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The 3D future of data centres

 

Data boom, digital adoption and domestic storage to drive growth

 

  • Use of digital commerce to grow at 13% CAGR over fiscals 2020-24
  • Data protection bill^ requires all sensitive personal data to be stored in India, even ifit is transferred outside the country
  • Number of internet subscribers likely to cross 1 billion by fiscal 2023, from ~825 million in fiscal 2021
  • Monthly data usage per subscriber may exceed 25 GB by fiscal 2026, compared with ~15 GB at present

CAGR: Compound annual growth rate; AI: Artificial intelligence; IoT: Internet of things.
Source: Industry; TRAI; CRISIL Ratings
^if implemented