AT&T opens data centre in Bangalore

AT&T Inc today announced that it has opened its first data centre in Bangalore. The new data centre will help meet the demand from multinational customers in India for online data centres with a range of IT infrastructure management services, supported by customer services.

The new Bangalore facility is part of AT&T’s previously announced $1 billion planned global network and portfolio investment for 2008. Data centre customers will have access to a range of AT&T’s integrated managed hosting, application and networking services to support their data and e-Commerce needs. Connectivity to the centre can be supported with AT&T’s existing suite of managed data services in India.

“The new Bangalore centre underscores AT&T’s commitment to the expanding telecommunications sector in India and highlights the rapidly growing demand in this market,” said Gopi Gopinath, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T Global Network Services India.

“With the further enhancement of our hosting facilities in the Asia Pacific region, AT&T will be able to support multinational customers in India who turn to AT&T for integrated hosting and network solutions, allowing them to focus on running their businesses.”