Google has announced plans to build new subsea internet cables connecting its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) hub in India to several international destinations, as the country hosts a major global summit focused on AI development.
The announcement comes as leading technology firms unveil new investments and partnerships in India this week, with world leaders and industry experts gathering to explore both the opportunities and risks presented by rapidly advancing AI technologies.
The US tech giant had earlier pledged in October to invest $15 billion over five years to establish its largest AI infrastructure hub outside the United States in Visakhapatnam, a major port city in southeastern India also known as Vizag.
According to the company, the project will include three subsea cable routes connecting India with Singapore, South Africa, and Australia. Additionally, four strategic fiber-optic corridors will be developed to strengthen network capacity and resilience between the United States, India, and other locations across the Southern Hemisphere.
The plan includes direct cable links from Vizag to South Africa and Singapore, while India’s financial hub Mumbai will be connected to Western Australia.
Google said the initiative is part of its “America-India Connect” project, launched in collaboration with regional partners, which aims to establish a new international subsea gateway in Visakhapatnam and enhance connectivity beyond existing landing stations in Mumbai and Chennai.
Separately, US chipmaker Nvidia announced partnerships with three Indian cloud computing firms to supply advanced processors for data centres capable of training and operating AI systems.
Speaking in New Delhi, Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc., said India is uniquely positioned to play a major role in the future of artificial intelligence, noting that the country is among the largest markets for Google’s Gemini AI chatbot.
