India, Nov. 8 -- In 2017, James Solomon, now founder of Olee.Space, was interning with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on materials used for missile warheads. He was at a loose end since he delivered the internship project earlier than expected, so James, on a whim, got into communication technology. Says he, "That year, Jio had come into the market fiercely, and that brought about a shift in the telecom industry. Soon, only Airtel and Jio were the serious players in the market. The world was moving towards higher bandwidth with a limited number of data centers.

How data centres work

Data centres are used to store data. The faster you store, the higher the speed at which you can pull the data. In 2017, India had...