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Social media giant Meta is likely to house its first data centre in India at the Reliance Industries campus in Chennai, several people aware of the matter told ET..
The Mark Zuckerberg-led company inked a deal with RIL following discussions at the recently concluded pre-wedding celebrations of Ambani scion Anant at Jamnagar in early March, the sources added...
Currently, data from Indian users of Meta products is serviced at its data centre in Singapore..
With a local data centre, in addition to content, local advertisements will also enhance user experience and cut transmission costs from global data hubs, people in the know said.. ETtech..
Meta would aim for greenfield data centres across key regions including Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi NCR, which can suffice its strong infrastructure requirements from fibre to power, said Neil Shah, partner at technology research firm Counterpoint Research...
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