Airtel and Google to build Visakhapatnam AI hub and data center

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AI summary

Airtel entered a strategic partnership with Google to jointly build a purpose-built AI data center and cable landing station in Visakhapatnam, along with fibre networks. Google's broader hub project is planned at about USD 15 billion over 2026-2030. The contract was awarded by Google subsidiary Raiden Infotech India; execution timing and Airtel's commercial terms were not disclosed.

Likely market impact

The partnership may strengthen Airtel's enterprise, cloud and infrastructure positioning, but the investment split and financial terms were not disclosed.