New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Tata Communications Ltd is stepping up investment in connectivity infrastructure for India's data centre industry. The company said on Monday it will invest about $450 million (around Rs.4,282 crore) over the next three to five years to build a 10,000-km high-speed fibre network across the country, linking major data centre hubs.

The announcement assumes significance as India's operational data centre capacity reached nearly 1.8 GW in the first half of 2026, with another 3.86 GW of capacity under construction or in the pipeline by 2030, according to commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield.

As more data centres come up across the country, Tata Communications is looking to tap demand for fast, reliab...