BharathCloud has selected JLL, a real estate company, as an advisory partner to assist in the development of AI-ready sovereign cloud infrastructure in major cities across India and some international locations.
BharathCloud plans to invest up to $100 million over the next five years, contingent upon board approvals, financing arrangements, regulatory clearances, and current market conditions. In this partnership, JLL will act as the exclusive advisory partner, helping BharathCloud with colocation site selection, design consultancy, and portfolio optimisation, the company said in the press release.
Padma Reddy Sama, co-founder of BharathCloud, said in a statement, “We will roll out sovereign, AI-powered cloud centres starting with at least two in every metro and expanding into Tier-II and Tier-III cities while ensuring top-tier security, scalability, operational efficiency, and compliance with India’s data sovereignty requirements.”
Together, the firms aim to establish top-tier edge cloud infrastructure in cities such as Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Kolkata and Pune, as well as Tier-II and Tier-III cities such as Vizag, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Kochi, Chandigarh and Bhopal.
BharathCloud is advancing India's 5G, IoT and AI-ready cloud infrastructure by strengthening its partnership with JLL to develop cloud centres. This initiative creates a Digital Triangle in India by integrating DE-CIX’s interconnection ecosystem with BharathCloud's secure cloud, enabling efficient scaling for businesses and enhancing digital connectivity.
Rachit Mohan, APAC lead of data centre colocation leasing at JLL said, “The cloud centre market is experiencing a boost as India's data centre landscape, with capacity set to surge from 1.25 GW in 2025 to an impressive 10.5 GW by 2035—an eightfold increase in just one decade.”
He added that the growth of AI infrastructure, cloud markets, 5G technology and government digital initiatives is creating significant opportunities. India is emerging as a key hub in the global cloud ecosystem, with scalable and sustainable infrastructure reshaping the digital economy.
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