Tata Communications Partners with AWS to Develop Advanced AI-Ready Network in India

Tata Communications, a prominent player in global communications technology, has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create an advanced AI-ready network in India.  

This strategic alliance will establish a high-capacity and resilient long-distance network that links three key AWS infrastructure sites, facilitating the proliferation of generative AI and promoting cloud innovation within the country.  

The collaboration represents one of the largest network deployments by Tata Communications in India, notable for its size, scale and bandwidth.  

“This association marks our largest ever National Long-Distance program and showcases Tata Communications’ unparalleled capability to support large-capacity, complex projects requiring scaled network solutions,” Genius Wong, executive vice president (core and next-gen connectivity services) and CTO at Tata Communications, said.

AWS operates two data centre regions in India, located in Mumbai and Hyderabad, along with AWS Direct Connect and AWS Edge Network facilities in Chennai.  

The network will connect the AWS infrastructure in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai through a comprehensive national long-haul network, establishing a solid infrastructure backbone for AI and machine learning tasks throughout India.  

The partnership focuses on enhancing network connectivity using Tata Communications’ advanced infrastructure for high-bandwidth, low-latency AI applications. AWS will implement its custom network technologies to ensure top-level security and performance. 

This collaboration aims to empower Indian businesses to develop scalable AI solutions, driving innovation in healthcare, finance and education while ensuring robust data security and compliance.

The company states that the new network will deliver high performance and scalability, which are crucial for next-generation AI applications. By using Tata Communications’ advanced network, AWS will enable Indian businesses to develop GenAI applications and train models quickly. 

It will feature express routes with ultra-low latency for efficient data transfer and processing, which is vital for AI and ML workloads.

“The infrastructure is designed to support the most data-intensive workloads, like 5G, generative AI, and high-performance computing. This collaboration with Tata Communications will further enable our customers in India to innovate at scale with cloud and generative AI, and drive growth in India’s rapidly expanding digital economy,” Jesse Dougherty, vice president for Network Edge Services at AWS, said.