Data centre firm NTT is set to expand its data centre capacity by 70 percent to 348 MW, by doubling the count of its Indian locations by the end of FY24.

The business growth will be driven by services to over-the-top (OTT) players and domestic companies in banking, manufacturing and automotive sectors. It would also target entities in the cloud service segment in the country.

This comes close on the heels of the opening of the company's hyperscale data centre campus in Chennai last month with its first subsea cable system in the country. 

The Group also plans merging both NTT and NTT Data’s overseas IT operations as this will help in growing its IT offerings in the country, with capabilities-building in analytics, applications and AI and further synergies expected from the merger. The merger was announced in October, 2022, with the combined IT services and infrastructure entity NTT Data Inc will be USD 30 billion in revenue terms.

Also, with the current data centres in 16 locations such as Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bengaluru, it plans to move into tier-II cities further. Also, a new campus is under construction in Kolkata with go-live expected by the end of this year.

India stands as one of the largest employee bases for the company outside of Japan.