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India cashes in on AI's picks & shovels
Published 31 July 2026 ยท india
Synopsis At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering
Synopsis At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering the global artificial intelligence boom. India hosts nearly a fifth of the world's data, but accounts for less than five percent of global data-centre capacity -- leaving much room for growth.
Published: July 31, 2026 โข 10:15 AM IST ยท Updated: July 31, 2026 โข 11:08 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Synopsis At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering the global artificial intelligence boom.
India hosts nearly a fifth of the world's data, but accounts for less than five percent of global data-centre capacity -- leaving much room for growth.