Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is reportedly likely to set up its first data centre in India at the Reliance Industries campus in Chennai.
The proposed new data centre will allow Meta to process data for Indian users locally, instead of its Singapore center, and is expected to result in faster data processing, improved user experience, and reduced costs.
The move follows discussions between Meta and Reliance Industries at a recent event in India, The Economic Times reported.
Meta’s move on the investment is also seen as a response to increased scrutiny over AI technologies by the Indian government.
The local data centre will support AI-driven applications, including Meta’s Llama series of large language models, enhancing the development and fine-tuning of AI applications within India.
The Chennai campus, a joint venture of Brookfield Asset Management, Reliance Industries, and Digital Realty, spans 10 acres and is designed to support a 100-megawatt IT load capacity.
Meta’s user base in India significantly exceeds its US user base, and the company has reported a substantial increase in advertisement revenue from India during its last quarterly earnings call.
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