Tata Communications, an Indian telecommunications company, is set to invest approximately $450 million in constructing a 10,000 km fiber optic network aimed at connecting data centers and critical artificial intelligence infrastructure hubs. This initiative is designed to facilitate high-speed connectivity among cloud providers, data centers, banks, and various corporate clients. The project will be executed in three phases. The first phase will link major cities including Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai. Following this, the network will be expanded to cover the eastern and western regions of India, incorporating locations such as Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Jamnagar, and the financial hub of GIFT City.