Tata Communications targets $1bn India data-centre connectivity opportunity

Tata Communications is positioning for India’s expected fivefold data-centre capacity expansion, using cloud migration, managed networks and AI-linked enterprise infrastructure to grow digital-services margins through 2027-28.

— Filed Wed, 29 Jul, 2026, 05:46 IST · Source Mint · Companies · Updated

Tata Communications is targeting a larger share of India’s estimated $1 billion data-centre connectivity market, banking on fivefold capacity growth. New CEO Ganesh Lakshminarayanan aims to lift margins through digital services, cloud migration, managed networks and AI-linked enterprise infrastructure.

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The move extends Tata Communications’ enterprise-services push after its AI-agent launch with TTBS for SMBs, while following a Q1 earnings miss and role cuts that carried a ₹44.78 crore staff optimisation charge.

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