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AI-Ready India-Singapore-Malaysia Cable Set for 2029

7/2/2026

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Consortium of Microsoft, Lightstorm, Tata Communications, Singapore Telecommunications and NEC will lay a cable landing in Andhra Pradesh linking India with Malaysia and Singapore.
Lightstorm CEO Amajit Gupta says the cable should be operational in Q4 2029 and will support AI/cloud workloads, raising India’s zones from 19 to 29.
Lightstorm expects data-center capacity to double to 1.4 GW by 2027, grow five-fold, and plans a 2027 IPO seeking a $1.5 billion valuation.

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Consortium of Microsoft, Lightstorm, Tata Communications, Singapore Telecommunications and NEC will lay a cable landing in Andhra Pradesh linking India with Malaysia and Singapore.
Lightstorm CEO Amajit Gupta says the cable should be operational in Q4 2029 and will support AI/cloud workloads, raising India’s zones from 19 to 29.
Lightstorm expects data-center capacity to double to 1.4 GW by 2027, grow five-fold, and plans a 2027 IPO seeking a $1.5 billion valuation.