc.

Adding to that, NTT DATA has now opened its biggest data centre campus in India, a facility that can hold over 500 MW of power when fully operational. The company operates almost two-thirds of its data centers in India on renewable energy. The campus featuring advanced infrastructure and includes an underground tunnel for seamless connectivity and cooling technologies. 

As the third-largest data centre provider globally, and the largest in India, NTT DATA is scaling its global capacity from over 1,500 MW to exceed 2,000 MW. In India, it aims to add 400 MW more in the coming years. 

NTT DATA is also upgrading and expanding its Innovation Centre in Bengaluru. The centre will focus on AI, digital twin and quantum computing projects. 

Dedicated to boosting connectivity, NTT’s Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN), a All-Photonics Network (APN) technology, has been used to interconnect data centres in the Mumbai region. IOWN’s first information and communication processing infrastructure in India is in its early implementation stages. It aims to provide fast, high-capacity network access using photonics-based technologies. 

“India is key in our global strategy, fuelled by its rapid economic and digital expansion.  We’re proud to say that NTT DATA has powered the IT infrastructure in India and globally, notably in data center capacity. Currently, India is one of our top 10 revenue-generating markets,” said Akira Shimada, President and CEO, NTT.

Avinash Joshi, NTT DATA CEO, India, added, “Over the years we have grown through acquisitions and currently have 3000 clients in India. We will continue to build on this momentum to drive transformation across key industries such as banking, manufacturing and automotive. We are witnessing an era of evolutionary tech and are confident in our ability to robustly meet the demand in the areas of technology solutions, data centres, infrastructure management, and applications.”