Chennai to gain as data centres face curbs in Singapore

CHENNAI: After Singapore put a temporary pause on data centres last year, companies are eyeing Chennai as demand for Over-The-Top services and Video on Demand (VoD) has peaked during the pandemic. National and international companies, including Yotta, Princeton Digital, ST Telemedia, Netmagic, and Adani, are in the process of setting up their data centres in Chennai. And many like DE-CIX India, a leading carrier and data centre neutral Internet Exchange (IX) operator, plans to expand their presence by adding three more data centres in the next 12 months.