Chennai: Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) has officially opened its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Chennai, India.
The new facility, Equinix CN1, represents an initial investment of US$69 million and is designed to accelerate India’s growth as a technology and AI-driven innovation hub.
Located on nearly six acres of land in Siruseri, Tamil Nadu, Equinix CN1 is strategically connected to the company’s Mumbai campus, which houses three IBX data centers.
The Chennai facility is purpose-built to support India’s rapid cloud adoption, digital sovereignty requirements, and increasing demand for AI-ready infrastructure.
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Equinix CN1: AI-Ready Data Center with Advanced Capabilities
In its first phase, Equinix CN1 offers 800 cabinets of capacity, with a planned expansion to 4,250 cabinets. The facility is engineered for 99.999% uptime and supports Equinix interconnection services, including Equinix Fabric, enabling enterprises to build secure, hybrid multicloud architectures.
The Chennai data center also integrates liquid cooling technology to handle high-density, compute-intensive workloads essential for AI, machine learning, and other advanced digital applications.
Expanding Digital Ecosystem in India
Equinix currently supports more than 300 companies in India, including major network service providers and five internet exchanges. With CN1, businesses in Chennai gain direct, low-latency access to cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud.
“Our new IBX data center in Chennai reinforces our long-term commitment to India’s digital growth,” said Manoj Paul, Managing Director, India, Equinix.
“The success of our interconnected ecosystem in Mumbai will now extend to Tamil Nadu, enabling enterprises to scale their digital services while supporting sustainability and innovation.”
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Global Reach with Local Impact
Equinix operates more than 270 data centers across 77 markets in 36 countries, serving over 10,000 customers worldwide. In the Asia-Pacific region, Equinix maintains over 60 data centers across key metros in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
The Chennai launch marks a milestone in India’s expanding digital economy, positioning the country as a central hub for global enterprises seeking AI-ready, sustainable, and scalable infrastructure.
