--- title: Tata to build US$450m ‘AI super highway’ linking India’s data centre hubs - Developing Telecoms description: Developing Telecoms is the #1 international telecom news portal for emerging markets worldwide covering tech news, 5G news, telecommunication news, articles, white papers, case studies and events. canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/component/acym/archive/1625-tata-to-build-us-450m-ai-super-highway-linking-indias-data-centre-hubs.html?tmpl=component language: en-GB notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/component/acym/archive/1625-tata-to-build-us-450m-ai-super-highway-linking-indias-data-centre-hubs.html?tmpl=component. markdown-tokens: 3127 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/component/acym/archive/1625-tata-to-build-us-450m-ai-super-highway-linking-indias-data-centre-hubs.html?tmpl=component. 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Gabon has lifted its social media ban after eight months, while AST SpaceMobile has secured spectrum authorisation in Brazil to bring satellite broadband to standard smartphones. In Bolivia, Entel is switching off 3G in La Paz and reallocating spectrum to strengthen 4G, and India is planning a dedicated broadband network for police, emergency services and disaster response teams. Welcome to your latest update on telecoms in developing and emerging markets. | |---| | ‍TOP STORY | |---| | [## ![Tata to build US$450m ‘AI super highway’ linking India’s data centre hubs](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/2483b773f30218667e3064e8ad41b45d-chennai_meenakshi_temple_6008289thumb240x180.jpg)Tata to build US$450m ‘AI super highway’ linking India’s data centre hubs](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks/21030-tata-to-build-us-450m-ai-super-highway-linking-indias-data-centre-hubs.html)encoding="UTF-8"?Tata Communications announced on Monday it will invest nearly US$450 million to build 10,000 km of long-haul fibre infrastructure linking India’s key data centre corridors and AI hubs to create a… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks/21030-tata-to-build-us-450m-ai-super-highway-linking-indias-data-centre-hubs.html) | |---| | ‍NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![Gabon lifts social media ban after eight months](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/75938ecaaa03449c83789214bea744c7-libreville_6008288thumb240x180.jpg)Gabon lifts social media ban after eight months](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation/21035-gabon-lifts-social-media-ban-after-eight-months.html)Gabon’s High Communication Authority (HAC) has lifted a ban on social media imposed eight months ago. The policy change was announced on Saturday in a televised statement. [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation/21035-gabon-lifts-social-media-ban-after-eight-months.html) | |---| | PARTNER SPOTLIGHT | |---| | [## ![Huawei sees four routes to broadband growth in the AI era](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/86ab49be2ef6b88c9118a3e810b2bf65-feng-jingchun-12008322thumb240x180.jpg)Huawei sees four routes to broadband growth in the AI era](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks/21024-huawei-sees-four-routes-to-broadband-growth-in-the-ai-era.html)encoding="UTF-8"?At UBBF in Vienna, Huawei’s Feng Jingchun argued that operators can move beyond selling connectivity by building new revenue around coverage, speed, home and business networking, and AI… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks/21024-huawei-sees-four-routes-to-broadband-growth-in-the-ai-era.html) | |---| | NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![AST SpaceMobile gains S-band authorisation in Brazil](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/0c87d0a5f0d18138eb1faf1826b0180f-brazil_praia_de_fortaleza8287thumb240x180.jpg)AST SpaceMobile gains S-band authorisation in Brazil](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks/21027-ast-spacemobile-gains-s-band-authorisation-in-brazil.html)encoding="UTF-8"?AST SpaceMobile, which is building a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, has secured S-band spectrum authorisation from Brazilian regulator Anatel, as… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks/21027-ast-spacemobile-gains-s-band-authorisation-in-brazil.html) | |---| | [ ![Click to follow link](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-license-line23-600x100.png#joomlaImage://local-images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-license-line23-600x100.png?width=2500&height=417 "Click to follow link") ](https://developingtelecoms.com/component/flexbanners/click/25592.html) | |---| | [## ![Entel Bolivia shuts down 3G in La Paz to expand 4G](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/f3f30211e41307f48e1e395d59b92598-la-paz-bolivia-12002644thumb240x180.jpg)Entel Bolivia shuts down 3G in La Paz to expand 4G](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21039-entel-bolivia-shuts-down-3g-in-la-paz-to-expand-4g.html)Bolivian state-owned operator Entel has begun shutting down its 3G network in the administrative capital of La Paz, reallocating spectrum in the 850 MHz band to strengthen 4G services. [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21039-entel-bolivia-shuts-down-3g-in-la-paz-to-expand-4g.html) | |---| | ‍PARTNER SPOTLIGHT | |---| | [## ![What the Middle East’s leadership in U6GHz development means for operators globally](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/9572a10b3d4530d6d08f65ff977ed317-u6ghz_updated_1200x9007954thumb240x180.jpg)What the Middle East’s leadership in U6GHz development means for operators globally](https://developingtelecoms.com/what-the-middle-easts-leadership-in-u6ghz-development-means-for-operators-globally.html)encoding="UTF-8"?UAE regulator TDRA is helping the region to take the lead on upper 6GHz (U6GHz) development through regulatory frameworks. In November 2024, TDRA updated the UAE’s National Frequency Plan… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/what-the-middle-easts-leadership-in-u6ghz-development-means-for-operators-globally.html) | |---| | NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![India plans public protection and disaster relief network](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/f06a5f7941d22c9d1a9eaa0293b7952d-indiastreet-600x4508288thumb240x180.jpg)India plans public protection and disaster relief network](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks/21033-india-plans-public-protection-and-disaster-relief-network.html)encoding="UTF-8"?India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced plans to implement a pan-India dedicated broadband public protection and disaster relief (BB-PPDR) network for a number of agencies in the country. [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks/21033-india-plans-public-protection-and-disaster-relief-network.html) | |---| | [## ![Malaysia’s U Mobile to support coverage for customs complex](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/f7e0b45bdd85affa8dcd4470e2e12c02-johor_bahru_unsplash_credit_venjiungregchee_6000720thumb240x180.jpg)Malaysia’s U Mobile to support coverage for customs complex](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks/21036-malaysias-u-mobile-to-support-coverage-for-customs-complex.html)Malaysian service provider U Mobile has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp) relating to in-building coverage (IBC). [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks/21036-malaysias-u-mobile-to-support-coverage-for-customs-complex.html) | |---| | [ ![Click to follow link](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-xlsmart-line45-600x100.png#joomlaImage://local-images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-xlsmart-line45-600x100.png?width=2500&height=417 "Click to follow link") ](https://developingtelecoms.com/component/flexbanners/click/25580.html) | |---| | NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![image](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/d0fd9fbf0b5a76052dc34229161b6611-vanuatu_port_vila_harbour8288thumb240x180.jpg)GSMA receives funding for Pacific Island mobile weather alert systems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/humanitarian-communications/21038-gsma-receives-funding-for-pacific-island-mobile-weather-alert-systems.html)encoding="UTF-8"?Mobile industry organisation the GSMA says it has secured a US$1.2 million subaward from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to strengthen mobile-enabled early… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/humanitarian-communications/21038-gsma-receives-funding-for-pacific-island-mobile-weather-alert-systems.html) | |---| | [## ![Abu Dhabi’s G42 brings AI expertise to the UAE and Greece](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/5cb6f022ee26954c6a93ba37230de4dc-g42%20emarat%20mou%2027.10.266452thumb240x180.jpg)Abu Dhabi’s G42 brings AI expertise to the UAE and Greece](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/21034-abu-dhabis-g42-brings-ai-expertise-to-the-uae-and-greece.html)The Abu Dhabi-based global technology group G42 has announced the signing of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) both at home and abroad taking its AI expertise to both the UAE and Greece. [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/21034-abu-dhabis-g42-brings-ai-expertise-to-the-uae-and-greece.html) | |---| | [## ![Kyivstar expands 5G pilot network to Kyiv](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/faa1c3ef97dc8047b9ab59fa869e112f-kiev_evening_6000719thumb240x180.jpg)Kyivstar expands 5G pilot network to Kyiv](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21032-kyivstar-expands-5g-pilot-network-to-kyiv.html)Ukrainian operator Kyivstar has expanded its 5G pilot network to Kyiv, making the capital the fourth location where it is testing the technology following launches in Lviv, Borodyanka and Kharkiv. [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21032-kyivstar-expands-5g-pilot-network-to-kyiv.html) | |---| | [## ![Uztelecom upgrades 1,566 base stations as 5G rollout expands](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/052a40e2061a108fe36d7adb616689d4-tashkent__istiqlol_concert_hall_credit_farhodjon_chinberdiev_unsplash_6000719thumb240x180.jpg)Uztelecom upgrades 1,566 base stations as 5G rollout expands](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21031-uztelecom-upgrades-1-566-base-stations-as-5g-rollout-expands.html)State-owned operator Uztelecom has upgraded 1,566 base stations and launched 380 new ones across Uzbekistan as it expands mobile coverage and develops its 5G network. 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