New Delhi, July 2 -- A consortium including Microsoft and telecom startup Lightstorm plans to build a new undersea cable linking India with Malaysia and Singapore as technology firms compete to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India, one of the world's fastest-growing data markets.

The consortium, whose other members include Tata Communications, Singapore Telecommunications, Singapore's ASEAN Cableship and Japan's NEC Corporation, will construct the I-2SEA cable to support AI, cloud and hyperscale workloads, the companies said on Thursday.

They did not provide additional details including the investment size.

The network will span 3,600 km and have landing stations in Machilipatnam in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, w...