Reliance Comm, Global Cloud Xchange connect emerging markets

Industrialist Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCOM) along with its subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) on Wednesday announced a major expansion of its cloud platform within India and across the globe.

As of Wednesday afternoon, 3,210 Indian enterprises, 14,505 global enterprise and 231 of the Fortune 500 companies in Mumbai have seamlessly connected through the RCOM-GCX network, a company statement here said.

"On average, users on this new network will have the ability to multiply their corporate compute power by 9 to 15 times, and their storage capabilities by over 100 times plus access to 2 million plus enterprise applications," it added.

These users will also enjoy expanded data centre footprint in India in addition to boosting their corporate cloud ecosystem with the deployment of Cloud X Fusion across the country.

"We believe the outsourcing and driving of Clouds will nestle itself in India over the next decade in a similar way as software development, call centres and BPOs did in the last decade," said Bill Barney, the chief executive officer of Reliance Communications (Enterprise) and Global Cloud Xchange.

"This will drive huge growth in the Cloud and Data Centre space across India, so it is mission-critical that we further enhance the end points of our network with state-of-the-art capabilities to ensure we are prepared to meet explosive new demands ahead," he added.