- Published on October 1, 2025
- In AI Features
Equinix Selects Chennai for its First IBX Data Centre
Built with an initial investment of $69 million, CN1 opens with 800 cabinets and will scale up to 4,250 cabinets
- By Shalini Mondal
Tamil Nadu is quietly emerging as a hub for innovation, research, and AI investment, with Chennai taking the lead.
A testament to this progress is the recent launch of Equinix, Inc.’s first International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Chennai, CN1, which aims to accelerate India’s digital evolution and expand its AI ecosystem.
Strategically located on nearly six acres in Siruseri, CN1 will be interconnected with Equinix’s Mumbai campus, home to three IBX data centres, providing robust support for business digitisation, resilience, and AI development across India.
However, this is not the first one in TN.
Previously, Sify Technologies Limited, an IT and communications giant based out of Chennai, had inaugurated the Chennai 02 data centre campus. The campus is
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Shalini Mondal
Shalini is a senior tech journalist, exploring the latest advancements in AI. When she's not reporting on the latest innovations, you can find her immersed in her next literary adventure.
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