India, May 22 -- According to Benoit Coquart, Global CEO, of Legrand Group, the areas of growth in India in terms of segments are government (both central and state), Hyperscalers, telecom, finance, logistics and e-commerce-related DCs.

Is India emerging as a data center hub of the world and what are the areas of growth and challenges?

When we say Hub and imply that it is going to serve other countries outside of India - the answer is NO. However is building up the infrastructure for its own needs - current and future - and the scale for that is huge. DC industry is expected to have additional investments of US$5 billion over the next 3 years.

The areas of growth in terms of segments are government (both central and state), hyperscaler...