As Artificial Intelligence expands in India, Cyena is planning major schemes

The increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India has accelerated data movement. Due to the rising usage of tools like ChatGPT, cloud computing, and data centres, internet data traffic is increasing. To leverage this situation, American networking technology company Cyena is prepared to strengthen its presence in India. The company plans to work in collaboration with India's data centres and telecom operators.

According to a report by Sandesh (Business), Cyena is working on a plan to invest $70 to $100 billion in the data centre sector. Additionally, the company has received promises for further investments of a similar amount. Due to this investment, data centre capacity in India could increase five to ten times in the coming years, which is likely to reach approximately 10 gigawatts. This expansion will require new networks for fast and secure data transfer between data centres.

According to Cyena, merely making minor changes to old networks will not suffice to connect new computing centres for AI; instead, entirely new networks will have to be established. Previously, data consumption used to increase by 15 to 20 per cent annually, but with the advent of Generative AI and autonomous AI agents, estimating this growth will become difficult. AI agents can analyse more information than common applications and can remain constantly active. In the future, the use of robotics and physical AI could lead to a further increase in data traffic.

The company stated that it is the first company to bring optical networking technology that provides a speed of 1.6 terabits per second globally. This technology provides double the speed of the previous generation while simultaneously halving the consumption of space and electricity. AI will create a need for higher speed and lower latency in networks, making the expansion of fibre networks indispensable.

In the coming times, the importance of Sovereign AI will also increase. This means that governments and financial institutions may use data centres and AI infrastructure under their own control instead of public clouds to maintain control over their sensitive data. Discussions regarding Sovereign AI are also ongoing in India, while countries like Australia have already moved forward in this direction.

Cyena is an American company working in the networking technology sector.